North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's indoctrination is bordering on paranoia in its attempt to make every man have the same look, Radio Free Asia reported Tuesday.
Since about two weeks ago, men are allowed to have the "Dear Leader Kim Jong-un" haircut only, according to the source cited by the paper.
The state-ordered "fashion guideline" is met by a nationwide backlash, although it is vain in its protest attempt, it explained.
"Our leader's haircut is very particular, if you will. It doesn't always go with everyone since everyone has different face and head shapes," the source was quoted as saying.
"It started from capital Pyongyang, and now spreading all across the country," the source added.
Another source, a former Pyongyang resident now living in China, said the style itself was shunned as it resembled Chinese smugglers. "Until the mid-2000, we called it the ‘Chinese smuggler haircut,'" the source was quoted as saying.
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