BYU-Idaho Bans The Man-Bun, And It’s Time For The Rest Of America To Follow Suit

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The man-bun, a hairstyle once worn almost exclusively by men physically attracted to My Little Pony dolls, was recently launched into the mainstream by an even more perverted subset of the male gender: dudes who read Buzzfeed.

Now, onion-headed douchebags are everywhere you look on campus, strumming guitars, playing with their scrunchies, and kicking small beanbags at one another in a bizarre practice that I believe is called “sacky-hacking.”

Brigham Young University-Idaho has had enough. Well, we all have, but BYU-Idaho has vowed to send any man-bun wearers straight to hell.

From Scroll:

“We would consider the ‘man-bun’ to be an extreme hairstyle,” said Tyler Barton, Student Honor Administrator. “It’s just something that deviates from the norm.”

Barton said any hairstyle that is different or uncommon would fall under this same category, therefore receiving the same action.

“As part of the dress and grooming code, we commit to avoid extreme hairstyles,” said Kevin Miyasaki, Student Services & Activities Vice President. “A ‘man-bun’ would be considered not consistent with this standard.”

Well done, BYU-Idaho. Now it’s time for the rest of America to put the chop on the man-bun.

[via Scroll]

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  1. TheYoungerBrooksBrother

    As much as I hate man buns, I believe this is an infringement of America’s civil liberties. If you want to look like a douchebag, it’s your right as a red-blooded American to do so.

    10 years ago at 1:35 pm
    1. Rowdy_Texan_

      I agree it would be an infringement on civil liberties in public, but this is a private campus. They have the right to ban whatever they want.

      10 years ago at 1:37 pm
      1. Channel4NewsTeam

        No, not necessarily. Students at both public and private universities have various guaranteed rights set by prior court cases.

        10 years ago at 2:24 pm
      2. ZONAPLEDGE

        The students have the right to wear a man bun, but if the school receives no government funding, they can decide what to do to you if you do. The school can set its own dress code.

        10 years ago at 5:36 pm
    2. AlotInsideAmySchumer

      Couldn’t we just come up with a final solution to help end this un-natural occurrence?

      10 years ago at 1:57 pm
      1. JackDanielsrunning

        We need a grass roots movement in the female community to stop giving it up to men who borrow hair ties.

        10 years ago at 2:01 pm
    3. mississippi178

      I like the power move “right as a red blooded american” to really drive the point home at the end

      10 years ago at 2:56 pm
    4. hippie dippie

      right on, man! THE MAN can’t tell us what to do. come join our bun-in this evening at the byu-idaho campus. we’re camping in front of the admin building and scrunchie-ing our hair to the hand rails

      10 years ago at 4:49 pm
      1. Oral Hershiser

        I’m glad you’ve persevered through a lot of early lappings. This is a quality troll account. Kudos.

        10 years ago at 5:31 pm
  2. OozmaKappa

    What bugs me the most is that sites like Buzzfeed and TSM (unfortunately) think that man buns are ultra masculine and sexy. I wish all colleges could follow BYU’s action to get rid of this atrociously hideously hairstyle.

    10 years ago at 1:40 pm
  3. cleavage

    BYU is still salty that the Big 12 hasn’t given them a call yet and they are taking their anger out on men who have man buns.

    10 years ago at 1:49 pm
  4. IFuckedSteveHoltsMom

    If man buns are banned, I expect the same for women.. Double standards

    10 years ago at 2:17 pm