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{{Short description|Hairstyle}} |
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[[Image:SuperMullet.jpg|thumb|A man sporting a severe example of the mullet hairstyle]] |
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{{About|the haircut|other uses|Mullet (disambiguation)}} |
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{{Redirect-distinguish|Hiplet|Hiplet (dance style)}} |
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[[File:Modern Mullet.jpg|thumb|A man with a modern mullet haircut]] |
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The '''mullet''' is a [[hairstyle]] in which the hair is cut shorter at the front, top and sides, but is longer at the back. |
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A '''mullet''' is a [[hairstyle]] that is short in the front, top, and sides, but long in the back (also referred to by a number of other names, some regional, including ''hockey hair'', ''helmet hair'', etc.).It's also described as "business in the front, party in the back". The hairstyle was popular during the late [[20th Century]], from early 1970s to the early 1990s. Mullets have been worn by males and females of all ages. |
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The mullet is distinct from the ''[[Rattail (haircut)|rattail]]'', which consists of a long, narrow "tail" of hair growing from the back of the head. |
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==Etymology== |
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== History and cultural significance == |
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According to the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', use of the term ''mullet'' to describe this hairstyle was "apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by American hip-hop group the [[Beastie Boys]]",<ref name="oed.com">{{cite web|date=September 2013|title=mullet, n.9|url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/253382?rskey=01r6qS&result=9&isAdvanced=false#eid|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|agency=[[OED Online]]}}</ref> who used "mullet" and "mullet head" as epithets in their 1994 song "Mullet Head", combining it with a description of the haircut: "[[Hair clipper#Blades|number one]] on the side and don't touch the back, number six on the top and don't cut it wack, Jack."<ref>{{youTube|YS5HjtlKVk|Mullet Head (Remastered 2009)}}{{Dead link|date=May 2022}}</ref> They expounded on the subject at length in a six-page article entitled "Mulling Over The Mullet" in Issue 2 (1995) of their magazine [[Grand Royal]], offering a selection of alternative names for the cut, including "Hockey Player Haircut" and "Soccer Rocker".<ref>Grand Royal Issue 2, (1995) ''p. 44''</ref> |
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===False etymology=== |
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According to [[Urban legend]], the mullet dates back to the [[19th century]], when fishermen wore their hair long in the back to keep warm — hence the term ''[[Mullet (fish)|mullet]]''. The Notes section of the Viking edition of Lydia Davis's translation of ''[[Swann's Way]]'' by Proust states "[[Jean Baptiste Prosper Bressant]] was a well-known actor who introduced a new hairstyle, which consisted of wearing the hair in a [[crew cut]] in front and longer in the back. It is generally agreed that the etymology of the word "mullet" originates from the French "molette," which means "magnificent style" or "magnificent beauty." The word, however, hasn't been in use in the French language since approximately 1750 and is considered archaic. |
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On ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]''{{'s}} ''[[Decoder Ring (Slate)|Decoder Ring]]'' podcast, Willa Paskin discussed the etymology of the term, noting that [[Oxford English Dictionary]] credited the Australian ''[[Street Machine (magazine)|Street Machine]]'' automotive magazine with the first published description of the term in 1992, predating Beastie Boys.<ref name="soun_TheM">{{Cite web |title=The Mullet Mystery - Episode 23 - The Oxford Comment |work=[[SoundCloud]] |date=3 June 2015 |access-date=20 August 2020 |url= https://soundcloud.com/oupacademic/the-oxford-comment-the-mullet-mystery}}</ref><ref name="oupa_OEDA">{{Cite news |title=OED Appeals: mullet |work=Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) Tumblr |date=5 April 2015 |access-date=20 August 2020 |url= https://oupacademic.tumblr.com/post/115597640690/oed-appeals-mullet}}</ref><ref name="publ_Appe">{{Cite web |title=Appeals: mullet |work=[[Oxford English Dictionary]] |date=22 April 2013 |access-date=20 August 2020 |url=https://public.oed.com/appeals/mullet/ |archive-date=13 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813003245/https://public.oed.com/appeals/mullet/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="visu_Thin">{{Cite web |title=Think of "Mullet" as a 1980s Word? It's Not.: Vocabulary Shout-Out: Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus |author=Thinkmap Inc. |work=visualthesaurus.com |date=20 July 2015 |access-date=20 August 2020 |url= https://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/vocabulary-shout-out/think-of-mullet-as-a-1980s-word-its-not/}}</ref><ref name="blog_The">{{Cite web |title=The 'mullet' mystery - Episode 23 - The Oxford Comment {{!}} OUPblog |first=Sara |last=Levine |work=OUPblog |date=June 2016 |access-date=20 August 2020 |url= https://blog.oup.com/2015/06/mullet-word-origins/}}</ref> ''Decoder Ring'' discovered that the magazine image had been faked; in a 2018 apology posted to [[imgur]], the creator had admitted to faking the text, adjusting the magazine dates, and shown proof.<ref name="imgu_Anap">{{Cite web |title=An apology to the Oxford English Dictionary. |author=topsmate |work=Imgur |date=21 April 2018 |access-date=20 August 2020 |url= https://imgur.com/gallery/zF4DjWX?nc=1 |quote=A few years ago I saw a post on reddit about the origin of the word Mullet (the Beastie Boys have the first record of it being used according to the Oxford English Dictionary). I photoshopped a 1992 magazine I had laying around to make it look like it referred to the term Mullet before it was first used in print.... The above photo is the original un-photoshopped Street Machine issue I used, and photoshopped to be a mythical "Jan '92" issue with an edited article within that proved the use of the term Mullet before the beastie boys in 1994. It should be obvious to anyone involved in the OED appeals search that it's the same magazine as the photoshopped version (in one of the images below), and the search can stop and they can save any effort going forward.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200816055926/https://imgur.com/gallery/zF4DjWX?nc=1 |archive-date=16 August 2020 }}</ref> |
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==Fashion history== |
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The mullet became popular in the 1970s, due in part to the influence of [[glam rock]] artist [[David Bowie]], who wore the haircut during his [[Ziggy Stardust]] and [[Diamond Dogs]] phases. Women also wore the style — [[Florence Henderson]], a star of the sitcom ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', has a mullet in the opening sequence from the show's 1973–1974 season. The hairstyle achieved further popularity in the late 1970s and 1980s among entertainers with receding hairlines such as [[Anthony Geary]] of "Luke and Laura" fame from the soap opera [[General Hospital]], and the pop performers [[Michael Bolton]] and [[Phil Collins]]. |
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=== In antiquity === |
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Historian [[Suetonius]] writes that the Roman emperor [[Tiberius]] "wore his hair rather long at the back, so much so as even to cover the nape of his neck", and that this was a tradition of his family, the [[Claudia gens|Claudians]].<ref>{{Cite book |author=[[Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus]] |chapter=Life of Tiberius |chapter-url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Suetonius/12Caesars/Tiberius*.html |title=[[The Twelve Caesars]] |translator-last=[[John Carew Rolfe]] |publisher=[[Loeb Classical Library]] |year=1914 |orig-date={{circa}} AD 121 |at=Tiberius 68}}</ref> One bust of Tiberius's great-nephew [[Caligula]] has short locks across the forehead and longer hair behind.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collezionegalleriaborghese.it/en/opere/portrait-of-caligula|title=Portrait of Caligua|access-date = 16 August 2024|website = Galleria Borghese Museum}}</ref> |
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A metal figurine, dated back to the 1st-century AD and found during 2018 preparations for a new car park at the [[Wimpole Estate]], England, was hypothesised by archaeologists to indicate that natives in ancient Britain during the [[Roman Britain|Roman occupation]] could have worn their hair similarly to mullets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/feb/19/when-mullets-rocked-figurine-suggests-ancient-britons-favoured-hairstyle |title=Unearthed figurine suggests ancient Britons favoured mullets |website=The Guardian |date=19 February 2021}}{{registration required}}</ref> |
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In the 1980s, the mullet became big and bouffant, and bemulleted men often indulged in other [[1980s]] hair crazes such as spiked hair and blonde highlights. An exemplary popular mullet-man was [[Richard Dean Anderson]] in the '80s TV series [[MacGyver]]. In the early 1990s, [[Country music|country]] singer [[Billy Ray Cyrus]]'s "Achy Breaky" mullet fostered both imitation and ridicule. |
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In the sixth century, [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] scholar [[Procopius]] wrote that some factions of young males wore their hair long at the back and cut it short over the forehead. This non-Roman style was termed the [[Huns|"Hunnic"]] look.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=duDO_Ncb4FEC&pg=PT148 |title=Popular Culture in Ancient Rome |first=J. P. |last=Toner|isbn=978-0745654904|year= 2013|publisher=[[John Wiley & Sons]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F0dWuq1RMksC&pg=PT1|title=The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes & Imperial Pretenders|isbn=978-0230772304|last1=Heather|first1=Peter|author-link=Peter Heather|date=4 July 2013|publisher=Pan Macmillan }}</ref> |
