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[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 34 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I can't for the life of me understand the appeal behind the broccoli haircut. It's so fucking ugly.

[–] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago

Teens "rebel". Hair is one of the few things they have agency over. That you dont like it is an added bonus.

I personally don't care, but will fake outrage so to not break the social contract

[–] TransNeko@lemmy.world 9 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 4 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I honestly feel bad for the poor kids whose parents subject them to it!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

i get economic necessity (my wife has been buzzcutting my skull every other week for idk how long because free. also fun and intimate.) but fashion bowl cuts?

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 21 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I think it’s one of those things that youth do specifically because it’s youth coded. A lot of older people think it looks dumb, so they won’t do it themselves. And if anybody over 25 did it, it would look even dumber because of the pathetic attempt to look “hip”. I know when I was a kid I didn’t want to look like adults and thought it was weird if adults tried to look like me.

On the girls’ end, holy shit the Alysa Liu bleach stripes are everywhere now. That’s another one that would look ridiculous and sad if tried during middle age.

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 points 11 hours ago

That Alysa Liu hair just looks like 00’s raccoon hair.

[–] Smoogs@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

It looks stupid regardless of age. There's a ton of cringing at younger self ideas later on

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 14 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Oh, it doesn’t mean they won’t look back on it with “blunder years” self amusement. It’s the frosted tips, peroxide blonde, white dude cornrows, bowl cut, skater hair, mullet, Beatles bob of Gen A. Every generation get one.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

it's a stage look. not a walking around look.

[–] bobzer@lemmy.zip -3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

You're implying straightened emo hair or spiked frosted tips and jnco jeans were a timeless look?

[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 10 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

No, I didn't. Where did I imply such a thing?

[–] bobzer@lemmy.zip 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You said you can't understand the appeal of youths having stupid haircuts when we did the exact same thing in our day.

[–] AzuranAurora@piefed.ca 2 points 11 hours ago

I was asking about this specific haircut which I find ugly, not stupid haircuts in general. I'm Gen Z myself.