Are Mullets Back In?
In preparation for summer, I recently dusted off my gym card and took an apprehensive drive to the local sweat parlour. I say apprehensive because it’d been a while since my last workout and I always have these vision of tripping on the treadmill, dropping a weight on my face or getting stuck in one of those workout death machines.
15 minutes into my rowing session and I was feeling a bit better, having avoided any mishaps thus far. I relaxed a bit and started to take in the people around me. I was surprised to see a few regulars, still as fat as they were 4 months ago when I was there last. Naturally there were the ’strutters’..you know the kind… The hot women who walk around there, strutting their goods, knowing that they don’t need to be at the gym, but loving the attention they’re getting from the sweating geezers on the treadmill, one of whom is starting to foam at the mouth.
I was more taken aback though, by the developing fashion trends that I noticed. Now as far as I’m concerned, mullets are a no-go right?
To say that the mullet is a hairstyle barely even scratches the surface of the issue. The mullet is a way of life, it is a state of mind, it is every person who wears it. Physically it is characterized by short hair on the top, front, and sides of the head, followed by a long drape of hair on the back, reaching at least to the middle of the spine. [ratemymullet.com]
I mean its clear to see why these went out of fashion along with alice bands and the square wheel.
Unfortunately though, the mullet seems to be making somewhat of a comeback. *sigh*… I’m all for retro styles. But please people, the line needs to be drawn somewhere and I think the reimergence of mullets in current fasion is case and point in this regard. What’s next? If the mullet is becoming acceptable again what about guys’ platform shoes and big ass Harley Davidson belt buckles?
There’s a thin line between freedom of expression and looking like a dweeb.
I was in Spain about a year-and-a-half ago. The entire country was awash in mullets, tapered low-rise jeans and wrestling boots. Its not just a localized fad. God help us all.
For some reason, when i see mullets…I think rednecks!
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555dale I thought u were english dude??
Only on the outside