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Ah, yes, the old
“Boys have to look like boys and girls have to look like girls, or else I’m scared I’ll make a mistake.”
chestnut.
Anyone with a decent amount of grey matter knew this guy could only go further into "full control" territory...
“If moms can’t pay the barbershop, if their homes don’t have (running) water, (or) electricity to iron, if they haven’t given them shoes, put yourself in that position Minister (Trigueros), and dress like a civilian,” Magaña wrote on X.
This is ~~baby~~ valid.
Very very similar to Australia
If it helps to keep their children to keep away from the gangs then it's well worth the sacrifice for the parents.
In North Korea the also only have a dussin allowed hair cuts, and in Japan you have to have straight black hair.
People like me would suffer obviously, as a metal head with long hair, I also had to cut it all off when I went to military in Germany.