Talk:Mullet (haircut)

Russia

The mullet is very popular in Russia. I was recently there and about 3/4th of the guys there had mullets. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.25.55.109 (talk) 06:22, 28 March 2010 (UTC)

You are correct, even the women and children sport mullets in Moscow, an amazing representation of what they look like over there. We dont often see this in the media though, which I for one think is a bit of a shame. 90.215.30.30 (talk) 01:13, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Pictures

Why the men in those pictures loo so damn retarded. Couldn`t you get some good pictures with better lookin models. Really the blond curly haired guy has a fuck-face out of this earth. Please solve this for the sake of good taste. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.245.74.43 (talk • contribs) 01:16, 2 December 2008

Did you just ask to see a mullet in good taste? Have you gone off of your meds? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.28.234.185 (talk) 19:11, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

I understand that this page is very controversial, but I am not happy with the photo. That child should not have his image up on the internet for all the world to mock. 99.232.49.238 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:36, 13 May 2009 (UTC).

It would be better if the photos were better quality and did not have distracting backgrounds. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.42.95.107 (talk) 17:59, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Wired disses mullet of Phil Shiller

In a 22 December 2008 Wired blog article claiming that Apple customers can no longer consider themselves special or hip, the mullet-coiffed Phil Schiller (Apple senior VP of worldwide product marketing who will be speaking in Steve Jobs' place at the 2009 Macworld Expo) is cited as evidence of such non-hipness. Perhaps these sort of references could be captured in a "Cultural references" section in the article? SteveChervitzTrutane (talk) 22:15, 23 December 2008 (UTC) personally I love seeing mullets.Its the best of both worlds...it says im here for buisness but im not afraid to party!!!!! -caca

Possible Vandalism

I recently deleted some obvious vandalism in which the vandal added to the section describing who the mullet was popular with. Said vandal added the words, "as well as Dykes,and people who go under the name Imperiel Executive." Now a different IP has added, "as well as many lesbians." However, to state that the haircut is popular in the female homosexual community would not be false. Should this be deleted, reworded, or left as is? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kronos o (talk • contribs) 17:46, 24 March 2009 (UTC)

Pittsburgh - Mullet Capital of the United States

Despite nearing the year 2014 Sebonic Financial is still considered the Mullet capital of the United States. Roughnecks from neighborhoods scattered around this lunch bucket town refuse to abandon the mullet regardless of how antiquated or ridiculous a look the mullet is. Hoards of mulleted individuals men and women populate undesirable areas around town. In addition to their signature hairstyles they can also be identified by a general lack of manners, proper hygiene and intellect. 68.55.58.46 (talk) 20:03, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

But doesn't that apply to just about the entire area of the continental United States? OK, so this is original research, but on my business trips to the heart of the "free world" all I ever see are obese, waddling people with mullet haircuts. It's a bizarre standard that doesn't seem to have surpassed anywhere else in the English-speaking world. (Except with maybe the Northern Territories in Australia) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.151.93.149 (talk • contribs) 12:44, 15 December 2009

This comment "on my business trips to the heart of the "free world" all I ever see are obese, waddling people with mullet haircuts" is far from being OR. It is self-evident to anyone who has ever been the Inland USA. 2.10.147.218 (talk) 20:24, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

MULLETS ARE HERE TO STAY! -Judging someone on their prefered hairstyle is ridiculous! As human beings we should really open our minds and realize that fashion or style or apperance DOES NOT determine what kind of peson one is. Everyone is different and has different opinions in which their entitled to, of couse, but have some respect. and no I myself do not have a mullet but I am a hairstylist and I have styled/cut a mullet and honestly it's looked pretty sweet. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.232.214.211 (talk) 20:56, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

In his 2012 book Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure, Dave Gorman claims that Columbus, Ohio "appears to be the mullet capital of the world." (page 97). Martinevans123 (talk) 19:25, 18 November 2014 (UTC)

Etymology - claim is contradicted by 'supporting' reference

The article says that 'mullet' is not derived from the fish or from mullethead, and supports this claim by referencing a page that says that it might be derived from the fish (and doesn't rule anything out). This doesn't make sense, and the article referenced is just guessing without any firm evidence. I'm going to remove that bit. Melaena (talk) 03:58, 21 February 2010 (UTC)