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The [[Beastie Boys]] 1994 song "Mullet Head" made fun of the hairstyle, and a year later band member [[Mike D]] discussed the mullet at length in issue 2 of the band's ''[[Grand Royal]]'' magazine: |
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Researcher Alan Henderson describes the ancient hairstyle as useful, as it kept the hair out of the eyes, yet provided warmth and protection for the neck.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Henderson|first=Alan|title=Mullet Madness|publisher=Skyhorse|year=2013}}</ref> |
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:''There's nothing quite as bad as a bad haircut. And perhaps the worst of all is the cut we call the'' Mullet. |
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===Native America=== |
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It goes on to lampoon the hairstyle over several pages, including many photographs of celebrities sporting mullets. Soon after the article was published, it became popular for fans of the band, and for [[youth culture]] in general, to mock the hairstyle. |
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In ''[[Mourt's Relation]]'', author [[Edward Winslow]] described the [[Plymouth Colony|Plymouth]] [[Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony)|pilgrims]]' first encounter with the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], [[Samoset]] of the [[Abenaki]] in 1621: |
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{{Blockquote|He was a tall straight man, the hair of his head black, long behind, only short before, none on his face at all; …|source=[[Mourt's Relation]]<ref>{{cite book | author = William Bradford, Edward Winslow | title = Mourt's Relation, or Journal of the Plantation at Plymouth | publisher = J. K. Wiggin | location = Boston | year = 1865 | url = https://archive.org/details/mourtsrelationo00dextgoog}}</ref>}} |
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The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' first included the word ''mullet'' in 2001 and cited that 1995 article as the first published use of the term; the entry also included the lyrics to ''Mullet Head''. The OED says that the term was ''apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by U.S. hip hop group the Beastie Boys.'' [http://www.andover.edu/library/courseguides/ay2005/SS/Etymology/mulletoed.pdf] |
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[http://archives.cnn.com/2001/WORLD/europe/06/14/english.newwords/] Yet, others have also speculated that the origin of the term Mullet comes directly from the 1967 prison film ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]'', starring [[Paul Newman]] and [[George Kennedy (actor)|George Kennedy]], in which Kennedy's character refers to Southern men with long hair as ''mullet heads''. This term is also used in [[Mark Twain]]'s [[1884]] [[novel]], [[Adventures of Huckleberry Finn]] when [[Tom Sawyer]] says of his aunt and uncle: ''They're so confiding and ''mullet-headed'' they don't take notice of nothing at all.'' It seems unlikely that he's referring to the hairstyle; rather, it sounds like it is intended to connote stupidity, and is likely a reference to the fish of the same name. (This is perhaps also what is meant by Kennedy's character in ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]''.) |
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===Native Borneo=== |
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The Grand Royal article apparently initiated a trend of anti-mullet sentiment. In the late 1990s, musician [[Wesley Willis]] followed this trend with his popular [[novelty song]], ''Cut the Mullet''. |
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[[File: COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Kajan Dajak jongens kijken toe bij het houtsnijden van de schede van een zwaard Midden-Borneo. TMnr 60046393.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Kayan people (Borneo)]] with a mullet hairstyle]] |
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Some tribes in [[Borneo]] also have mullet hairstyles, including Dayak [[Kayan people (Borneo)|Kayan]], [[Kenyah people|Kenyah]] and [[Iban people|Iban]].{{cn|date=March 2024}} |
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On their 1998 album ''[[Hitler Bad, Vandals Good]]'', southern California punk band the [[the Vandals|Vandals]] released one of their most popular songs, ''I've Got an Ape Drape''. Ape Drape is a regional term for a mullet. At the end of the song, they go down a list of other names including Hockey Hair, Forbidden Hair, Achy-Breaky Hair, Norco Neck Warmer, Shom and eventually Mullet. |
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===1960s=== |
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Ska-punk band [[Five Iron Frenzy]] released a song called ''The Phantom Mullet'' on their 2000 album ''[[All the Hype That Money Can Buy]]''. The song is a homage to the mullet and the people that choose to wear it. The song opens with these lyrics: |
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[[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] sported a mullet in two of his three 1965 performances of his hit song "[[It's Not Unusual]]" on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]'', May 2, 1965 and June 13, 1965.<ref>{{cite AV media |people=Tom Jones |date=October 17, 2020 |title=Tom Jones "It's Not Unusual" (May 2, 1965) on The Ed Sullivan Show |medium=Online video platform |language=en |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMbfYOaStU4 |access-date=March 2, 2022 |publisher=The Ed Sullivan Show |id=OMbfYOaStU4}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |people=Tom Jones |date=October 3, 2020 |title=Tom Jones "It's Not Unusual" (June 13, 1965) on The Ed Sullivan Show |medium=Online video platform |language=en |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CyS9wVBNGo |access-date=March 2, 2022 |publisher=The Ed Sullivan Show |id=4CyS9wVBNGo}}</ref> |
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===1970s=== |
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:''Cruisin' downtown in your Camaro, REO Speedwagon's on your stereo. It's kind of catchy, kind of a virus: cuttin' your hair like Billy Ray Cyrus.'' |
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[[File:David Bowie - TopPop 1974 03.png|thumb|upright|[[David Bowie]] with a mullet in 1974]]{{Redirect|The Ziggy Stardust||Ziggy Stardust (disambiguation){{!}}Ziggy Stardust}} |
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Mullets were worn by rock stars [[David Bowie]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[Keith Richards]], and [[Paul McCartney]] in the early 1970s.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Gobbledygook |page=166 |isbn=978-1440529252 |first=William|last= Wilson |year=2011 |quote=David Bowie's [[Ziggy Stardust (character)|Ziggy Stardust]] rocked a mullet, and so did Wings-era Paul McCartney. }}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Still the Greatest |isbn=978-0810882232 |author=Andrew Grant Jackson |year=2012 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |quote=he sported the mullet that Bowie would as Ziggy Stardust; cousin to the shag popularized by [[David Cassidy]], [[Florence Henderson]], and Rod Stewart. It almost looks cool in those early days, but when McCartney added the mustache ... }}</ref> When writing [[Neil Peart]]'s eulogy in January 2020, Greg Prato asserted Peart had a mullet, based on his observations of a 1974 video, further suggesting "he also may have been one of the first rockers to sport another hairstyle – the [[Rattail (hairstyle)|rattail]]", based on a 1985 video, "[[The Big Money]]".<ref>{{cite news | url = https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/01/10-awesome-rush-neil-peart-moments/ | title = 10 Moments That Show the Awesomeness of Rush's Neil Peart | first = Greg | last = Prato | date = 12 January 2020 | work = Heavy Consequence | access-date = 12 January 2020}}</ref> |
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===1980s=== |
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The [[crunk rock]] band [[Family Force 5]] released an album ''[[Business Up Front/Party in the Back]]'' in 2006 that clearly described the culture that surrounds The Mullet. Particularly their song called ''Kountry Gentlemen''. |
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{{See also|1980s}} |
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In Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1980s, mullets were "everywhere", according to Tess Reidy writing at ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-08-24|title=Here's the long and the short of it – mullets are back|url=http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2019/aug/24/mullets-are-back-stranger-things-fashion-hair-style-eighties|access-date=2021-01-22|website=the Guardian|language=en}}{{registration required}}</ref> The 1980s were also the high point of the mullet's popularity in [[continental Europe]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-10-03|title=The Greatest Collection of Mullet Hairstyles You Are Ever Likely to See|url=https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/10/03/mullets/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=The Vintage News|language=en}}</ref> |
