#mullet history

[fordtato]

The complicated historical context of Stan's mullet

I never did fully save/combine the collective 4 minutes on the history of mullets in my video, so let me tell you more here on tumblr.

Something interesting about mullets is that for the better part of the 80s, we didn't actually call them mullets in the United States. They were just A Hairstyle Men Had. I don't know how to express that mullets were so ubiquitous as a men's hairstyle that the term was largely unnecessary - it was The Look.

So where did "mullet" as a term come from?

Though the hairstyle itself dates back to ancient times, with the Iliad — written around 750-700 BC — including descriptions of warriors with “hair long at the back”, many credit the Beastie Boy’s 1994 titular tribute song ‘Mullet Head’ with being the first to actually use the term to refer to men with the hairstyle (complete with a description of the hairstyle: "Number one on the side and don't touch the back, number six on the top and don't cut it wack, Jack") though BEFORE then, the term mullethead was a term dating back to the 1800s that just meant a foolish person.

But some have pointed out an earlier usage, before 1994, which may have predated the Beastie Boys (though the jury is out on whether or not it was part of their songs' inspiration).

French fashion guru Henri Mollet was among the first to notably wear this style in the 20th century, in the 1970s (though David Bowie wore it around the same time, with a bigger societal impact). This led to Mollet's hairstyle being described in France as a "Mollet."

The thing is that, for the most part, while some in France called it a Mollet (pronounced like moe-lay, I believe), the term did not make it to the United States. It barely left France, but the term may have been anglicized to the surrounding areas as "mullet," where it existed in Europe to describe Mollet's signature hairstyle.

So if it was a European term and not even in the US, how would Stan have learned this term?

Well, according to his Stetson Pinesfield ID (the ID from "Not What He Seems" that greatly matches his appearance from his date with Carla McCorkle at the Juke Joint, but there's more on that in the video), he's been to London.

It is of note that there are very limited records of the term Mollet being used, so some historians disagree that this is a true origin of the term outside of a hyperlocal sense surrounding France, but it WOULD would make it within the realm of possibility for Stan to have heard the term before 1994, and use it in 1983 (and yes, it's 83, not 82, more on that in the vid).

Which means that Stan was WAY ahead of the curve and the only person on earth to think that mullets were not fashionable, and also that Ford had no idea what he was talking about.

Stan was like, "I have a mullet, Stanford!"

And Ford was like, "Oh? We're just making up made up things now? Cool, that's rad, I have a demon inside my brain, Stanley."

#mullet stan #stanley pines #gravity falls #the gravity falls timeline #stanford pines #mullet history

[menhairstylesworld]

Unraveling the History of the Mullet: From Origins to Popularity

What is a Mullet? The History of the mullet; this distinctive hairstyle, known for its shorter cut at the front and voluminous length at the back. It defies the ordinary and embraces the extraordinary. Dispelling the common misconception of the ‘skullet’, a style marked by a bald front akin to historical figures like Benjamin Franklin. The mullet instead commands attention with its flowing…

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#mullet #mullet haircut #mullet hairstyle #mullet history

[clove-pinks]

A Royal Navy midshipman portrait dated 1770 - 1799, in the manner of John Dowman, ARA (Ruabon, North Wales, 1750 – Wrexham 1824).

#midshipman monday #age of sail #royal navy #dressed to kill #naval history #midshipman #the dating on this surprises me #i would have thought early 19th century #i expect more of a mullet on a boy in the late 18th century #sometimes it is still midshipman monday (when i find a good middy picture)

[op3ra]

two EARLY early rusty pfps of mine.........these are so old it feels like they're from another dimension at this point. both are from september 2022 or so

#you can see that I clarified what I wanted from my rusty very quickly #these versions are maybe a handful of weeks apart #the left is my first colored drawing of rusty and the one on the right already features a lot of my trademarks #face rust‚ near-black base‚ no orange in the costume itself‚ red theme‚ FANGS‚ yellow eyes‚ chin shape and mullet #overall a heavy broadway / g mowry influence combined with my own headcannons #you can also see exactly how rusty's face rust eventually grew into the large path across his nose cuz i just added more every time LOL #and the old four pointed star in his eyes headcannon which i came up with on my first day into starex and eventually stopped drawing bc- #-the way i draw eyes just doesn't really allow for it #anyways. history lesson or whatever #these were both my pfp for some time but i never actually POSTED them #i can do another few posts with my pfps but probably on mus1ca1 instead bc they're lower quality from here on out #stex fanart #rusty the steam engine #stex #art or whatever