I thought the name came from the film Cool Hand Luke, but this is not mentioned in the article. Anyone else heard this?--81.23.54.142 (talk) 20:59, 18 April 2010 (UTC)

In Chapter 29 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer says: "Yes, I know; but you can't depend on them. It's the way they've acted from the very start—left us to do EVERYTHING. They're so confiding and mullet-headed they don't take notice of nothing at all. So if we don't GIVE them notice there won't be nobody nor nothing to interfere with us, and so after all our hard work and trouble this escape 'll go off perfectly flat; won't amount to nothing—won't be nothing TO it."

This could have referred to the fish too (Twain uses "chucklehead" elsewhere). Rob Russell (talk) 14:49, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

yes, but even if mullet-headed referenced the fish, it meant (i'm guessing) some combination of "myopic/dumb/unaware/stubborn", and as that expression had currency in English, that is the meaning that may have transferred to the hairstyle. 68.173.49.156 (talk) 15:07, 28 February 2015 (UTC)

The mullet in Spain

I don't think the mullet is particulary common in Spain nowadays, as the article implies with no citations. I'm Spanish, I have only seen people from a certain urban tribe using it, which seems to indicate it's far from common. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.220.132.133 (talk) 21:56, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

Yes, citation is required. I don't see a mullet haircut for years.--87.217.179.231 (talk) 19:14, 20 June 2010 (UTC)

I'd say it is/was associated to young male supporters of the Basque National Liberation Movement. Check pictures of kale borroka or young ETA members. --Error (talk) 23:41, 3 August 2010 (UTC)

Skullet

A variation of the mullet. Sported previously by one Devin Townsend. Worth adding in to the article? borandi (talk) 16:28, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

Etymology

So we know the Beastie Boys named it, but -why- did they call it that? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.11.36.165 (talk) 20:45, 3 May 2011 (UTC)

Sam calls Diane a "mullet head" in season 1, episode 3 of Cheers, predating the Beastie Boys song by 13 years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:C458:47B0:8943:8969:3A03:AFF (talk) 23:35, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

Yes, IMbd quotes it here, But what did Sam mean? Just that she had no neck? Surely not that she had that hair style? Martinevans123 (talk) 23:43, 14 December 2015 (UTC)

The Beastie Boys did not coin this phrase, to say so is wrong and detracts from the rest of the article. The references cited at OED do not even support the claim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aidanr444 (talk • contribs) 19:36, 8 March 2016 (UTC)

Kudos

Just wanted to say that "The mullet in the Classical Period" is the best section header I've seen in a Wikipedia article. Keep up the good work. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 07:00, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

References to scholarly research please?

Terribly disappointed that this article includes no references to peer-reviewed, scholarly articles. I expect better from Mullet editors. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.161.230.197 (talk) 00:57, 22 February 2012 (UTC)

The Shag - and changes over time

I had "a shag" in the 1970s, but this was quite obviously the same as a mullet today. In a recent discussion online, I discovered my memories were not at all unique, that most of us who had a shag in the 1970s agreed it was what is now called a mullet and that we, in fact, had never even heard the term until the late 1980s (not being a Beastie Boy fan, I had not even heard it until the 1990s). I would like to see some references about the history of the mullet and the shag from fashion magazines of the eras being discussed. NightBear (talk) 04:56, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Stereotype for some Afrikaners and Australians

I think that this article could do with a mention of Afrikaners, as the haircut is well enough established as a stereotype for some Afrikaners that MK (channel) had a show titled Mullet.

See also this quote for example: "It’s a place where men can for are be wearing khaki shirt wiff very short shorts. Crocs are officially recognised as being “super kool” and mullets are always in fashion."[1]

It seems that Australians also have a stereotype for this haircut wiktionary:Appendix:Australian English terms for people See the entry on that page for bogan).