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Also in the [[1980s]], the mullet became part of [[lesbian culture]], where it came to be used as a way of identifying oneself as a member of that culture in public.<ref>{{cite magazine | last = Bianco | first = Marcie | date = 5 February 2015 | url = http://www.curvemag.com/Culture/9-Ways-Lesbians-Have-Given-Straight-Women-A-Fashion-Edge-345/ | title = 9 Ways Lesbians Have Given Straight Women A Fashion Edge | magazine = [[Curve (magazine)|Curve]] | access-date = 4 May 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171213090630/http://www.curvemag.com/Culture/9-Ways-Lesbians-Have-Given-Straight-Women-A-Fashion-Edge-345/ | archive-date = 13 December 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Johnson | first = L. A. | date = 7 October 2003 | url = http://old.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20031007mullet1007fnp3.asp | title = For 'mulletheads,' it's not just a hairstyle, it's a lifestyle | work = [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] | access-date = 4 May 2015 | archive-date = 2 December 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201202155653/http://old.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20031007mullet1007fnp3.asp | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Weitz | first = Rose | date = 12 January 2005 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=zSzrhQ4PTfwC&pg=PT116 | title = Rapunzel's Daughters: What Women's Hair Tells Us About Women's Lives | publisher = Farrar, Straus and Giroux | isbn = 9781429931137 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Bennett | first = Conswella|url=http://www.edgeboston.com/nightlife/sex/news//120370/mullets,_flannel,_and_hipster_jeans:_lesbian_fashion_now_and_then|date=6 June 2011|publisher=Edge Media Network|title=Mullets, Flannel, and Hipster Jeans: Lesbian Fashion Now and Then}}</ref> |
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In the 2000s, a number of web sites sprung up with photographs of people with mullets, often accompanied by mocking comments based on [[stereotype]]s of mullet-wearers. [[Jeff Tremaine]] had his hair mulletted à la [[Billy Ray Cyrus]] in a black barber shop during the first season of [[Jackass]]. The mullet and its associated lifestyle were central themes in movies such as ''[[FUBAR: The Movie]]'' and ''[[Joe Dirt]]'' (2001), and television shows such as ''[[The Mullets (TV series)|The Mullets]]'' (2003-2004). Other notables with mullets include former talk show host [[Rosie O'Donnell]] and adult movie performer [[Justin Dragon]]. |
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===1990s=== |
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Despite its reputation, the mullet remains a moderately popular hairstyle among certain social groups in various [[Western countries]]. It is especially popular and even considered to be modern ([[vintage retro]]) in [[Portugal]] and in [[Spain]] and can be widely identified in the streets of cities like [[Barcelona]]. Also in Spain, the ''mullet'' is associated with two different ethnic groups: young Gypsies and young separatists from the Basque Country. It is also fairly popular among the 18–34 age group in some East European countries, notably the [[Czech Republic]]. In the U.S. and [[Canada]], the ''mullet'' is particularly associated with [[Blue-collar worker|blue collar]] men, fans of [[Country music|country]] and [[heavy metal music]], [[American football]] and [[ice hockey]] players. Many homosexual women of the ''[[butch]]'' variety also sport this hairstyle, so much so, many see this as a social identifier. In the [[United Kingdom]] the ''mullet'' is most commonly associated with thugs, or with [[Central European|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]]ans, particularly professional [[Football (soccer)|footballers]]. In [[Australia]] this haircut is associated with [[Bogan]]s and [[Australian rules football]] players, particularly those from the 1980s. In recent years, the mullet has enjoyed resurgent popularity among the hip set, in particular the [[Emo (music)|emo]] sub-culture, probably due to its association with [[1980s]] [[retro]] [[kitsch]]. During some light-hearted research on his show [[Johnny Vaughan]] declared that ''Germans, Americans, Australians, these are the real mullet men''. |
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[[File:Dual-mullet-closeup-1992.jpg|thumb|upright|A man with a mullet in 1992]] |
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After the much-publicized 1992 [[DC Comics]] storyline in which [[The Death of Superman|Superman apparently died]], the character returned to the 1993 follow-up storyline "[[Reign of the Supermen]]", in which he was depicted with a mullet.<ref>{{cite comic | writer=[[Karl Kesel|Kesel, Karl]] | penciller=[[Tom Grummett|Grummett, Tom]] | inker=Hazelwood, Doug | story=[[Reign of the Supermen|Reign of the Superman]]! | title=[[The Adventures of Superman (comic book)|The Adventures of Superman]] | issue=505 | date=October 1993 | publisher=[[DC Comics]] | panel= }}</ref> The cancelled Superman film project, ''[[Superman in film#Superman Lives|Superman Lives]]'', would have depicted Superman with a mullet.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Nicolas Cage Superman Documentary Reminds Us of the Man of Steel's Bad Hair Days|url=https://www.gq.com/story/nicolas-cage-superman-documentary-trailer-mullet|access-date=12 December 2017|author = ((The Editors of ''GQ''))|work=[[GQ]]|date=25 July 2014|language=en}}</ref> |
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[[Punk rock]] band the [[The Vandals|Vandals]] sang of the mullets worn by country music singers and guests of ''[[The Jerry Springer Show]]'' and listed regional names for the style in the 1998 song "I've Got an Ape Drape".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/the_vandals/ive_got_an_ape_drape-lyrics-212323.html | title = I've Got An Ape Drape lyrics | work = AllTheLyrics.com | access-date = 3 May 2015}}</ref> In 1997, gay punk band [[Pansy Division]] released their single "Hockey Hair" in Vancouver, Canada about this hairstyle. |
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Many people consider the [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] region as the "mullet capital of America", both by those who live in the region and by those who live outside of it. This has been considered both a sense a pride and as a [[stereotype]] for the city, as Pittsburgh's love for the mullet is unknown. An example as to how much the city loves the haircut was in 1999, when then-[[Pittsburgh Penguins|Penguins]] superstar [[Jaromir Jagr]] had his mullet cut—and it was actually reported as its own story on the local news. Popular radio station [[WDVE]], which coincidentally is a [[classic rock]] station from the height of the mullet's popularity, has also contributed to the mullet's popularity in the city as a form of [[self-deprecation]]. |
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Vocalist [[Wesley Willis]] wrote and released the track "Cut the Mullet" in 1998 and frequently performed it at live shows.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tech.mit.edu/V121/N44/wesley_willis.44a.html |title=Wesley Willis Live |last=Loux |first=Brian |work=[[The Tech (newspaper)|The Tech]] |date=14 September 2001 |access-date=13 June 2015 |archive-date=5 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705093114/http://tech.mit.edu/V121/N44/wesley_willis.44a.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] and [[poetry slam]] artist [[Sage Francis]] also debates the mullet as a cultural phenomenon in his 2000 [[EP]] [[Still Sick... Urine Trouble]], as the haircut of his town in [[Providence, Rhode Island]] |
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===2000s=== |
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The mullet is typically associated with the "[[Red States]]" of America, as illustrated by the satirical report "Blue State Blues as Coastal Parents Battle Invasion of Dollywood Values" (posted [[12 November]] [[2004]]) at http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2004/11/blue_state_blue.html: |
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The 2001 film ''[[American Mullet]]'' documents the phenomenon of the mullet hairstyle and the people who wear it.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/268036/American-Mullet/overview |title=American Mullet (2001)|access-date=3 May 2015 |url-status=dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081012104043/https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/268036/American-Mullet/overview |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[[The New York Times]] |author=Rebecca Flint Marx |date=2008 | archive-date = 12 October 2008}}</ref> |
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The same year [[Universal Records]] ([[Canada]]) released the album ''Mullet Years: Power Ballads'', a collection of [[hard rock]] ballads.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/glamcd.cgi?BandNum=236&CDName=Mullet+Years:+Power+Ballads|title = Compilations - Mullet Years: Power Ballads CD. Heavy Harmonies Discography}}</ref> |
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:''It was one day last spring,'' says Ellen McCormack. ''My life partner Carol and I were in the garage, working on a giant Donald Rumsfeld papier mache head for the Bay Area March Against the War, when Rain walked by. I thought he looked kind of strange, so I stopped him and looked closely into his eyes. Then I realized the truth — he was wearing a mullet. I was shocked, but he swore to me that it was only ironic. After a few months, it was clear Rain had lied to us — that hideous ''Kentucky Waterfall'' was completely earnest,'' she adds, choking back sobs ... |
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This hairstyle became popular with the [[bogan]] subculture in Australia and New Zealand.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/bogans-of-today-evolved-beyond-stunned-mullets/story-e6frep2f-1225953040665| title = Bogans of today evolved beyond stunned mullets | first = Daryl | last = Passmore | date = 13 November 2010 | work = The Sunday Mail | location = Queensland | publisher = News Corp Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/bogan-bingo-get-your-mullet-and-flannies-ready-its-bogan-time-20151219-glrgst.html|title=Bogan Bingo! Get your mullet and flannies ready, it's bogan time|first=Jill|last=Stark|date=19 December 2015|website=The Age|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> |
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In August 2006, the mullet was involved in a charged political debate when [[George Allen (U.S. politician)|George Allen]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Senator from [[Virginia]] and Presidential hopeful, referred to an arguably mulleted worker from his opponent's campaign as "[[macaca]]," a type of monkey and potentially [[Macaca (slur)|offensive slur]]. (''See main article:'' [[Virginia United States Senate election, 2006#Macaca controversy|Virginia United States Senate election]]) Allen claimed he had meant to say ''Mohawk'' {{Fact|date=April 2007}}, referring to the worker's mullet-like hairstyle, but had mispronounced the word. |