[notallsandmen]

I am so damn thankful for all you beautiful artists out there making 1989 Dream content, because it lets me scrub my eyes from his horrible Mullet of the Endless in the comics

#mullet of the endless #his hair is 80s amazing in literally every other part of the comics except for this #and it is killing me #Heckling Dream throughout history #dream of the endless fanart #1989 Dream #dreamling #dream x hob #dream of the endless #the sandman fanart

[smol-soop-spoon]

Richard cutting his own hair leads me to believe that he came to Hampden with a MULLET (which he immediately shortened after seeing the Plastics I mean the Greek class)

#also trendily referred to as the “bi-level” cut back in the 80s #I won't make the joke on the name and Richard's inclinations I'm better than this #Judy saw that mullet boy and immediately thought “SMASH” #Judy wanted to peg Richard and that's today's hill to die on #Judy went through the five stages of grief when she saw that Richard had cut his hair #Richard growing his hair out in the summer in spite of his father insulting him #packing up like “new year NEW ME” #“MY NAME'S RICHARD NOW” #“STOP CALLING ME JOHN MOM” #Henry didn't recognise Richard at first during winter break because of his long-ish hair #richard papen #john richard papen #the secret history #tsh

[wiiildflowerrr]

@xannyafi: i think everyone in 5SOS could definitely rock a mullet

@Calum5SOS: @xannyafi

24 April 2021

#mullet!calum #5sos #5 seconds of summer #calum hood #calum #calum 5sos #twitter!calum #video #24 april #2021 #this day in 5sos history

[bitterlywoo]

Happy Dinito Day wooooo~~~ I'm late to the party but I managed to get this pumped out in a few hours whew

Much love to 우리 막내의 신 <333

#wait was revolutionary #making history frfr #the slick back mullet with the few strands out is honestly such a good look on him #dino #seventeen #svt #svt fanart #art #세븐틴 #디노

[ginkgoidea]

Earlier this year I made my first linocut print since high school. At the time I didn’t have any proper printmaking ink or paper, so I made a mockup with acrylagouache on my Midori sketchbook paper...and I didn’t scan it either, so it looked blurry and terrible. But recently I bought some proper printmaking ink, did this test on some Arches paper, and scanned it properly. I’m so happy with the result now, and I’d love to make and sell some more prints of this! Sand mullet (Myxus elongatus) printed with Schmincke Aqualinoldruck ink

#artists on tumblr #my art #original #traditional #linocut #natural history illustration #fish #mullet fish #sand mullet #why won't it let me add alt text on desktop smh

[rabble-dabble]

John Egbert's ideal man is Karkat with a mullet.

you take that back right now. i will NEVER draw that do you hear me. /shakes you DO YOU HEAR ME

exploding this ask to the moon

#answered #anon #evil john anon #gif #AKHSDKFAHSKDRJHKAHFKHSFKL #all in /j of course #but not the mullet thing. mullet isnt /j #but the. the mullet. yearh im never drawing a mullet on any character except Keith from Voltron and that guy is already on thin ice #sorry but my personal life belief is that. ok dont laugh but PEOPLE WITH MULLETS ARE UGLY #sorry people are not ugly just. mullets themselves. its a fuckin MULLET #do you UNDERSTAND. WORST HAIRSTYLE IN THE HISTORY OF EVER #'business in the front party in the back' NOOOOOOOO!!! ITS A CREATURE OF DESTRUCTION AND DOOM!!!! KILL IT!!!! #disgusting. a disgrace. who would ever wear that hairstyle. if you wear that hairstyle Im Sorry For Your Loss #my brother had a mullet once. it was So fucking Bad i kid you not im cryign do you understand #DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME!!! NO MULLETS!!!! THEYRE GODS WORST CREATURE #ahem. anyways <- he says as if he's normal. for hating mullets #anyways thanks for the ask even though you are wrong #im gonna pretend to be normal about it

