1. This reminds me I have some thoughts on the pre-history of the mullet, the Beastie Boys, Dan Clowes, the way naming something makes it visible and changes our sense of the past, Jack Kirby, etc.https://twitter.com/AryehCW/status/1421983919600279552 …
-
-
5. Now that "the mullet" is named we can find all sorts of precursors in history. In 1621 a Plymouth colonist encountered native named Samoset of the Abenaki: "He was a tall straight man, the hair of his head black, long behind, only short before, none on his face at all"
Show this thread -
6. Various photos of Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, David Bowie from 1960s and 1970s now look like mullets avant la lettre. The thing existed before the name but the name helps us see the thing.
Show this thread -
7. Some notes that might be useful for future mullet scholars. Basil Wolverton's drawings from 1930s and 1940s often feature what seem like proto-mullets.pic.twitter.com/GGUWhV7KsP
Show this thread -
8. And Jack Kirby's Angel (from Boys' Ranch, early 1950s) is edging towards a mullet.pic.twitter.com/2Gup8LEV1i
Show this thread -
9. I think is is key about how successful the term mullet has been, enough to overshadow original mocking use and also eclipse earlier stabs at taxonomy like "hockey hair"https://twitter.com/ericbrownzzz/status/1421991889620946948 …
Show this thread
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
Yet, the shame
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
-
-
“mullet” also became so popular that it overshadowed the term’s origin, “mullet head” as a way to call someone stupid (and also the name of a Beastie Boys song)
-
The Beasties covered this topic in depth in their Grand Royal magazine: "the Mullet is as much a state of mind as it is a haircut"https://www.flickr.com/photos/b-grrrlie/8386905949/in/album-72157632541056382/ …
End of conversation
New conversation -
-
-
La coupe Longueuil, locally here
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
-
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.