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The mullet was banned in [[Iran]] as one style on a list of "un-Islamic", "decadent Western cuts".<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/iran-launches-crackdown-western-hairstyles-culture-ministry-bans-mullet-ponytails-long-hair-article-1.200092 | title = Iran launches crackdown on Western hairstyles, Culture Ministry bans mullet, ponytails, long hair | first = Aliyah | last = Shahid | date = 6 July 2010 | work = Daily News | publisher = New York Daily News | access-date = 30 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/07/whence_the_mullet.html|title=Whence the Mullet? The history of Iran's forbidden haircut|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|first= Jessica |last=Dweck|date=10 July 2010}}</ref> |
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The mullet was returned to the spotlight in 2015 by [[K-Pop idol|K-pop idol]] [[G-Dragon]] during his band [[BIGBANG]]'s [[Made World Tour]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=BIGBANG 2015 WORLD TOUR 'MADE' |url=https://www.facebook.com/BIGBANG/photos/p.1028485243875140/1028485243875140/ |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Baekhyun]] of [[Exo|EXO]] also sported a mullet in promotion for the group's 2017 song "[[Ko Ko Bop]]". K-pop artists who have worn mullets include [[Block B]]'s [[Zico (rapper)|Zico]], [[Song Min-ho]], [[Nam Joo-hyuk]], [[Dean (South Korean singer)|Dean]], [[Stray Kids]]' Chan and Han, [[VIXX]]'s [[N (singer)|N]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allkpop.com/article/2017/07/netizens-are-afraid-the-mullet-hairstyle-is-becoming-a-trend-due-to-idols|title=Netizens are afraid the mullet hairstyle is becoming a trend due to idols |author=yckim124|date=11 July 2017|website=allkpop.com|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> [[B.A.P.]]'s Himchan,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/2017/08/21/bap-reveals-details-comeback/|title=Update: B.A.P Drops Another Beautiful Trailer For "Honeymoon" - Soompi|author=J. K|date=21 August 2017|website=Soompi | publisher = Viki Inc.|access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> [[Seventeen (South Korean band)|Seventeen]]'s Woozi and The8, and [[BTS]]'s [[V (singer)|V]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/btsfancafes/status/985904800276430848 | title = My hair is like this because I want to do it~😊🐯 Please cheer for me and support me. I love you and good night 👍🏻💜 | date = 16 April 2018 | author = bts fancafe | work = Twitter |access-date= 16 April 2018}}</ref> |
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The term for the hairstyle is newer than the style. The [[Beastie Boys]] ''[[Grand Royal Magazine]]'' 1995 issue contained a piece on the ''mullet''. The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' cites this as the first published use of the term, along with the lyrics from the Beasties' 1994 song ''Mullet Head''. The [[Oxford English Dictionary|OED]] says that the term was ''apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by U.S. hip-hop group the Beastie Boys''.[http://www.andover.edu/library/courseguides/ay2005/SS/Etymology/mulletoed.pdf], [http://www.oed.com/bbcwordhunt/mullet.html]. The name could have come from the film ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]''. |
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The mullet has also experienced a revival within [[Sports in the United States|American sports]]. After winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, [[Phil Kessel]] was spotted in Pittsburgh Penguins training camp in September 2017 bringing the mullet back to its native roots of Pittsburgh hockey ([[Jaromír Jágr]] wore a mullet with the Penguins in the 1990s).{{cn|date=May 2023}} Similarly, [[Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls|Oklahoma State]] head football coach [[Mike Gundy]] wore a mullet starting in early 2017; the popularity of his mullet supposedly earned Oklahoma State millions of dollars in marketing revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20098367/coach-mike-gundy-credits-mullet-earning-oklahoma-state-cowboys-millions-marketing-value|title=Gundy: Mullet worth 'millions' in OSU marketing| first = Mitch | last = Sherman | date = 19 July 2017 | location = Frisco, Texas | work = ESPN |access-date=27 March 2018}}</ref> In addition, from 2010 to 2015, [[Patrick Kane]] of the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] popularized the "playoff mullet," an alternative to the traditional NHL [[playoff beard]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-blackhawks-kane-barber-spt-0512-20150512-story.html | title = The man behind Patrick Kane's mullet | first = Paul | last = Skrbina | date = 12 May 2015 | work = Chicago Tribune}}</ref> Then-[[Pittsburgh Steelers]] running back [[James Conner (American football)|James Conner]] began sporting a mullet in 2018, continuing the [[Yinzer]] tradition of the hairstyle in [[Western Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/28676/steelers-james-conner-embraces-unique-haircut-planning-more-styles | title = Steelers' James Conner embraces unique haircut, planning more styles | first = Jeremy | last = Fowler | date = 13 September 2018 | location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | work = ESPN}}</ref> The revival also extended to Australia in the late 2010s, with Australian soccer player [[Rhyan Grant]] becoming widely known for his mullet haircut to the point that it was included within the video game [[FIFA 20]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/cars-wedding-crashers-and-cheating-death-aleagues-man-behind-the-mullet/news-story/ec3e069cd728a40e7e14d76a0b877454|title=Cars, Wedding Crashers and cheating death: A-League's man behind the mullet|date=9 October 2019|website=Fox Sports}}</ref> |
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== Variations == |
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There are a number of stylistic variations on the mullet as well as a large number of whimsical, alternative terms describing the hairstyle: |
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In September 2020, [[i-D]] called 2020 "the year of the mullet", attributing its boom in popularity to [[COVID-19 lockdowns]] and the extended closure of hair salons.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lanigan |first1=Roisin |title=2020 is the year of the mullet |url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/akz8m8/2020-is-the-year-of-the-mullet |website=[[i-D]] |date=2 September 2020 |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> In an article for [[Vice Media]], the mullet-wearing teenagers interviewed all described getting the haircut as a joke, with one stating "There's an irony to the mullet haircut. It's this disgustingly gross haircut, which means it's definitely worn in an ironic way".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smythe |first1=Polly |title=Mullets Have Become the Must-Have Haircut at English Private Schools |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/7kpade/mullet-haircut-private-boarding-school-england |website=[[Vice Media]] |date=8 September 2020 |access-date=7 December 2020}}</ref> Magda Ryczko, founder of a barbershop in [[Brooklyn]], notes that mullets allow for a professional front-facing look for COVID-19 era Zoom meetings, while maintaining a messier, more fun look off-camera, when the longer back section of hair may be revealed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-27|title=The Queer Rebirth of the Mullet|url=https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/queer-mullet-style-miley-cyrus-crystal-methyd-drag-race|access-date=2021-04-10|website=MEL Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> An annual national USA Mullet Championship began in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=USA Mullet Championships - Business Up Front & Party In The Back|url=https://mulletchamp.com/|access-date=2021-10-11|website=USA Mullet Championships|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Breen|first=Kerry|date=2021-10-08|title=There's a national mullet championship for kids and the finalist photos are priceless|url=https://www.today.com/parents/there-s-national-mullet-championship-kids-finalist-photos-are-priceless-t233778|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011194516/https://www.today.com/today/tdna233778|archive-date=2021-10-11|access-date=2021-10-11|website=TODAY.com|language=en}}</ref> The versatility of the taper fade has modernized the classic mullet, giving it a cleaner look, known as the '''modern mullet'''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-22|title=50 Cool Mullet Hairstyles For Men (2021 Haircut Styles)|url=https://www.menshairstylesnow.com/mullet-hairstyles/|access-date=2021-06-07|website=Men's Hairstyles Now|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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[[Image:Skullet.jpg|thumb|right|130px|A skullet]] |
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A skullet is a variation of the mullet. A skullet is defined by a shaved or bald head with long hair on the sides and in the back. Prominent wearers of skullets include [[Michael Bolton]], [[Dennis Franz]], [[Hulk Hogan]], [[Ron Jeremy]], [[Mick Fleetwood]], [[David Crosby]], [[Klaus Meine]] from [[Scorpions (band)|Scorpions]], [[Paul Heyman]], [[Devin Townsend]] from [[Strapping Young Lad]], [[Leo Gallagher|Gallagher]], [[Bill Bailey]], [[Terry Nutkins]], [[Ian Hill]] (the bassist of [[Judas Priest]]), [[Dallas Toler-Wade]] ([[guitarist]]/[[vocalist]] of [[Nile (band)|Nile]]), [[Robert Lowe (musician)|Robert Lowe]] ([[vocalist]] of [[Solitude Aeturnus]] and [[Candlemass]]), [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Gary Ablett| Gary Ablett Sr.]] and [[Floyd Mayweather Sr.]]. |
