Brigham Young University – Idaho always likes to turn heads when they ban things, but this one takes the cake.
The amount of outrage there seems to be about man buns is starting to take up headline space.
First of all, who would ban the uber-sexy man bun, or mun, in the first place? I mean, what”s not to like about a full-grown man who has longer hair than I do?
To be fair, there are actually several men who can rock the mun. Take for example Orlando Bloom or a bearded Chris Hemsworth. They look fabulous. The random fraternity guy “¦ eh.
BYU-Idaho has now implemented several policies intended to discipline anyone caught with a mun. That doesn”t solve the problem of wearing a hat or something to cover it up, but I guess people who sport muns are proud of them and wouldn”t want to hide their majestic locks in a beanie.
Claire Whitley
I can”t help but notice that there are no explanations of what these “disciplinary actions” are. Will they turn into Delilah and cut off all the Samsons” hair? Wasn”t that something bad in the bible? Speaking of the bible, I bet Jesus was the sexiest mun-wearer to ever mun.
The part that really grinds people up the wrong way was the wording of Student Honor Administration student representative Tyler Barton when he said muns deviate from the norm. But from what norm? It is apparently a part of society now, though according to some fashion sites it”s on the way out again.
I”ll give all the guys at UI a hint: we are nearly a year behind the fashion trends of the world. To beat the trends, go out and get a pompadour style haircut now. It”s the thing. The mun is out. Mostly.
However, BYU-Idaho is also getting too much hate for their decision. Anyone who attends BYU-Idaho knows there is a strict dress code. It is laid out in the contract students sign in order to attend. Hairstyles for men have to be “clean and neat, avoiding extreme styles of colors and trimmed above the collar leaving the ear uncovered.”
A mun isn”t exactly trimmed above the collar and, according to a Boise Weekly column, falls under the “extreme styles” category. Likely right up there with the pompadour, Mohawks and buzz cuts.
Anyone who attends BYU-Idaho has the same expectations and follows the same rules. Their rules are a little silly to those of us used to having the freedom to wear the clothes we want and to style our hair any way we choose.
Just because we think something is ridiculous and shouldn”t take up headline space, doesn”t mean our opinion is the only one. Rules are still rules, no matter how silly.
Students attending BYU-Idaho signed a contract. Muns weren”t explicitly mentioned, but now that everyone knows, it should be fine. No more deviations from the “norm.”
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