Avatar: The Last Airbender: Misconception about Zuko's hair.

2wingo
[1]Sep 17, 2006
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Everyone is always saying that it's a ponytail. Well it isn't. What Zuko used to have was called a "Topknot". They are very similar in most respects, but with some key differences:
1.) A ponytail starts at the base of the neck. A topknot starts at the scalp.
2.) With a ponytail, the rest of the hair on th head remains. With a topknot, all the hair (except for the topknot itself) is shaved off.
3.) In "ATLA", a ponytail is just a hair style. A topknot is a denotion of the royal family of the Fire Nations (in males, at least).
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xe3nophon
[2]Sep 17, 2006
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4.) Who cares?
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gilvatar
[3]Sep 17, 2006
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Actually a ponytail is a hairstyle with hair pulled back and if u look at the flashbacks the hair is not shaved off. I'm sure it's still a symble of devotion but don't make a big deal about it.
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2wingo

[4]Sep 17, 2006

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gilvatar wrote:

Actually a ponytail is a hairstyle with hair pulled back and if u look at the flashbacks the hair is not shaved off. I'm sure it's still a symbol of devotion but don't make a big deal about it.

I can't help it. I'm an near-psychosis level stickler for propriety.

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Hoshie26

[5]Sep 17, 2006

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2wingo wrote:

gilvatar wrote:

Actually a ponytail is a hairstyle with hair pulled back and if u look at the flashbacks the hair is not shaved off. I'm sure it's still a symbol of devotion but don't make a big deal about it.

I can't help it. I'm an near-psychosis level stickler for propriety.

uh-oh.You know what that means...

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WKWARRIOR
[6]Sep 17, 2006
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Lots of asian cultures often donote status with hair. I know that samurai, royal officials, priests, army memebers, and various other high ranking groups often had special hair styles they considered sacred. That's why it was such a big deal when he cut it off. It was a symbol of his honor. And i dont think they had to shave the head as iroh's and ozai's aren't shaved.
Edited on 09/17/2006 12:55pm
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Hoshie26

[7]Sep 17, 2006

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WKWARRIOR wrote:

Lots of asian cultures often donote status with hair. I know that samurai, royal officials, priests, army memebers, and various other high ranking groups often had special hair styles they considered sacred. That's why it was such a big deal when he cut it off. It was a symbol of his honor. And i dont think they had to shave the head as iroh's and ozai's aren't shaved.

So deep...

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2wingo

[8]Sep 18, 2006

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Hoshie26 wrote:

2wingo wrote:

gilvatar wrote:

Actually a ponytail is a hairstyle with hair pulled back and if u look at the flashbacks the hair is not shaved off. I'm sure it's still a symbol of devotion but don't make a big deal about it.

I can't help it. I'm an near-psychosis level stickler for propriety.

uh-oh.You know what that means...

No I don't. What does it mean?

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starreh
[9]Sep 18, 2006
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A better question: Is this really worth a whole board?
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Torizzllle
[10]Sep 18, 2006
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starreh wrote:

A better question: Is this really worth a whole board?

nope
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starreh
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Torizzllle wrote:

starreh wrote:

A better question: Is this really worth a whole board?

nope

Then why is it here?
Funny how we're all like "OMG I HOPE SOTFN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE HERE" and now we're like "GET.... OUT..." xD
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2wingo

[12]Sep 19, 2006

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starreh wrote:

Torizzllle wrote:

starreh wrote:

A better question: Is this really worth a whole board?

nope

Then why is it here? Funny how we're all like "OMG I HOPE SOTFN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE HERE" and now we're like "GET.... OUT..." xD

Because I felt like wasting people's time.

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2wingo

[13]Sep 19, 2006

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starreh wrote:

Torizzllle wrote:

starreh wrote:

A better question: Is this really worth a whole board?

nope

Then why is it here? Funny how we're all like "OMG I HOPE SOTFN BRINGS NEW PEOPLE HERE" and now we're like "GET.... OUT..." xD

Because I felt like wasting people's time.

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