Australia's love affair with the mullet - BBC News

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  • čas přidán 27. 12. 2022
  • The mullet hairstyle rose in prominence in the '70s and '80s to become a symbol of Australian culture and identity.
    Now it has seen a global resurgence - and Australia has been particularly enthusiastic about its return.
    Fashion expert Ailsa Weaver said Australians love mullets because they consider themselves to be larrikins.
    A larrikin nowadays is thought of as a cheeky rule breaker, but in the 1800s larrikins were urban, working class youth gangs who used fashion as a form of rebellion.
    "The mullet really can be seen in Australia to be a descendant from the extreme, self-made hairstyles of the larrikins," said Ms Weaver.
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Komentáře • 256

  • @al28854
    @al28854 Před rokem +92

    'The Australians are basically English rednecks' - Robin Williams 2010

  • @GIBBO4182
    @GIBBO4182 Před rokem +40

    It’s like they could only afford half a haircut…

  • @lumabi25
    @lumabi25 Před rokem +38

    I had one for a while. It was a shame to get rid of it because my self-esteem was never higher. It taught me a lot about myself, and a lot about other people.

    • @ah4450
      @ah4450 Před rokem +1

      😂😂😂😂

    • @JD-lt7uv
      @JD-lt7uv Před rokem

      You did the right thing.

    • @TysonD916
      @TysonD916 Před rokem +1

      Do what makes you happy. What good is a life that you worry about what people think. Grow it back

    • @AslanGRR
      @AslanGRR Před rokem

      What did it taught you?

  • @robertcumming9227
    @robertcumming9227 Před rokem +45

    Finally a news station talking about what's really important

    • @navyseal1689
      @navyseal1689 Před rokem +1

      At least there is no propaganda in this kind of reporting

    • @gitfoad8032
      @gitfoad8032 Před rokem +1

      @@navyseal1689 - didn't notice the screen flash? I'm off to buy a communist pamphlet for some reason.

  • @smileygladhands
    @smileygladhands Před rokem +7

    I hate to tell you Aussies, but Murica invented the mullet.

    • @jrmetmoi
      @jrmetmoi Před 2 měsíci

      That’s a lie - Brits invented the mullet and David Bowie in particular

    • @nerdyfellow7740
      @nerdyfellow7740 Před 29 dny

      @@jrmetmoino one invented the haircut, just different groups and people popularised it at different times.
      Homer wrote of the Abantes, a group of Ancient Greek spearmen who wore their hair cropped in front and long behind so they wouldn’t overheat under their helmets or he grabbed by their enemies.

  • @editing5157
    @editing5157 Před rokem +8

    Worst love affair...evilist hair in history

  • @williamwood6616
    @williamwood6616 Před rokem +16

    How the hell did Australia become the world's Trailer park?

  • @reeling-in
    @reeling-in Před rokem +16

    They are still popular in the more deprived areas of Yorkshire!

  • @barrythick6196
    @barrythick6196 Před rokem +13

    Its the only haircut that looks like two barbers got to work on you at the same time.. and both failed.

  • @donkeykingkong1261
    @donkeykingkong1261 Před rokem +4

    "Business in the front and party in the back" the mullet hairstyle

  • @FatNorthernBigot
    @FatNorthernBigot Před rokem +44

    Finally, a story that matters.

    • @BLUEMAGASONIC
      @BLUEMAGASONIC Před rokem +9

      Ha ha good joke

    • @FatNorthernBigot
      @FatNorthernBigot Před rokem +3

      @@BLUEMAGASONIC It been Coe-vid this, and Ukraine that, but the BBC are sometimes remiss on reporting the real news that affects all of us. 👍

    • @Dungshoveleux
      @Dungshoveleux Před rokem +3

      Kosovo about to kick off, Ukraine already started, and we get fed shi'ite about haircuts.

  • @RHCole
    @RHCole Před rokem +4

    Ahhh, America's FINEST export.

