Andry Romero, a gay makeup artist sent to El Salvador, sobbing and praying as guards shave his head.
Andry Romero, a gay makeup artist sent to El Salvador, sobbing and praying as guards shave his head.
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The erasure of how people keep and style their hair is a part of every genocide. They come up with ways to justify it every time, excuses for why it's necessary. But the real point is to erase a person's identity and their connection to their culture.
They do this in US prisons as well, for that very same reason.
Source? I never had "hygeine" or grooming requirements in prison. I did in the Marines though.
Edit: It seems the shitty state prisons require it for "lice"....
https://www.grunge.com/1221963/why-some-inmates-have-to-shave-their-heads-before-entering-prison/
60 minutes interviewed the photojournalist Philip Holsinger. He says as much when discussing the pictures of them bound, shaved and wearing all white.