[mother-ofthe-universedraws]

Imma figure out this damn style if it’s the last thing I do lmao

#gravity falls #stanley pines #stan pines #mullet stan #doodles on my history notes lol

[avarkriss]

so far i have 2 main thoughts at like 38% completion on Jedi: Survivor

1) thank goodness for story mode because i wouldn't get off of Koboh without it

2) more importantly, the more i progress the more annoyed i am about battle scars. we could have had *so much* high republic lore instead, and i love seeing that tied into this game. but for all of the talk about how important that book was to canon and to understanding what's going on in the game i say malarkey

#WHERE is the high republic book that goes more into all of this!!! #WHERE is the book with cal in jedi history class learning about the high republic like i sat in geometry 'oh ill never use this' #just to use it every day of your life #we could've had it all #ALSO - who decided to give cal a yeehaw get up with a mullet and a mustache that was illegal #sw jedi survivor #jedi: survivor spoilers #jedi: survivor #cal kestis #spoilers

[pctaldrunk]

@dreams-of-fate​ asked   :    (     home     )  :         for     sender     to     offer     receiver     a     key     to     their     home (sport au subai) }   -   ACTION STARTERS (ACCEPTING)

Stares at the glint of metal attached to a little red bow, like it’s a wrapped present - held between familiar fingers. Reaches out, hesitantly, to cover it - resting his hand on top of Mengzhen’s as he looks up into the other’s eyes. Swallows thickly. “...Is this...?” What he thinks it is? A crease appears between his brows. “Mengzhen, these are your keys. You’re giving me your house key.” Cautious reiteration, like Mengzhen isn’t completely and probably minutely aware of what he’s doing. Presses his lips together, and begins again, after a moment - “...Are you sure? It isn’t...too soon?”

#Dreams of Fate #interaction : why do you fight like your running out of time. why do you write like history has its eyes on you #𝐁𝐀𝐈 𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐅𝐄𝐈 : 高处不胜寒 #((fsajflksjf;sf hello)) #((i capped a vaRIETY SHOW FOR THIS)) #((don't ask me why modenr cabbage has a mullet)) #((i mean u kno why modern cabbag ehas a mullet)) #((the weird thing is he looks unfairly good w/ a mullet)) #((s i r))

[pondscummy]

another petty one. my roommate I'm most mad at has tried to telling that I'm wrong about the definition of both mullet and kitsch. the mullet one was after a hairstylist and I talked about what we should do w my hair and she suggested and gave me a mullet and then my roommate tried to tell me that no one wore mullets anymore and I was like they're extremely popular w queer people rn and you've had one for a while and they argued w me despite having hair that looked just like this pic that comes up when I search for mullet.

the kitsch one was that I was talking about how I don't like kitschy decor and they argued that all my decor is kitschy and I was genuinely offended bc I don't care if other people have that style and enjoy it but it's not mine and they Insisted they were right even after I pulled up the definition and was like if someone isn't doing this on purpose that *is* considered an insult???

and if I google for examples like. this vs. how I decorate are not the same. girl these are very very different.

#also they're not the one into interior design That's Me i am the one w books on it and a YT history full of it like is it THAT hard to admit #like oops i thought that meant something else??????? i don't really think of anyone as being stupid unless they blindly double down #when they're presented w evidence they're wrong but OOOOOOF by that definition this dude's a grade A dumbass 👍 #pond.txt #nothing happened to spark this just my grandma pissed me off by being rly negative and then i remembered i need my mullet cut soon #and now we're here #i'm gonna go try jacking it off and back on again and see if that heals me.

[driftwooddestiel]

love my history teacher so much actually hes honestly so good

#hes managing to genuinely convince the mullets to not use chatgpt to plan their essays #he encourages class debates #hes generally an entertaining teacher #i used to hate him but ive changed my ways o7 #as a self & society teacher i disliked his teaching so much. but for history? very good teacher

[historyaccordingtosnark]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CxvUxVgLEyX/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

#history #TV #mcgyver #richarddeananderson #mullet #80s