This article was first published on Broadly. A woman's hair has long been regarded as the key to her femininity and a potent symbol of her sexuality. Whether kept long, short, natural, braided, or dyed, a massive amount of emphasis is placed on a woman's hair. Because of this, the image of a shaved head signifies a certain defeminization and is still a look with the power to shock. A bald head is a look as ancient as history itself, from Ptolemaic beauty regimens to Hindu funereal traditions. The symbol of a shaved head has signified devotion, rebellion, and even sometimes, a sign of a mental break.
Mother 'shaved son's head then paraded him around shop in tutu as punishment'
Shaved heads ≠ discipline - The Namibian
The year-old was also found wearing women's boots and underwear when police arrived at the shop, according to reports. His head was shaved "in an unusual manner, bald on top with a patch of wig on the front of his head", police said. His mother was also said to have scrawled the world "BAD" in black marker pen across the back of his head to compound his misery. She carried out the bizarre punishment to humiliate him for "fighting and making homophobic remarks in school" because "corporal punishment has been ineffective", officers added.
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THE Turkish government has requested for visa exemptions, an entry point visa, or e-visa applications for its Turkish citizens entering Namibia. HARARE — The Zimbabwean government said on Tuesday that the country has started getting an additional megawatts of electricity from the Southern African Power Pool, resulting in an easing of load-shedding in most areas of the country. However, while there is much to be applauded, there are some things that needle at my conscience. Choice of hairstyle and skirt lengths of girls, standing in assembly lines outside in the cold, or blocking parental access to dorms have nothing whatsoever to do with success in learning and are not indicators of 'discipline' in any institution. Rather, they are petty barriers which may suppress learners' desire to achieve and squash their love of learning.
Head shaving is the practice of shaving the hair from a person's head. At different times and places people have shaved all or part of their heads for very diverse reasons including practicality, convenience, low maintenance, fashion , style , religion , culture , and aesthetics. The earliest historical records describing head shaving originated in ancient Mediterranean cultures, such as Egypt , Greece , and Rome.