Americans are not very fond of North Korea right now. And rightfully so. These guys are a little nuclear weapon happy and it seems like it’s only a matter of time before things escalate to the United States having to use some kind of force to curb their activity. But I’d rather not get political right now. I’d like to take you back to 2004 and 2005 when North Korea had what’s arguably the best title for a TV series I’ve ever seen.
“Let’s trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle” (alternatively translated as Let us trim our hair in accordance with Socialist lifestyle) is a television program that was part of a North Korean government propaganda campaign promulgating grooming and dress standards in 2004—2005.
It was broadcast on state-run Korean Central Television in the capital of Pyongyang and clips from the program were later rebroadcast on the British channel BBC One. The program claimed that hair length can affect human intelligence, in part because of the deprivation to the rest of the body of nutrients required for hair to grow.
However, although some researchers have proposed that brain and hair are in competition from an evolutionary standpoint, cutting hair has no influence on its rate of growth. It was part of a longstanding North Korean government restriction campaign against haircuts and fashions deemed at odds with “Socialist values.”
Not only does this show have the distinction of holding the best title for any TV series ever, it’s also has the distinction of being the worst show that was ever let on the air, ever.
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