  • @cubanman2009
    @cubanman2009 Před rokem +27

    This was a horrible look in America back in the 80’s-90’s 😂😂😂

    • @AprilsLily
      @AprilsLily Před rokem +1

      But people have fun! That's so cool ! :)

  • @R8V10
    @R8V10 Před rokem +5

    The BBC News bringing you vitally important breaking news.

  • @tekarock
    @tekarock Před rokem +6

    Oh my Goodness! I m Australian and absolutely hate Mallet! 😮

  • @GeorgeSmiley2023
    @GeorgeSmiley2023 Před rokem +9

    This is considered news nowadays? A hair cut?

  • @EduardoOliveira-zx4yj
    @EduardoOliveira-zx4yj Před rokem +4

    Man with Amulet is so horrible.

  • @laurencehastings7473
    @laurencehastings7473 Před rokem +3

    Oh silly me. I was expecting a report on fishing.....

  • @rabit818
    @rabit818 Před rokem +1

    Still bad in 2022. Business in the front, party in the back. Whatever works down under, we love you guys

  • @claire-christmas-august73

    🤔
    some simply
    have not evolved.! 🥴🙄

  •  Před rokem +7

    I've noticed it becoming popular again, and I must say, I'm not a fan of that!

    • @znek4288
      @znek4288 Před rokem

      Jeb bill and Bob not a fan

  • @neildeeley4177
    @neildeeley4177 Před rokem +29

    My gym is full of students and I see a few lads with mullets, I can’t not laugh at them.

    • @maxinerizzon6225
      @maxinerizzon6225 Před rokem +5

      Me too, they're good medicine, they always bring a smile.Cheers'

  • @Roof_Pizza
    @Roof_Pizza Před rokem +9

    Ah, the mullet. The 'God Take Me Now I've Given Up' hairstyle.

  • @markpape6565
    @markpape6565 Před rokem +2

    Oh my god the five year old me after my accident, loss of memory, in a taxi with my dad with a bleeding ear half hanging off, could have come up with that what the f.

  • @4catsnow
    @4catsnow Před rokem +1

    Had one in the army at Ft Benning. They let me out early.

  • @petezappa8748
    @petezappa8748 Před 4 měsíci

    Rocking a mullet isn't just a hairstyle, it's a way of life!! It also doesn't require too much maintenance, which us Aussie love!

  • @A-rl4or
    @A-rl4or Před 2 měsíci

    What’s nice about the mullet is if you lose the hair on top you can still have a skullet

  • @S-Ltd1000
    @S-Ltd1000 Před rokem +1

    Glad I don't pay my license anymore.

  • @joermnyc
    @joermnyc Před rokem

    Wesley Willis did a song about what he thought about mullets once.

  • @jamesbird5486
    @jamesbird5486 Před rokem

    I just remember Toadie Rebecchi in Neighbours had that hair when he joined.

  • @CryptoBillies
    @CryptoBillies Před rokem +17

    Only took them 40 years to catch on to this trend, stunning.

  • @factsoverfear9771
    @factsoverfear9771 Před rokem +18

    The colonizer mullet ✅

  • @mmariedennis
    @mmariedennis Před rokem

    I knew it was coming back when the mohawk came back. It was only a matter of time.

  • @raglandernz3850
    @raglandernz3850 Před rokem +1

    Their military should celebrate the mullet by allowing it as a hairstyle.

  • @lambertois11
    @lambertois11 Před rokem +1

    It is strange that some people get stuck in a 1970's fashion???

  • @Zigazaga420
    @Zigazaga420 Před rokem +2

    Ace reporting in these difficult times.

  • @miketran4289
    @miketran4289 Před rokem +30

    As a Aussie I can tell you we don't love it, It's only Bogans and Hipsters that have them. 99.9% of the population don't have Mullets or want them. It's only the people who want attention or too lack self care that have them.

    • @johnedward8352
      @johnedward8352 Před rokem +3

      What's a Bogan?