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In July 2023, Mexican singer [[Peso Pluma]] attracted attention for his mullet style, a hairstyle that he adopted as his signature haircut during his stardom as a musical performer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nmas.com.mx/tendencias/peso-pluma-origen-del-corte-de-pelo-mullet-que-usa-el-cantante-de-corridos-tumbados/|title=Peso Pluma: ¿Cuál es el Origen de su Famoso Corte de Pelo?|work=Nmás|date=2023-07-13|access-date=2024-02-10}}</ref> The singer confirmed that his hairstyle was originally a mishap, when he visited the city of [[Medellín]] and his barber gave him a hairstyle that was "popular in Medellín", later realizing that it wasn't bad after filming a music video.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/peso-pluma-hairstyle-story-behind-mullet-cut-1235370990/|title=Peso Pluma's Hairstyle: The Story Behind His Mullet-Like Cut|last=Flores|first=Griselda|date=2023-07-13|access-date=2024-05-21|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://remezcla.com/culture/peso-pluma-hair-hairstyle-popularity-amongst-fans/|title=WATCH: Peso Pluma Hairstyle Skyrockets in Popularity Amongst Fans|last=Martinez|first=Kiko|date=2023-05-04|access-date=2024-05-21|magazine=[[Remezcla]]}}</ref> |
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===Frullet===<!-- This section is linked from [[Devilock]] --> |
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A reversed variation of the hairstyle is the "frullet" (derived from "front mullet"), whereby the back of the head is shaved, leaving a long fringe hanging over the face in front. (Other terms include "[[tellum]]" and "[[reverse mullet]]".) The haircut is also known as the "[[emo music|emo]] mullet" due to its supposed popularity among emo music scenesters. A frullet can also mean a very curly mullet, such as that worn by [[A.C. Slater]] on the television show [[Saved by the Bell]]. See [[Devilock]], as popularized by early '80s American horror-punk band [[The Misfits]]. |
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58-year-old Tami Manis from [[Knoxville, Tennessee]] was awarded a [[Guinness World Record]] for a {{convert|172.72|cm|in|adj=mid|-long|abbr=on}} mullet in August 2023, a result of not having her hair cut for 33 years.<ref>[https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/8/business-in-the-front-party-in-the-back-tennessee-woman-has-longest-competitive-757638 Tennessee woman has longest competitive mullet]</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/01/longest-female-mullet-record-tennessee Tennessee woman sets record for world's longest female mullet]</ref> |
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During the eighties this hair style was popular among skateboarding teens who were often a part of this punk music scene. Among teen circles the Frullet was often referred to as "The Flop" and would cover the person's eyes. |
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In September 2024, 26-year old Trevor Hyland, of [[Shrule]] in [[County Mayo]], Ireland, gained the nickname "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Mullet" after finding himself representing Ireland in a Swiss competition to find the greatest example of the hairstyle. A win might see him representing Ireland at European level.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/the-fresh-prince-of-bel-mullet-the-mayo-man-representing-ireland-in-a-swiss-competition-for-the-infamous-80s-hairstyle/a635025043.html | title='The Fresh Prince of Bel-Mullet' – the Mayo man representing Ireland in a Swiss competition for the infamous '80s hairstyle | date=13 September 2024 }}</ref> |
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=== Tropical mullet (a.k.a. The Dreaded Mullet) === |
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[[Image:Trancinhas.JPG|thumb|right|130px|A typical tropical mullet]] |
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The tropical mullet, also referred to as a dreadmullet consists on a hybrid of the [[Dreadlocks]] and a mullet. This hairstyle is seen throughout the world, especially among youth. |
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In 2019, [[Kiefer Sutherland]] described himself as an unwitting instigator of the hairstyle, which he sported in the 1987 film ''[[The Lost Boys]]''.<ref>[https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/lost-boys-kiefer-sutherland-mullet-110721756.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL0xjYTNtMXpEclo_YW1wPTE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIoL63z4h-_IyEjzsbjCzd--WBLxCaSbQjRmctCo0t1-dhWvvHSiv-ObLcl-IsqSoQqPkj2Eeuyp1XlgP09fHM_XEmwvGDEuJWjOP4naSPafuNlRCQc8K8pWXB7UHoHvkjGVXFOIzA8Ejpkfp8DB9O3HALZWV8ls_rAlB6mWQzGF&guccounter=2 'The Lost Boys' star Kiefer Sutherland talks 'violent and gross' deleted scene and inventing the mullet] ''[[Yahoo!]]'', 24 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2022</ref> In 2022 press interviews marking the 35th anniversary of the film, Sutherland again recounted the story.<ref>[https://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/medical/kiefer-sutherland-celebrates-35th-anniversary-of-the-lost-boys/vp-AASzuYt Kiefer Sutherland Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of ‘The Lost Boys'] "While chatting with ET Canada's Carlos Bustamante about the 35th anniversary of “The Lost Boys”, Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland reveals he was blamed for the mullet becoming so popular." [[MSN]], 8 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022</ref><ref>[https://etcanada.com/video/904f8dd2-70b1-11ec-8f0d-0242ac110003/kiefer-sutherland-celebrates-35th-anniversary-of-the-lost-boys/ Kiefer Sutherland Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of ‘The Lost Boys'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122163210/https://etcanada.com/video/904f8dd2-70b1-11ec-8f0d-0242ac110003/kiefer-sutherland-celebrates-35th-anniversary-of-the-lost-boys/ |date=22 January 2022 }} [[ET Canada]]. Retrieved 22 January 2022</ref> |
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The [[Jheri curl]] mullet applies to people with natural curly hair. Jheri curl solution is applied to make the curls bigger and to fix them in place. Pop musician [[Lionel Richie]] arguably had the most famous Jheri curl mullet. |
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==See also== |
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=== Momullet (a.k.a. The Mullet-Hawk) === |
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* [[List of hairstyles]] |
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==References== |
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This is a different take on the mullet, where the sides of the head are shaven (or at least significantly short) with short hair on the front and long in the back much like a classic mullet. The mohawk mullet is also known as the "Mulhawk" to some. Also known as "The Dream Hawk." |
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==Further reading== |
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*{{Cite book |title=The Mullet: Hairstyle of the Gods |isbn=1582340641 |first=Barhey|last= Hoskyns |year=2000 | publisher = Bloomsbury USA }} |
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*{{Cite book |title=Mullet Madness!: The Haircut That's Business Up Front and a Party in the Back |isbn=978-1616088606 |first=Alan|last= Henderson |year=2007 | publisher = Skyhorse Publishing }} |
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{{Commons category|Mullets|Mullet (haircut)}} |
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General term to describe a female sporting a mullet. |
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=== Chullet === |
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General term used to describe a child mullet. |
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=== Footy Mullet === |
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The Footy Mullet consists of a [[fauxhawk]] that is long in the back. It is very popular among the Australian sporting culture, particularly the Rugby League and Australian Rules Football communities, most commonly seen on men of Polynesian descent. Often highlighted by tribal tattoos and singlets. |
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== The mullet in various languages and cultures == |
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[[Image:dima06.jpg|thumb|right|The Russian term for a mullet is "[[Dima Bilan]]", named after the Russian pop singer.]] |
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*The [[Argentina|Argentinian]] term is ''Cubana'', in reference to the alleged popularity of the haircut among Cubans. Also called "Colectivero" in reference to public bus drivers. |
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*The [[Brazil]]ian term is ''Chitãozinho e Xororó'', in reference to the singers who started using this haircut in Brazil. |
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*The English [[Canadian]] term is "hockey-hair" in reference to the haircut's popularity among ice hockey players. |
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*The French [[Québécois]] Montréal term is "coupe Longueuil" (Longueuil haircut) in reference to the Montréal suburb of [[Longueuil]]. |
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*The English [[Québécois]] term is "pad" because the hair falling flat on the back looks like a pad. The person wearing it is often called a "paddé". |
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* One [[Australian]] nickname for a mulleteur is "Freddie Firedrill", supposedly because the subject's haircut was interrupted by a fire-alarm sounding after the barber had finished shaving the front, but before s/he had started on the back of the head. |
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*The [[Chamoru]] or [[Guam]] term is ''chad haircut'', a reference to its popularity among most "chads" or local Guamanians' version of a "trailer-park person." |
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*The [[Chilean]] term is ''chocopanda'', ''chocola'' or just "choco", in reference to the ubiquitous public transportation [[Chocolito Panda]] ice-cream sellers sporting such a haircut. It is also called a "Zamorano", after [[Iván Zamorano]] or "Pichanguera" or just "Changa"("pichanga" is an informal soccer match in Chilean slang), because of the great number of soccer players who use this haircut. This haircut is also popular among the lower classes and gangs. Lately, it is used by the ''pokemones'' [[subculture]]. |