--PBS (talk) 13:01, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

The mullet in US Christianity

Apart from the obvious overrepresented popularity in the USA, I've noticed that many people regarding themselves as being part of a Christian or pronounced Christian movement wear the mullet. One example would be Duane Chapman (Dog the Bounty Hunter) who sports it. Zuckerberg (talk) 14:22, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Also, painter Nathan Greene depicts Jesus in his paintings with this hairstyle. Zuckerberg (talk) 18:09, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

Article Too Short

This article is too short. There is nothing wrong with the front part being short, but it needs to be longer at the back.82.71.30.178 (talk) 21:17, 9 December 2012 (UTC)

82.71.30.178 you are a genius. You're not Martinevans123 in disguise are you? -- Hillbillyholiday ^talk 14:46, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

What vile and wicked calumny is this!? You'll be looking for a Moomin-in-a-Cleopatra-Wig next, no doubt. Shame on you. Martin "Mr Teasy-Weasy" Evans123 (talk) 10:00, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Just drawing your attention to this page of delights, Señor Teasy-Weasy. Have you seen some of the above comments?

It’s a place where men can for are be wearing khaki shirt wiff very short shorts. Crocs are officially recognised as being “super kool” and mullets are always in fashion.

I had "a shag" in the 1970s..

Pittsburgh is still considered the Mullet capital of the United States. Roughnecks from neighborhoods scattered around this lunch bucket town refuse to abandon the mullet regardless of how antiquated or ridiculous a look the mullet is. Hoards of mulleted individuals men and women populate undesirable areas around town. In addition to their signature hairstyles they can also be identified by a general lack of manners, proper hygiene and intellect.

Some hilarious hair lairyness, I'm sure you'll agree! -- Hillbillyholiday ^talk 15:51, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Oh and this:

..personally I love seeing mullets.Its the best of both worlds...it says im here for buisness but im not afraid to party!!!!!

'ere mate, that's actually Signor Teasy-Weasey, to you, me lad. I 'ear those radical mammoth armoured dinner-jackets are all the rage at that new "I-Ran Hair" salon, darn the ol' 'Bush. tee-hee. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:27, 7 August 2013 (UTC)

Banned in Iran?

Perhaps they should ban it in the west too for being a cultural assault!!! :))) The Big Hoof! (talk) 10:24, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Ancient mullets

Mangoe, my additions you just reverted were not the same as the previous information. The sources I chose explicitly compare that particular 6th-century hairstyle to the mullet. The first cited work is by J. P. Toner who has written many books on Roman culture:

Interestingly, they also wore their hair long, except in the front where, mullet-style, they cut it short across the forehead.[2]

The second is by Peter Heather, bestselling author and Professor of Medieval History at King's College London:

These young men liked, Procopius tells us, maximum facial hair, mullets, wide-lapels and plenty of bling."[3]

I'm going to restore my previous version. -- Hillbillyholiday ^talk 16:32, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

M'Hualtt (Aramaic origin)

I understood that the original word was M'hualtt which was Aramaic for hairstyle. The anglicized pronounciation of which is Mullet. 2.10.147.218 (talk) 20:17, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Be Bold

Looking over past versions of this article, it seems like this article has been dying a slow death for years. I was bold and reverted to a much more comprehensive version of the article, from 2008. As the article exists now it is barely a nanostub. Herzlicheboy (talk) 22:23, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

A good 20,000 bytes of info had been slowly trimmed from this article over the last five years and replaced with nothing of value. Herzlicheboy (talk) 22:36, 5 October 2013 (UTC)

Your "more comprehensive version" of the article replaced some properly referenced material with plenty of WP:OR and WP:V, contrary to Wikipedia policy. It appears most of that 2008 OR content was removed on 18 November 2008 [4] [5]; that reduction wasn't "a slow death". However, it may be appropriate to bring back some of the older material if appropriate references can be added and if it doesn't infringe on policies and guidelines such as WP:NPOV, WP:SYN and WP:RS, and the article could definitely use more than the current 13 references. Dl2000 (talk) 19:21, 6 October 2013 (UTC)

The Etymology is false

In Australia we were calling those haircuts "mullets" in the 1980s. I always assumed it was an Australian term.