    • @ronaldbell7429
      @ronaldbell7429 Před rokem +3

      Thus the BBC will create a false impression that if they go to Australia, half the people they see will be wearing them.

    • @jordanp5469
      @jordanp5469 Před rokem +7

      @@johnedward8352 Australian rednecks

    • @CarterHayes77
      @CarterHayes77 Před rokem +1

      Rich kids and hipsters have ruined the working man’s hair cut. It is a trend amongst Gen Z I understand.

    • @redwolf7929
      @redwolf7929 Před rokem +1

      Geeze, you have a sour outlook on life ,Mike tran

  • @SamiKotiranta
    @SamiKotiranta Před rokem +3

    Larrikins and Muppets,😂👍

  • @coffeecake8098
    @coffeecake8098 Před rokem +5

    Omg, mullets (we call it Vokuhila) were modern in the 80s and had a come back last year. Some people like it, others not, like me. Greetings from Frankfurt@Main

  • @stellatao9352
    @stellatao9352 Před rokem +3

    so confusing

  • @jrmetmoi
    @jrmetmoi Před 2 měsíci

    They look exactly like the Mad Max movies now

  • @tonysherwood9619
    @tonysherwood9619 Před rokem

    Don't be silly! And carry on growing!

  • @platinumphonesandcomputers

    I never knew Australia is such a confusing place

  • @lundsweden
    @lundsweden Před rokem +1

    Its not a mullet, thats a fish! Its a Mulle, pronounced Mool-lay, the e needs a little dash over it!

  • @ChatIsBae
    @ChatIsBae Před rokem +3

    Careful there Australia! You’re looking like OHIO! 🤣

  • @davealaya
    @davealaya Před rokem +1

    Where did Wolf Creek take place? Oh yes that's right

  • @gf5617
    @gf5617 Před rokem

    Something has to fill a void...

  • @GreenAppelPie
    @GreenAppelPie Před rokem +6

    Someone needs to tell them mullets went out decades ago, not that they ever made you look intelligent

    • @liamspence4334
      @liamspence4334 Před rokem +1

      Went out sure they we're in in the 1st place

    • @lumabi25
      @lumabi25 Před rokem +2

      Fashion is cyclical, and no-one said they made you look intelligent, but they can make you look awesome.

    • @CarterHayes77
      @CarterHayes77 Před rokem

      You’re out of touch then as Gen Z kids have made them a trend here..

  • @FullSpectrumWarrior
    @FullSpectrumWarrior Před rokem

    Makes sense Aussies would like the mullet

  • @rickh3714
    @rickh3714 Před rokem

    🎣
    A Fish.
    An Aussie lizard.
    A Hairstyle

  • @artyzdesign5472
    @artyzdesign5472 Před rokem

    Human : make me ugly
    Hairdresser : alrighty

  • @liarunaway
    @liarunaway Před 2 měsíci

    I love it so much. It's so freaking good looking for men and women.

  • @kathybarry7850
    @kathybarry7850 Před rokem

    Never heard of it..🤔

  • @Derlei
    @Derlei Před rokem

    It's true. Just look at Australian Tennis players Max Purcell and Dane Sweeny

  • @philmortlock3490
    @philmortlock3490 Před rokem +1

    Bahaha I'm Aussie an I will never be able to handle the responsibility of a mullet. With great power requires great responsibility.

  • @gdewyg
    @gdewyg Před rokem +25

    Good to Australians for keeping their culture

    • @factsoverfear9771
      @factsoverfear9771 Před rokem +10

      Huh ? Lol. Mullets ? 😂. They are colonizers. Facts. Their culture? 😂

    • @EduardoOliveira-zx4yj
      @EduardoOliveira-zx4yj Před rokem +6

      This amulet are horribles.

    • @eb4676
      @eb4676 Před rokem +6

      The Mullet comes from the USA! Southern states unfortunately.

