You think America is racist
A Japanese teenaged girl sued Osaka Schools, saying her public high school repeatedly forced her to dye her naturally-brown hair black or be banned from attending school. Her mother informed the School upon her enrollment that she was born with brownish hair, because the school had a policy banning hair coloring. Like many schools in Japan, Perms and braided extensions are off limits, as are dyed and bleached hair. School officials, believing that she had flouted the rules, checked her roots and repeatedly demanded that she dye it black. Though the student dyed her hair at first, she eventually stopped complying because she had developed persistent rashes and scalp pain before she stopped going to class. The school then removed her desk from the classroom, erased her name from school rosters and barred her from a school trip. She sued the Osaka Prefecture alleging mental distress. On Tuesday, the District Court of Osaka ordered the local government to pay her $3,100 in emotional damages. Many schools in Japan strictly control pupils’ appearances, even going so far as to dictate the color of underwear.
Hairy humor
A woman came home from shopping and mused with her husband, “Will you still love me when my hair is gray”? He replied, “Why not, I loved you through all the other colors?”
A frustrated Japanese father vented, “When I was a youngster, I was disciplined by being sent to my room without supper. But in my son’s room, he has his own color TV, telephone, computer, and CD player.” “So what do you do?” asked his friend. “I send him to MY room!” exclaimed the father.
Q: What do you call a blonde who has dyed her hair brown?
A: Artificial intelligence.
Q: Why do Japanese Sumo Wrestlers shave their legs?
A: So you can tell them apart from the feminists.
March 2nd Birthdays
1980 – Rebel Wilson, 1981 – Bryce Dallas Howard, 1995 – Veronica Dunn
1982 – Ben Roethlisberger, 1904 – Doctor Suess, 1968 – Danielle Craig, 1962 – Jon Bon Jovi
Morning Motivator
Courage isn’t having the strength to go on – it is going on when you don’t have strength.
Japanese Purity