So stupid… the rules for being a soldier in Hashem’s army are called “Halacha,” tell me if you’ve heard of the concept! They are NOT determined by a bunch of nosy, overjudgmental, arrogant fools who are so insecure with themselves that they need to create superficial rules which they are comfortable abiding by to maintain their own “holier than thou” hargashas – their only source of self-esteem. I’m not saying someone can color their hair blue and grow a mohawk; such a person is also sick, but the whole concept of “yeshivishness” and having to fit an artificial mold that has no real signifiance except being the cookie-cutter style and fashion of a large percentage of today’s frum population is also a disease. People seek to be accepted, even if it is by doing something that they don’t necessarily agree with. Instead of standing up for what they believe in when they are right and not giving a care to those who cry foul with no justification, they just keep quiet and follow the masses resentfully because it’s just easier to do so and not stand out or draw unwanted attention. This is why I would NEVER live in an “in-town” community. The whole thing is such a shame; real values such as mussar, middos, and derech eretz have been replaced by a fake and worthless barometer of holiness known as “yeshivishness.”
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