    • @gagsdoublej4254
      @gagsdoublej4254 Před rokem

      Excuse me Sir/Madam
      Are you saved?
      If you died tonight are you going to heaven?
      Jesus Jesus loves you

    • @rickh3714
      @rickh3714 Před rokem

      @ian1
      West Auckland, NZ was another early Mullet centre.

  • @nickra60
    @nickra60 Před rokem +1

    I find it cool!

  • @adhvaysrikanth237
    @adhvaysrikanth237 Před rokem

    I’m glad I lived it a time before these haircuts was so popular. I’m sick of people always telling me to get one, it makes you look like an imbecile

  • @rogermoore-gd9do
    @rogermoore-gd9do Před 11 měsíci

    My mullet is dangerous!

  • @user-hu6lr3vr7g
    @user-hu6lr3vr7g Před 8 měsíci

    I live in Australia, it's not that common, you see the odd person time and time again but it's not all over the place unlike the 80s.

    • @Jo_Wardy
      @Jo_Wardy Před 6 měsíci

      That’s true I usually see it on younger people usually the essays or bogan teens some older but late 20s early 30s men have them you see them on country people aswell. They aren’t everywhere like some people think but I will say I see a mullet at least once a day.
      Even a goth mullet girls are rocking haha

  • @auro1986
    @auro1986 Před rokem

    bbc dermatologist of australia

  • @DavidMcFarner
    @DavidMcFarner Před rokem +1

    Not a pretty person among them… no harm done.

  • @Jabberstax
    @Jabberstax Před rokem

    Oh. My. God.

  • @defenestrationfan
    @defenestrationfan Před rokem +2

    Love the Aussies and the Aussie spirit. Hope the mullet (we used to call it a "shag" in the 70's but that now has a different meaning) comes back in America.

    • @gitfoad8032
      @gitfoad8032 Před rokem

      Brings to mind crossing the legs at Charlene's happy "spunky" on Neighbours, circa '86 Eng. Different meanings.

    • @Mike-rp6sb
      @Mike-rp6sb Před rokem

      Hate the aussies and the aussie spirit

    • @samufaus2
      @samufaus2 Před rokem

      u ever been to texas it’s been back

  • @OrganNLou
    @OrganNLou Před rokem +5

    YUCK!!!!!!!

  • @v.britton4445
    @v.britton4445 Před rokem

    Medieval

  • @alexanderwesner9980
    @alexanderwesner9980 Před 6 měsíci

    Mel Gibson come on mates ...mad max 3 before captain Walker hair trim

  • @JD-lt7uv
    @JD-lt7uv Před rokem

    Since the footy players and folks on social medier sport one, I think I will get one too! God, people are such sheep. 🙄

  • @mike0nabike
    @mike0nabike Před rokem

    Idc what y’all say, Mullets are cool!

  • @jimcraiggeezer
    @jimcraiggeezer Před rokem +10

    Mullet = bogan

    • @CarterHayes77
      @CarterHayes77 Před rokem

      It used to be the working man’s haircut. Not it’s hipsters and rich kids living in the inner city.

    • @jimcraiggeezer
      @jimcraiggeezer Před rokem

      @@CarterHayes77 always been for the bogan..

  • @BLUEMAGASONIC
    @BLUEMAGASONIC Před rokem +3

    Who cares

  • @HeDaBeth
    @HeDaBeth Před rokem +5

    I'm aussie and I don't know a person who likes a Mullet.

    • @coolcat6103
      @coolcat6103 Před rokem

      Thank you!! Feels like a hit piece on our Australian cousins, a mullet in UK sends a strong msg that the person is of low class with a low IQ! It's what I call a seed narrative so when the Australian government come down hard we English will imagine everyone with a mullet.

    • @coolcat6103
      @coolcat6103 Před rokem +2

      To prove my point I've just read a comment asking when Australia turned into one big trailer park.....so the seed has sprouted. It's to remove any sympathy we have for Australian people when they're under tyranny!!

