I Actually Liked His Old Appearance Better
His hairstyle may have been eccentric, but it gave him character and made him look every inch the part of an old school master. If you think about it, almost all of the eccentric geniuses of the past, from Mozart to Einstein, had some pretty wild hair and no one accused them of any crimes. What bugs me is that Jeffries seemed to be content with his appearance and had no desire for the make-over that was thrust on him, as he himself said in an interview, for "pragmatic reasons." It would be different if it had been by choice, but it seems as though the only way he could make his case was to conform to a societal standard. But I thought his hairstyle gave him a lot of character and flair, and without it he just looks like any other ageing, balding man. The makeover may have made people more accepting of him and more inclined to believe in his innocence, but it just goes to show what a shame it is that we live in a society where people are forced to give up their individuality in order to be accepted.
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