{"id":2270703,"date":"2024-06-18T15:30:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T19:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-haircut-sparks-controversy-across-texas-as-restaurant-threatens-to-ban-customers-sporting-look\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T15:33:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T19:33:01","slug":"viral-haircut-sparks-controversy-across-texas-as-restaurant-threatens-to-ban-customers-sporting-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-haircut-sparks-controversy-across-texas-as-restaurant-threatens-to-ban-customers-sporting-look\/","title":{"rendered":"Controversial Haircut Causes Stir in Texas, Restaurant Considers Banning Patrons with Style"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fviral-haircut-sparks-controversy-across-texas-as-restaurant-threatens-to-ban-customers-sporting-look%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2270703&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses\u200b the resurgence of the &#8220;bowl&#8221; haircut, now dubbed &#8220;The Edgar,&#8221; which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-eyes-expanding-welfare-state-overturning-clinton-era-reform\/\" title=\"Biden Eyes Expanding Welfare State, Overturning Clinton-Era Reform\">gaining popularity<\/a> especially within\u2062 some \u200dHispanic communities in the American Southwest. It\u2064 has been compared visually to hairstyles\u2064 from various cultural icons like Moe of \u2064The Three Stooges, Mr. Spock \u2064from &#8220;Star Trek,&#8221; and Jim Carrey&#8217;s character in &#8220;Dumb and Dumber.&#8221; However, the hairstyle has stirred controversy, with some seeing it as associated with disreputable \u2064individuals.<\/p>\n<p>A San Antonio business, El Camino SA, humorously raised the question on\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> whether \u2064the hairstyle should be banned, leading \u200bto a mixed \u200bpublic response, with some agreeing and others decrying the \u2062suggestion as discriminatory. The situation escalated to local \u200bmedia coverage, sparking further debate\u2064 and backlash. In response, another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-ceo-slams-pro-abortion-companies-announces-major-initiative-underway-for-all-his-employees\/\" title=\"CEO Criticizes Pro-Abortion Firms, Launches Employee Initiative\">local establishment<\/a>, Elotitos Corn\u200c Had, showed support for individuals\u200b with the hairstyle by offering a special deal.<\/p>\n<p>The article&#8217;s tone shifts towards\u200d the end, transitioning into an editorial \u2062note\u2064 from the Deputy \u2063Managing Editor of Western Journal, expressing concerns about the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election and broader societal issues, and appealing for reader support due to challenges posed by Big Tech against their platform.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lorri-wickenhauser\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lorri-wickenhauser\/%20\"><span>Lorri Wickenhauser<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 18, 2024 at 11:30am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>It\u2019s a haircut that\u2019s probably been around since the invention of barber shears, but it\u2019s causing new controversy in the American Southwest.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like what you\u2019d get if a large bowl was placed over a customer\u2019s head and the rim was used as a cutting guide, leaving the remaining hair looking something like the top of a mushroom.<\/p>\n<p>At times, the simple \u201cbowl\u201d cut has been a popular look for toddlers.<\/p>\n<p>Older generations who see someone with the haircut immediately think of the hairdo worn by Moe of The Three Stooges.<\/p>\n<p>Slightly younger folks see the hairstyle and compare it to that of Mr. Spock on the original \u201cStar Trek\u201d TV series.<\/p>\n<p>Still others associate it with Lloyd Christmas, the character Jim Carrey played in \u201cDumb and Dumber.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These days, the cut has been dubbed \u201cThe Edgar,\u201d possibly after Puerto Rican baseball player Edgar Mart\u00ednez, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/lifestyle\/image\/story\/2023-08-10\/the-edgar-haircut-all-the-rage-among-the-foos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you think the \u201cEdgar\u201d haircut should be banned?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In recent years, it\u2019s gained popularity in some Hispanic communities \u2014 but for some, it\u2019s associated with people who are less than respectable.<\/p>\n<p>A San Antonio establishment suggested it might be a good idea to consider banning the hairstyle altogether, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kens5.com\/article\/news\/local\/edgar-hairstyle-social-media-discussion-mural-el-camino-elotitos-san-antonio-texas\/273-861c7faf-e888-45f0-845e-225e30d5978e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KENS<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShould we ban chili bowls\/edgars?\u201d El Camino SA asked its followers on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Many responded with an immediate \u201cYes!\u201d or even \u201cHell yeah!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others took offense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re racist against your own,\u201d one person commented.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should ban el Camino,\u201d another responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter some local media coverage and backlash, the bar posted a defense of the meme, saying, \u2018It was a joke yall. We only asked if we should ban the hair style,&#8217;\u201d KENS reported. \u201cIf you\u2019re offended, find 1 article of a Latino with a mop top doing something good in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to El Camino\u2019s post, Elotitos Corn Bar, another local restaurant, created a special deal for those who sport the haircut: <\/p>\n<p>They tagged the post \u201c#edgarsNeedLoveToo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone was supportive of their support for Edgars.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTragic\u2026 my husband and I just started coming here &#038; it\u2019s unfortunate that we have to no longer support a business that\u2019s supporting hoodlums,\u201d one Elotitos follower posted.<\/p>\n<p>Another shared a similar sentiment: \u201cI will stay away from this place now. There\u2019s gonna be some Edgar shootout there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elotitos replied, \u201cThat\u2019s a stereotype mindset. I am sure you don\u2019t like stereotypes yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. No, former U.S. national security advisor Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn said that to the founder of The Western Journal, Floyd Brown.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Gen. Flynn\u2019s warning means that the 2024 election is the most important election for every single living American. If we lose this one to the wealthy elites who hate us, hate God, and hate what America stands for, we can only assume that 248 years of American history and the values we hold dear to our hearts may soon vanish.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The end game is here, and as Benjamin Franklin said, \u201cWe must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>All of this means that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>, it\u2019s over. We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to fight back hard, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? It may not seem like much, but a <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Western Journal Membership<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  can make all the difference in the world because when you support us directly, you cut Big Tech out of the picture. They lose control. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>A monthly Western Journal Membership costs less than one coffee and breakfast sandwich each month, and it gets you access to ALL of our content \u2014 news, commentary, and premium articles. You\u2019ll experience a radically reduced number of ads, and most importantly you will be vitally supporting the fight for America\u2019s soul in 2024.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We are literally counting on you because without our members, The Western Journal would cease to exist. Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45532\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/lorri-wickenhauser\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45532\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45532\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45532\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45532\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Lorri Wickenhauser has worked at news organizations in California and Arizona. She joined The Western Journal in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Lorri Wickenhauser has worked at news organizations in California and Arizona. She joined The Western Journal in 2021. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News by Lorri Wickenhauser, June 18, 2024, 11:30am: A traditional haircut, reminiscent of using a bowl as a guide, stirs fresh controversy in the American Southwest. 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