    • @JamesSmith-qs4hx
      @JamesSmith-qs4hx Před rokem

      Far safer than seeing an Afro.

  • @gregmoore167
    @gregmoore167 Před rokem +2

    I think a mullet with a total neckbeard would be art!

  • @tylerthompson1842
    @tylerthompson1842 Před rokem

    Takes a 3 to a 6 don’t it lol

  • @grobbosixtyone
    @grobbosixtyone Před rokem

    Not every Aussie loves them

  • @SmedleyDouwright
    @SmedleyDouwright Před rokem

    it's a manly hairdo.

  • @djdB
    @djdB Před rokem +2

    Mullets are a fashion statement. And that statement is I do not give a single fuck what you think about me. It's not for me but I can respect the sentiment and hairstyle.

    •  Před rokem

      Back then it was considered pretty and good, but today, yeah I just think that's it

  • @alexanderwesner9980
    @alexanderwesner9980 Před 6 měsíci

    Hail the Mullet from canada

  • @KanguroJack___
    @KanguroJack___ Před rokem

    It's ugly but i like it. I'm going to make a mullet myself

  • @josmith8205
    @josmith8205 Před rokem

    The Long Winter nights must just fly by

  • @lnteIIigence
    @lnteIIigence Před rokem +5

    Ew 😅

  • @IndiaVirus-OriginofC0vid

    Trailer .... h

  • @volumedealer2716
    @volumedealer2716 Před rokem +1

    Guh-ayyyyye

  • @OBS72
    @OBS72 Před rokem

    Ultimate hackiness. All Poms love and wear flat caps right? 💩

  • @monihamam901
    @monihamam901 Před 10 měsíci

    Mullet gets bbc world news really nothing else is more important to bbc news Africa middle east Asia everything else what’s the difference between you and sun paper

  • @maxmustardman298
    @maxmustardman298 Před rokem

    Bout time it made a comeback

  • @coolcat6103
    @coolcat6103 Před rokem +3

    Wow ground breaking

    • @drakehonest2
      @drakehonest2 Před rokem

      Hello how are you doing today ?

    • @coolcat6103
      @coolcat6103 Před rokem +1

      @@drakehonest2 yi yeah I'm good you ok

    • @drakehonest2
      @drakehonest2 Před rokem

      @@coolcat6103 Nice meeting you here where are you originally from?

  • @hal90001
    @hal90001 Před rokem +7

    Grotesque

  • @makeracistsafraidagain

    I like mullets but I can’t bring myself to cut any of my hair short.

  • @gambeeno817
    @gambeeno817 Před rokem

    Yeah nah yeah mate

  • @sunnyzc8545
    @sunnyzc8545 Před rokem

    Australia, it's time we leave the Commonwealth, remove the King and declare independent.

  • @timothyhollins6010
    @timothyhollins6010 Před rokem +4

    I'm an Aussie and it is a sad sad culture.
    Please watch Alpha and omega productions to hear what's really going on.

  • @brooks8792
    @brooks8792 Před rokem

    Most revolting hairdo ever.

  • @yvonneplant9434
    @yvonneplant9434 Před rokem

    It pretty much died in America.

  • @SelcukAskin
    @SelcukAskin Před rokem

    Ozy Ozy Ozy, Oi Oi Oi!

  • @mikejose4186
    @mikejose4186 Před rokem

    Bogans and Yobbos. 🤷

  • @sjcobra84
    @sjcobra84 Před rokem

    I know I'm odd but what the hell. I'm Australian. And I hate mullets. Real haircuts should be clean, sharp and well-groomed. E.G: military cuts. Or just go full Lex Luthor. (BALD)

  • @Gitanarosa
    @Gitanarosa Před rokem

    Why??

  • @p2e
    @p2e Před rokem

    yeah nah

  • @Amen-Magi
    @Amen-Magi Před rokem

    omg bruh oh hell no