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Mullets on kids

115 replies

Ljcrow · 26/08/2024 16:05

Like small kids, under 10. No, just... no.
YABU = You bloody love a mullet on a small child. Looks great!
YANBU = You agree that a mullet is a monstrosity, particularly on a small child.

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Pipecleanerrevival · 26/08/2024 16:06

Also kids over 10.

Also adults, unless they are Pat Sharpe and it’s 1988.

rubyslippers · 26/08/2024 16:07

Preferable to a skinhead?
cant believe they’ve come back into [ironic] style
I remember them first time around
its hair - it will grow

jolenethea · 26/08/2024 16:07

It's a rugby thing

Globetrote · 26/08/2024 16:13

There is a boy of 8-9 years old in DS’ basketball class who has a very obvious mullet - I’ve overheard other parents commenting about how it looks and it’s not complimentary.

Namechangejustincase24 · 26/08/2024 16:14

My judgement would be they probably have quite young ‘trendy’ parents.

loropianalover · 26/08/2024 16:15

I like them! 🤣

cariadlet · 26/08/2024 16:16

Hideous.

I remember them first time round and at the time I thought they were great. It didn't take too long for everyone to realise that they were one of the biggest style mistakes of the 80s and they were the butt of jokes for years.

I genuinely thought someone was winding me up when I was told that they're making a come back.

BeautyPageantDropout · 26/08/2024 16:17

Stop being such an old fart.

MrsTerryPratchett · 26/08/2024 16:17

Hipster Chic.

longdistanceclaraclara · 26/08/2024 16:18

Awful but they seem to be here. My friend's kids' in Aus have been sporting them for a couple of years.

CrunchySnow · 26/08/2024 16:25

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Timeforicecream · 26/08/2024 16:34

I love them! I’ve been trying to persuade DS to get one, he’s going to the barbers tomorrow. It’s completely in fashion atm so why not, it’s only hair.

Blubbled · 26/08/2024 16:34

Mullets on ANYONE are not a good look!
I'm old enough to remember "Pat Sharp's Hair" lol!

GalileoHumpkins · 26/08/2024 16:36

Mullets are an abomination.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 26/08/2024 16:37

Namechangejustincase24 · 26/08/2024 16:14

My judgement would be they probably have quite young ‘trendy’ parents.

Not necessarily young but definitely trendy. It is a thing in east London and I'm not sure how I feel about it because when I was growing up this look was worn non-ironically by the tougher kids, not little Caspian at fencing class.

CaptainCarrotsBigSword · 26/08/2024 16:39

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A friend of mine has just moved to Aus with her three boys and is trying to hold out against the mullets... But loads of their classmates have them and the boys want to look like their friends!

Apparently there is the added practical element in Australia of keeping the sun off the back of the neck. Not an excuse, IMO.

MasterBeth · 26/08/2024 16:39

jolenethea · 26/08/2024 16:07

It's a rugby thing

No, it isn't. It's a hipster thing, a football thing, an ironic thing, an everywhere thing.

MrsPerfect12 · 26/08/2024 16:39

My son has a mullet, it's styled and looks good, he is 10. Similar to this

Mullets on kids
KreedKafer · 26/08/2024 16:39

Happy for kids of any age to have whatever haircut they like. It’s only hair.

KreedKafer · 26/08/2024 16:42

Globetrote · 26/08/2024 16:13

There is a boy of 8-9 years old in DS’ basketball class who has a very obvious mullet - I’ve overheard other parents commenting about how it looks and it’s not complimentary.

That says nothing about the child, and everything about a bunch of adults who gather round to bitch about an eight-year-old’s haircut.

Thistooshallpass24 · 26/08/2024 16:45

It's hair, it really doesn't matter

MrsStottlemeyer · 26/08/2024 16:45

I think they look ridiculous but most fashion haircuts do.

Soubriquet · 26/08/2024 16:46
business up front party in the back ash GIF

Mullets suck in general but still

Notimeforaname · 26/08/2024 16:47

Mullets are one of the ugliest hairstyles I've ever seen.

TheChosenTwo · 26/08/2024 16:52

I think they’re hideous and would far rather see a ‘tidy’ grade one all over 😂
However hair is hair and not something I’d be willing to go into battle over with my children - we’ve all had tragic hair styles in the past!