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*The [[Colombian]] term is ''Siete'' (seven) because the hair on top and back form the image of a number seven. Also known as ''Paisa'' due to its popularity in the northwestern region.("paisas" is a name for colombians from that region.) |
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*The [[Croatian language|Croatian]] term is ''fudbalerka'', literally "footballer (hair)", a reference to its popularity among soccer players in the 1980s. |
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*The [[Czech language|Czech]] terms include ''čolek'' (which means "newt"), ''deka'' (means quilt) or ''na debila'' (means asshole-style) |
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*The [[Danish language|Danish]] term is ''Bundesliga-hår'', which refers to its alleged popularity among [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] soccer players, or alternatively, ''svenskerhår'' (Swede-hair), referring to its former popularity in Sweden. For the same reason, it is also called ''hockeyhår'' (hockey hair), because of the large amount of Swedes who can be seen on the ice rink sporting a mullet. It is also called ''nakkegarn'', meaning "yarn by the back of the neck". |
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*The [[Netherlands|Dutch]] term is ''matje'', which means "little carpet/mat". Some people refer to it as a ''Duitse mat'' (German mat) as well, implying that this is a haircut typical for [[Germans]]. It is also referred to in Rotterdam and some other areas as "nekspoiler" (neck spoiler, as in car spoiler). Typical for Flemish areas is "nektapijt" (neck carpet). |
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*Another English term is "Missouri Compromise". |
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*The [[Finnish language|Finnish]] term is ''takatukka'', which means "rear hair". Sometimes ''lätkätukka'' or ''tsekkitukka'' is also used, which means "ice hockey haircut" in reference to the Swedish term. Tsekkitukka means "Czech hair", based on Czech hockey players' hairstyle (especially Jaromir Jagr). Mullets are a well known and still popular "hockeyhair" in Czech Republic. |
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*The [[French language|French]] term is "Coupe à la Waddle", referring to [[Chris Waddle]], the English football player who adopted this haircut in the 1980s while he played for Olympique Marseille. It can also be referred as "nuque longue" because of the long hair covering the back of the neck ("nuque" in French). |
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*The [[German language|German]] term is "Vokuhila", meaning "vorne kurz, hinten lang" (short in the front, long in the back). The opposite to this is "Volahiku". It is topped by "Vokuhilaoliba", meaning "vorne kurz, hinten lang, Oberlippenbart" (short in the front, long in the back, moustache). Because of its supposed popularity among men from the Eastern parts of formerly divided Germany, the hair cut is in Western Germany also known as "Ossispoiler" ("aerodynamic device for Eastern Germans"). |
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*[[Austrian German|Austria]] has a number of terms, for example "Nackenmatte" ("nape rug") (also used in South Germany). [[DerStandard.at]] has a nice list [http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=2325356 here]. |
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*The [[Greek language|Greek]] term is "Χαίτη" (Hety) or "Λασπωτήρας" (Laspotiras) which means "Mudflap". |
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*The [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] term is ''vilon'', which means "curtain". Another common term is "[[Eli Ohana]]" haircut, named after a famous football player who wore this haircut. |
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*The [[Hungary|Hungarian]] term is also [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] or just simply footballist (soccer player) hair, "focistafrizura". |
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*The [[Iceland]]ic term is ''Hebbi'', referring to a nickname of an Icelandic singer called Herbert Guðmundsson sporting the hairstyle, or sítt að aftan (long in the back). |
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* The [[Italian language|Italian]] term is "''capelli alla tedesca''" (hair at German style) or "''taglio alla tedesca''" (haircut at German style) referring to its former popularity in [[Germany]], above all among [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] soccer players. It is also known as "''alla [[McGyver]]''" (at McGyver style) as the main character of this the popular American [[TV series]] appears with mullet in some episodes, or as "''sette''" (seven) because the hair on top and back form the image of a number seven, but also "pitta". This haircut is also very popular among people who listen and dance house music, especially in Rome and Milan. House people in Italy usually show middle-length hair on the top (often spiked up), short hair at the sides (sometimes totally shaved) and very long hair at the back of the head (most of the time they smooth the back hair downwards). |
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*The [[Japan]]ese term is ''urufu hea'' which is the Japanese way of saying "wolf hair." It's actually a quite popular look among young men, though the hair in the front is generally longer than a typical mullet's. |
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*The [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]] term is "џигерица" [dzigerica], meaning the "liver haircut". |
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*The [[Mexican Spanish|Mexican]] term is "buki" haircut because the Mexican band Los Bukis are known to have used this hairstyle. |
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*The [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] term is "hockeysveis", meaning "hockey hairstyle", referring to the hairstyle's popularity among ice hockey players. |
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*The [[Puerto Rican Spanish|Puerto Rican]] term is "''playero''" which translates as "beach comber" or "beach style" because of its stereotypical use by [[surfing|surfer]]s. |
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*The [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] terms are: ''XF'' which comes from a motorcycle model from Zundapp, or ''Deixe Ficar'' which is short for ''deixe ficar atrás''. That's what you say to your hairdresser when you want him not to cut the hair on the back of your head. One other is ''semi reboque'', which means a big truck trailer. |
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*The [[Polish language|Polish]] term is "Czeski piłkarz" - meaning "Czech football player" as in the 1970s the haircut was greatly popular among Czech footballers. |
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*The [[Romanian language|Romanian]] term is ''chicǎ'', which means "long hair at the neck". This haircut is associated with redneck-like people and is socially associated with the lack of sophistication or culture. |
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*The [[Russian language|Russian]] term is ''[[Dima Bilan]]'', named after The Russian Pop Singer.[http://www.exile.ru/2007-July-13/feature_story.html] |
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*The [[Serbia]]n term is "Tarzanka", referring to Tarzan the Ape Man. |
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*Another [[Serbia]]n term is "Krčedinka", in reference to the alleged popularity of the haircut in the village of Krčedin. |
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*The [[Slovenia]]n term is also [[Bundesliga (football)|Bundesliga]] or simply metlica, which translates to "a small broom". |
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*The [[Bosnian language|Bosnian]] term for a mullet is "fudbolerka", indicating the mullet's former popularity with soccer players. |
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*The [[Sweden|Swedish]] term is ''hockeyfrilla'', which means "ice hockey haircut" in reference to its popularity among some hockey players. The music group [[De lyckliga kompisarna]] wrote a song with this name, that was played extensively on radio in the early 90s. |
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*The [[Turkey|Turkish]] term is ''aslan yelesi'', ''Fikirtepe modeli'' or ''kaleci saçı'', which means "lion's mane", "Fikirtepe" (a suburb of Istanbul where this style was popular among shuttle drivers) style" and "goalkeeper's hair" respectively. |
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* The [[Sanskrit]] "[[sikha]]" ("crest" or "top-knot") that a [[Hindu]] [[Vaishnava]] devotee wears can be mistaken for a mullet if long and bushy enough. Western devotees sometimes pass off their sikhas as mullets when inquired by outsiders. |
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* The [[South Africa]]n term is "[[Benoni]] Special" referring to the prevalence of the hairstyle in that area of the country. |
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*[http://www.yourdictionary.com/library/mullet.html yourDictionary.com: Mullet] |
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*[http://www.mulletmadness.com/ Mullet Madness - A tribute to great hairstyle] |
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*[http://www.mulletsgalore.com/ Mullets Galore] |
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*[http://www.ratemymullet.com/ Rate my mullet] |
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*[http://www.flockofmullets.com/ Flock of Mullets] |
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*[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1800368721614942156&q=/ Mullet University Video - Iroc Camaro's and Mullets] |
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Latest revision as of 21:36, 13 December 2024
The mullet is a hairstyle in which the hair is cut shorter at the front, top and sides, but is longer at the back.
