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Ryan Bridge: Man buns are a sign of strength, not weakness · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: This morning, I cannot stay silent on this issue that
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  Speaker 1: has been raised on the campaign. This comment, made by
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  Speaker 1: New Zealand First candidate and former Defence Minister Ron Mark,
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  Speaker 1: is outrageous and it is wrong.
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  Speaker 2: The woke of diversity, equity and inclusiveness has gone too far.
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  Speaker 2: The sinking of a $ 100 million ship is evidence of that.
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  Speaker 2: And soldiers with man buns, they don't scare anybody. We
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  Speaker 2: need to restore the proud warrior ethos of the New
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  Speaker 2: Zealand military.
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  Speaker 1: Ron, Ron, Ron. There is nothing wrong with expressing oneself
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  Speaker 1: via a tightly held and well-manicured man bun. Some call
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  Speaker 1: them twat tops, douche doughnuts, head turds. They've been called
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  Speaker 1: a lot of things over the time, but a sign
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  Speaker 1: of weakness? Never. Have you ever seen a Japanese samurai?
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  Speaker 1: Have you ever seen a Norse viking? Both elite warriors.
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  Speaker 1: Samurai fight with swords, by the way. Use them to
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  Speaker 1: literally chop off their enemies' heads. These guys are tough.
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  Speaker 1: These guys are Pete Hegseth tough. They're ruthless. They're clinical.
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  Speaker 1: But also a little bit stylish.
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  Speaker 2: You know?
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  Speaker 1: Which is quite nice. What about Jason Momoa? Goodness me.
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  Speaker 1: They don't call him a Hollywood heavyweight for nothing, do they?
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  Speaker 1: He's just bought a house in Queenstown worth $ 15 million.
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  Speaker 1: Do you know what he paid with? Warrior cash. That's
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  Speaker 1: Jason Momoa. He's a tough guy. And do you know
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  Speaker 1: what he looked like doing it?
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  Speaker 2: Amazing.
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  Speaker 1: As anyone who's grown a bun or a top knot
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  Speaker 1: knows all too well, it takes balls of steel to
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  Speaker 1: stick it out through that awkward growth phase. Months of uncertainty,
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  Speaker 1: of making a plan and sticking to it. You must
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  Speaker 1: wake up each day to that clown mop atop your head,
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  Speaker 1: look it straight in the follicles and say, damn it,
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  Speaker 1: I am who I am and I'm not changing. That's
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  Speaker 1: what I call courage. That's courageous. That is the warrior ethos.
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  Speaker 1: These warriors should be celebrated, not sidelined.