Just wanted to share a little news article that I came across while reading the paper today.
There are schools here that won't allow the girls to have long hair - basically they have to have a buzz cut - more or less.... the reason?
They proclaim that if girls are allowed to have long hair, they will not do well in school. Why, you may ask... as I did... well - they say that they will spend too much time plaiting their hair and maintaining it, and therefore they won't study. Also - then they will become competitive about their hair, and they will lose focus on their education.
This wasn't just a little column either - it was an entire 2 page article with comments and everything!
Wow!!!!
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could it also be to hide gender for protection against rape? just a thought.
ReplyDeletegood thought! not sure that it would be the case though, as they have separate uniforms for females and males, so even with the 'same' or similar haircuts, you can still tell, even at the really young ages because of the uniforms they are required to wear.
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