Etymology
[edit]According to the Oxford English Dictionary, use of the term mullet to describe this hairstyle was "apparently coined, and certainly popularized, by American hip-hop group the Beastie Boys",[1] who used "mullet" and "mullet head" as epithets in their 1994 song "Mullet Head", combining it with a description of the haircut: "number one on the side and don't touch the back, number six on the top and don't cut it wack, Jack."[2] They expounded on the subject at length in a six-page article entitled "Mulling Over The Mullet" in Issue 2 (1995) of their magazine Grand Royal, offering a selection of alternative names for the cut, including "Hockey Player Haircut" and "Soccer Rocker".[3]
False etymology
[edit]On Slate's Decoder Ring podcast, Willa Paskin discussed the etymology of the term, noting that Oxford English Dictionary credited the Australian Street Machine automotive magazine with the first published description of the term in 1992, predating Beastie Boys.[4][5][6][7][8] Decoder Ring discovered that the magazine image had been faked; in a 2018 apology posted to imgur, the creator had admitted to faking the text, adjusting the magazine dates, and shown proof.[9]
Fashion history
[edit]In antiquity
[edit]Historian Suetonius writes that the Roman emperor Tiberius "wore his hair rather long at the back, so much so as even to cover the nape of his neck", and that this was a tradition of his family, the Claudians.[10] One bust of Tiberius's great-nephew Caligula has short locks across the forehead and longer hair behind.[11]
A metal figurine, dated back to the 1st-century AD and found during 2018 preparations for a new car park at the Wimpole Estate, England, was hypothesised by archaeologists to indicate that natives in ancient Britain during the Roman occupation could have worn their hair similarly to mullets.[12]
In the sixth century, Byzantine scholar Procopius wrote that some factions of young males wore their hair long at the back and cut it short over the forehead. This non-Roman style was termed the "Hunnic" look.[13][14]
Researcher Alan Henderson describes the ancient hairstyle as useful, as it kept the hair out of the eyes, yet provided warmth and protection for the neck.[15]
Native America
[edit]In Mourt's Relation, author Edward Winslow described the Plymouth pilgrims' first encounter with the Native Americans, Samoset of the Abenaki in 1621:
He was a tall straight man, the hair of his head black, long behind, only short before, none on his face at all; …
Native Borneo
[edit]
Some tribes in Borneo also have mullet hairstyles, including Dayak Kayan, Kenyah and Iban.[citation needed]
1960s
[edit]Tom Jones sported a mullet in two of his three 1965 performances of his hit song "It's Not Unusual" on The Ed Sullivan Show, May 2, 1965 and June 13, 1965.[17][18]
1970s
[edit]
Mullets were worn by rock stars David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Keith Richards, and Paul McCartney in the early 1970s.[19][20] When writing Neil Peart's eulogy in January 2020, Greg Prato asserted Peart had a mullet, based on his observations of a 1974 video, further suggesting "he also may have been one of the first rockers to sport another hairstyle – the rattail", based on a 1985 video, "The Big Money".[21]
1980s
[edit]In Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom in the 1980s, mullets were "everywhere", according to Tess Reidy writing at The Guardian in 2019.[22] The 1980s were also the high point of the mullet's popularity in continental Europe.[23]
Also in the 1980s, the mullet became part of lesbian culture, where it came to be used as a way of identifying oneself as a member of that culture in public.[24][25][26][27]
1990s
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After the much-publicized 1992 DC Comics storyline in which Superman apparently died, the character returned to the 1993 follow-up storyline "Reign of the Supermen", in which he was depicted with a mullet.[28] The cancelled Superman film project, Superman Lives, would have depicted Superman with a mullet.[29]
Punk rock band the Vandals sang of the mullets worn by country music singers and guests of The Jerry Springer Show and listed regional names for the style in the 1998 song "I've Got an Ape Drape".[30] In 1997, gay punk band Pansy Division released their single "Hockey Hair" in Vancouver, Canada about this hairstyle.
Vocalist Wesley Willis wrote and released the track "Cut the Mullet" in 1998 and frequently performed it at live shows.[31]
2000s
[edit]The 2001 film American Mullet documents the phenomenon of the mullet hairstyle and the people who wear it.[32]
The same year Universal Records (Canada) released the album Mullet Years: Power Ballads, a collection of hard rock ballads.[33]
This hairstyle became popular with the bogan subculture in Australia and New Zealand.[34][35]
2010s
[edit]The mullet was banned in Iran as one style on a list of "un-Islamic", "decadent Western cuts".[36][37]
The mullet was returned to the spotlight in 2015 by K-pop idol G-Dragon during his band BIGBANG's Made World Tour.[38] Baekhyun of EXO also sported a mullet in promotion for the group's 2017 song "Ko Ko Bop". K-pop artists who have worn mullets include Block B's Zico, Song Min-ho, Nam Joo-hyuk, Dean, Stray Kids' Chan and Han, VIXX's N,[39] B.A.P.'s Himchan,[40] Seventeen's Woozi and The8, and BTS's V.[41]
The mullet has also experienced a revival within American sports. After winning back-to-back Stanley Cups, Phil Kessel was spotted in Pittsburgh Penguins training camp in September 2017 bringing the mullet back to its native roots of Pittsburgh hockey (Jaromír Jágr wore a mullet with the Penguins in the 1990s).[citation needed] Similarly, Oklahoma State head football coach Mike Gundy wore a mullet starting in early 2017; the popularity of his mullet supposedly earned Oklahoma State millions of dollars in marketing revenue.[42] In addition, from 2010 to 2015, Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks popularized the "playoff mullet," an alternative to the traditional NHL playoff beard.[43] Then-Pittsburgh Steelers running back James Conner began sporting a mullet in 2018, continuing the Yinzer tradition of the hairstyle in Western Pennsylvania.[44] The revival also extended to Australia in the late 2010s, with Australian soccer player Rhyan Grant becoming widely known for his mullet haircut to the point that it was included within the video game FIFA 20.[45]
2020s
[edit]In September 2020, i-D called 2020 "the year of the mullet", attributing its boom in popularity to COVID-19 lockdowns and the extended closure of hair salons.[46] In an article for Vice Media, the mullet-wearing teenagers interviewed all described getting the haircut as a joke, with one stating "There's an irony to the mullet haircut. It's this disgustingly gross haircut, which means it's definitely worn in an ironic way".[47] Magda Ryczko, founder of a barbershop in Brooklyn, notes that mullets allow for a professional front-facing look for COVID-19 era Zoom meetings, while maintaining a messier, more fun look off-camera, when the longer back section of hair may be revealed.[48] An annual national USA Mullet Championship began in 2020.[49][50] The versatility of the taper fade has modernized the classic mullet, giving it a cleaner look, known as the modern mullet.[51]
In July 2023, Mexican singer Peso Pluma attracted attention for his mullet style, a hairstyle that he adopted as his signature haircut during his stardom as a musical performer.[52] The singer confirmed that his hairstyle was originally a mishap, when he visited the city of Medellín and his barber gave him a hairstyle that was "popular in Medellín", later realizing that it wasn't bad after filming a music video.[53][54]
58-year-old Tami Manis from Knoxville, Tennessee was awarded a Guinness World Record for a 172.72 cm-long (68.00 in) mullet in August 2023, a result of not having her hair cut for 33 years.[55][56]
In September 2024, 26-year old Trevor Hyland, of Shrule in County Mayo, Ireland, gained the nickname "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Mullet" after finding himself representing Ireland in a Swiss competition to find the greatest example of the hairstyle. A win might see him representing Ireland at European level.[57]
In popular culture
[edit]In 2019, Kiefer Sutherland described himself as an unwitting instigator of the hairstyle, which he sported in the 1987 film The Lost Boys.[58] In 2022 press interviews marking the 35th anniversary of the film, Sutherland again recounted the story.[59][60]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "mullet, n.9". Oxford University Press. OED Online. September 2013.
