• ᓚᘏᗢ@piefed.social
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    14 hours ago

    He looks like a punk girl I once knew and for that reason, I don’t have an issue with this haircut. Yeah it’s kinda silly but bullying kids because they enjoy silly things is cruel.

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      16 hours ago

      I remember thinking “these fucking mulletted hicks” when we moved to missouri and I was a little kid, like 6… but had never seen a full on mullet IRL, then was suddenly surrounded by them all ages and not just the boys either.

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      18 hours ago

      What blows my mind is when stupid shit like this comes back into vogue. I lived through so much cringe the first time, and I loathe doing it all over again.

      Not that I’m the height of fashion or anything, myself. If not for my wife, I’d be wearing long white tube socks with my shorts.

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        15 hours ago

        I’m the opposite, I say bring on the stupid shit and do it often! Life’s short and looking kinda silly on purpose sometimes is fun. My most recent foray into such was a mustache large enough to be mocked by my daughter’s soccer teammates, first practice, basically on sight hahaha. Causing her to cry (and me to shave it, lol, but it was fun while it lasted, and I don’t intend to further traumatize her with sartorial silliness).

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          14 hours ago

          Maybe I’m just too high, but I’m a bit annoyed that her soccer teammates are such mean girls. Like, I know teenage girls are stupid mean, but that’s gotta be pretty tough for her to have such judgemental “friends”.

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            14 hours ago

            It all worked out, but I appreciate your defensiveness! It was a mixed group, 'twas the lads cracking jokes, and not even to her - she’s a sensitive one (which I love). The funniest part is the coach wore a silly (admittedly less silly) mustache the whole season, his son was one of the goobers cracking jokes, and everyone actually really got along great over the season.

            On the other hand, the kinda stuff you’re describing does happen, and my kiddo has already had to extract herself from a friend group that was heading solidly in that direction. No bueno! Bad parenting by crappy people usually, in my experience.

      • Raiderkev@lemmy.world
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        15 hours ago

        I’d be wearing long white tube socks with my shorts.

        This is actually a trend now. Gen Z is about it, and judges the old heads for ankle sock

  • glitchdx@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    As a gay man, I think I can say this without it being controversial, kid looks like a {redacted}.

  • Frostbeard@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    At some point kids want agency, and hair is an accessible “medium” Youths will always show “rebellion” with hairstyles and clothes.

    I will even fake outrage so not to spoil the fun

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      I never considered that being outraged as an adult was actually half of that contract. Im gonna have to practise the old man fist shake

  • AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip
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    20 hours ago

    Ain’t no controversy. I see a teen with hair like that and I know they’re the opposite of cool. It tells me immediately to never cross paths with them if I am ever near any lockers.

  • MagnyusG@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The barber is Bohdan Vasylkov, based in Warsaw, Poland. This one in particular is posted on his Instagram as a “Neo-Saiyan Cut.”

    Honestly, this is probably one of the least offensive ones lmao.

    • KingPorkChop@lemmy.ca
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      20 hours ago

      He’s actually doing some really new and interesting things. Probably none of it is going to catch on as a look, but it’s unique.

      Also, a lot of the cuts look interesting because of how he shaves it. A week or two after the cut and it will lose the effect - another reason why none of these will trend.

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        Yeah that was my first thought after getting over the weirdness of it, “How manageable is this hair going to be after getting home and later as it grows out?”

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        This isn’t really the gen Z stare, I’d describe that as a very neutral expression.

        Honestly I don’t actually think the Gen Z stare has much to do with the internet or COVID either, as much as it’s just something that caught on among people in school. I think another large element is that Gen Z culturally a lot less judgemental of people who don’t mask autistic traits.

        The general nodding and 'mmhmm’ing we do to affirm we’re paying attention is something that’s effectively a social contract, although useful. The flip side of the Gen Z stare that people don’t talk about is that Gen Z also don’t mind recieving the Gen Z stare, and can converse through it.

      • PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        14 hours ago

        Thanks for the link that is really fascinating, though I also want to acknowledge that I feel almost crazy if this is a prevalent thing and I haven’t noticed?

        I’d be kinda pleased if it were largely a rejection of performative positivity, one of the theories presented. I think we could all stand to be a bit more honest with each other about how things are going. Actually I think it’s probably necessary, if we’re ever going to meaningfully change.

        I do worry about the ways the COVID pandemic (another theory) interrupted social development for an enormous number of kids, just huge. Though to be clear I was in favor of pretty strict, sweeping measures to limit spread, and don’t feel differently today.

        I bristled a bit at first, on the mention of “quiet quitting” - AKA behaving perfectly rationally, given the available opportunities and treatment today, by my measure. But the (still Wikipedia) article it links to is a solid overview of a collective action tactic, so hell yeah.

        e: can’t help but elaborate sometimes

  • RejZoR@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    Is there a “fuckmyshitup” section on Lemmy? This belongs exactly there.