So what is a "mullet"?
Jan. 25th, 2008 09:55 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
avevale_intelligencerSomeone on my flist was annoyed by neighbours playing what he described as "mullet-rock" quite loud. He apparently responded by playing "death metal" even louder, and thereby "won." Certainly over all the other people in earshot who didn't really want to listen to either. His flist duly applauded this act of compounded noise pollution.
Moving from the specific case to the general...I've seen various photos of people described as having "mullets," and one thing I notice is that they're all different. "Mullet" seems to be a generic term for "haircut I do not like" or possibly "haircut that in any way involves having hair." Now it also means "haircut as worn by people who enjoy music I do not like." How long till we start to hear about restaurants serving "mullet-food" and cinemas showing "mullet-movies"?
I'm concerned about this because I'm fairly sure some of the music I like--music with rhythmic and harmonic variety, a rich and diverse texture of sounds, and well-sung lyrics containing words of more than one syllable--falls within the bounds of "mullet-rock." As anyone who knows me will readily appreciate, I am deeply concerned about fitting into my preordained role in society and presenting a consistent outward persona, and the right haircut, the right food, and so on are very important in this area. I need advice.
Alternatively, of course, I could just be infuriated by the endless stream of new, manufactured prejudices that seem to spring up to replace the ones our consciences won't let us practice any more. There's a Law of Conservation of Bigotry at work here. Down with mulletism!
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telynor has done what I should have done and checked out Wikipedia, so I now know what a mullet is supposed to be. I don't actually find it particularly attractive myself, but since I'm not the one wearing it that doesn't matter.
I was also interested in this passage on one of the linked sites, which I assume is meant to be funny, but the humour of which rather eludes me:
"Research on the mullet phenomena, at this stage, is still in its infancy. However it is suggested by many top laboratories that the mullet, as it slowly reaches maturity, begins to grow tentacles into the brain of the victim. which affect several areas of the brain and fundamentally alter the candidate's actions and behavioural responses. Said behavioural changes mainly include extreme agression, the proclivity to consume large amounts of alcohol, pedophilia, lack of hygeine, dramatic reduction in inhibitions (often bolstered by the consumption of alcohol), sense of paranoia and distrust towards authority/governmental figures, and most importantly - steadily decreasing IQ levels."
My point is made.
Moving from the specific case to the general...I've seen various photos of people described as having "mullets," and one thing I notice is that they're all different. "Mullet" seems to be a generic term for "haircut I do not like" or possibly "haircut that in any way involves having hair." Now it also means "haircut as worn by people who enjoy music I do not like." How long till we start to hear about restaurants serving "mullet-food" and cinemas showing "mullet-movies"?
I'm concerned about this because I'm fairly sure some of the music I like--music with rhythmic and harmonic variety, a rich and diverse texture of sounds, and well-sung lyrics containing words of more than one syllable--falls within the bounds of "mullet-rock." As anyone who knows me will readily appreciate, I am deeply concerned about fitting into my preordained role in society and presenting a consistent outward persona, and the right haircut, the right food, and so on are very important in this area. I need advice.
Alternatively, of course, I could just be infuriated by the endless stream of new, manufactured prejudices that seem to spring up to replace the ones our consciences won't let us practice any more. There's a Law of Conservation of Bigotry at work here. Down with mulletism!
EDIT:
telynor has done what I should have done and checked out Wikipedia, so I now know what a mullet is supposed to be. I don't actually find it particularly attractive myself, but since I'm not the one wearing it that doesn't matter.I was also interested in this passage on one of the linked sites, which I assume is meant to be funny, but the humour of which rather eludes me:
"Research on the mullet phenomena, at this stage, is still in its infancy. However it is suggested by many top laboratories that the mullet, as it slowly reaches maturity, begins to grow tentacles into the brain of the victim. which affect several areas of the brain and fundamentally alter the candidate's actions and behavioural responses. Said behavioural changes mainly include extreme agression, the proclivity to consume large amounts of alcohol, pedophilia, lack of hygeine, dramatic reduction in inhibitions (often bolstered by the consumption of alcohol), sense of paranoia and distrust towards authority/governmental figures, and most importantly - steadily decreasing IQ levels."
My point is made.