- ^ Mullet Head (Remastered 2009) on YouTube[dead link]
- ^ Grand Royal Issue 2, (1995) p. 44
- ^ "The Mullet Mystery - Episode 23 - The Oxford Comment". SoundCloud. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "OED Appeals: mullet". Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) Tumblr. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Appeals: mullet". Oxford English Dictionary. 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Thinkmap Inc. (20 July 2015). "Think of "Mullet" as a 1980s Word? It's Not.: Vocabulary Shout-Out: Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus". visualthesaurus.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Levine, Sara (June 2016). "The 'mullet' mystery - Episode 23 - The Oxford Comment | OUPblog". OUPblog. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ topsmate (21 April 2018). "An apology to the Oxford English Dictionary". Imgur. Archived from the original on 16 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
A few years ago I saw a post on reddit about the origin of the word Mullet (the Beastie Boys have the first record of it being used according to the Oxford English Dictionary). I photoshopped a 1992 magazine I had laying around to make it look like it referred to the term Mullet before it was first used in print.... The above photo is the original un-photoshopped Street Machine issue I used, and photoshopped to be a mythical "Jan '92" issue with an edited article within that proved the use of the term Mullet before the beastie boys in 1994. It should be obvious to anyone involved in the OED appeals search that it's the same magazine as the photoshopped version (in one of the images below), and the search can stop and they can save any effort going forward.
- ^ Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (1914) [c. AD 121]. "Life of Tiberius". The Twelve Caesars. Translated by John Carew Rolfe. Loeb Classical Library. Tiberius 68.
- ^ "Portrait of Caligua". Galleria Borghese Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Unearthed figurine suggests ancient Britons favoured mullets". The Guardian. 19 February 2021.(registration required)
- ^ Toner, J. P. (2013). Popular Culture in Ancient Rome. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0745654904.
- ^ Heather, Peter (4 July 2013). The Restoration of Rome: Barbarian Popes & Imperial Pretenders. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-0230772304.
- ^ Henderson, Alan (2013). Mullet Madness. Skyhorse.
- ^ William Bradford, Edward Winslow (1865). Mourt's Relation, or Journal of the Plantation at Plymouth. Boston: J. K. Wiggin.
- ^ Tom Jones (17 October 2020). Tom Jones "It's Not Unusual" (May 2, 1965) on The Ed Sullivan Show (Online video platform). The Ed Sullivan Show. OMbfYOaStU4. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Tom Jones (3 October 2020). Tom Jones "It's Not Unusual" (June 13, 1965) on The Ed Sullivan Show (Online video platform). The Ed Sullivan Show. 4CyS9wVBNGo. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Wilson, William (2011). Gobbledygook. p. 166. ISBN 978-1440529252.
David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust rocked a mullet, and so did Wings-era Paul McCartney.
- ^ Andrew Grant Jackson (2012). Still the Greatest. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810882232.
he sported the mullet that Bowie would as Ziggy Stardust; cousin to the shag popularized by David Cassidy, Florence Henderson, and Rod Stewart. It almost looks cool in those early days, but when McCartney added the mustache ...
- ^ Prato, Greg (12 January 2020). "10 Moments That Show the Awesomeness of Rush's Neil Peart". Heavy Consequence. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Here's the long and the short of it – mullets are back". the Guardian. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2021.(registration required)
- ^ "The Greatest Collection of Mullet Hairstyles You Are Ever Likely to See". The Vintage News. 3 October 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ Bianco, Marcie (5 February 2015). "9 Ways Lesbians Have Given Straight Women A Fashion Edge". Curve. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ Johnson, L. A. (7 October 2003). "For 'mulletheads,' it's not just a hairstyle, it's a lifestyle". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ^ Weitz, Rose (12 January 2005). Rapunzel's Daughters: What Women's Hair Tells Us About Women's Lives. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9781429931137.
- ^ Bennett, Conswella (6 June 2011). "Mullets, Flannel, and Hipster Jeans: Lesbian Fashion Now and Then". Edge Media Network.
- ^ Kesel, Karl (w), Grummett, Tom (p), Hazelwood, Doug (i). "Reign of the Superman!" The Adventures of Superman, no. 505 (October 1993). DC Comics.
- ^ The Editors of GQ (25 July 2014). "The Nicolas Cage Superman Documentary Reminds Us of the Man of Steel's Bad Hair Days". GQ. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "I've Got An Ape Drape lyrics". AllTheLyrics.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ Loux, Brian (14 September 2001). "Wesley Willis Live". The Tech. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ Rebecca Flint Marx (2008). "American Mullet (2001)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
- ^ "Compilations - Mullet Years: Power Ballads CD. Heavy Harmonies Discography".
- ^ Passmore, Daryl (13 November 2010). "Bogans of today evolved beyond stunned mullets". The Sunday Mail. Queensland: News Corp Australia.
- ^ Stark, Jill (19 December 2015). "Bogan Bingo! Get your mullet and flannies ready, it's bogan time". The Age. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ Shahid, Aliyah (6 July 2010). "Iran launches crackdown on Western hairstyles, Culture Ministry bans mullet, ponytails, long hair". Daily News. New York Daily News. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ Dweck, Jessica (10 July 2010), "Whence the Mullet? The history of Iran's forbidden haircut", Slate
- ^ "BIGBANG 2015 WORLD TOUR 'MADE'". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ yckim124 (11 July 2017). "Netizens are afraid the mullet hairstyle is becoming a trend due to idols". allkpop.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ J. K (21 August 2017). "Update: B.A.P Drops Another Beautiful Trailer For "Honeymoon" - Soompi". Soompi. Viki Inc. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ bts fancafe (16 April 2018). "My hair is like this because I want to do it~😊🐯 Please cheer for me and support me. I love you and good night 👍🏻💜". Twitter. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Sherman, Mitch (19 July 2017). "Gundy: Mullet worth 'millions' in OSU marketing". ESPN. Frisco, Texas. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ Skrbina, Paul (12 May 2015). "The man behind Patrick Kane's mullet". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Fowler, Jeremy (13 September 2018). "Steelers' James Conner embraces unique haircut, planning more styles". ESPN. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- ^ "Cars, Wedding Crashers and cheating death: A-League's man behind the mullet". Fox Sports. 9 October 2019.
- ^ Lanigan, Roisin (2 September 2020). "2020 is the year of the mullet". i-D. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Smythe, Polly (8 September 2020). "Mullets Have Become the Must-Have Haircut at English Private Schools". Vice Media. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "The Queer Rebirth of the Mullet". MEL Magazine. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "USA Mullet Championships - Business Up Front & Party In The Back". USA Mullet Championships. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Breen, Kerry (8 October 2021). "There's a national mullet championship for kids and the finalist photos are priceless". TODAY.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ "50 Cool Mullet Hairstyles For Men (2021 Haircut Styles)". Men's Hairstyles Now. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Peso Pluma: ¿Cuál es el Origen de su Famoso Corte de Pelo?". Nmás. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
- ^ Flores, Griselda (13 July 2023). "Peso Pluma's Hairstyle: The Story Behind His Mullet-Like Cut". Billboard. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Martinez, Kiko (4 May 2023). "WATCH: Peso Pluma Hairstyle Skyrockets in Popularity Amongst Fans". Remezcla. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
- ^ Tennessee woman has longest competitive mullet
- ^ Tennessee woman sets record for world's longest female mullet
- ^ "'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Mullet' – the Mayo man representing Ireland in a Swiss competition for the infamous '80s hairstyle". 13 September 2024.
- ^ 'The Lost Boys' star Kiefer Sutherland talks 'violent and gross' deleted scene and inventing the mullet Yahoo!, 24 October 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2022
- ^ Kiefer Sutherland Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of ‘The Lost Boys' "While chatting with ET Canada's Carlos Bustamante about the 35th anniversary of “The Lost Boys”, Canadian actor Kiefer Sutherland reveals he was blamed for the mullet becoming so popular." MSN, 8 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022
- ^ Kiefer Sutherland Celebrates 35th Anniversary Of ‘The Lost Boys' Archived 22 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine ET Canada. Retrieved 22 January 2022
Further reading
[edit]- Hoskyns, Barhey (2000). The Mullet: Hairstyle of the Gods. Bloomsbury USA. ISBN 1582340641.
- Henderson, Alan (2007). Mullet Madness!: The Haircut That's Business Up Front and a Party in the Back. Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1616088606.
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