Debatable

Controversy? Fucking get over it ya snowflakes. Imagine being that precious

lol, kids these days and their stupid tastes, amirite?

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.
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.
- Saw a 20-something at the local pub a couple years ago with the full on rat tail, stubbies, dark green tshirt and boonie 'stache and flashed back 40 years so fast i got whiplash
- 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).

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.

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

This is what the cool kids look like in a sci-fi movie from 2003 set in the year 2103

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

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

Why does he look like he is shitting and crying at the same time?

He looked in the mirror
Because he knows.
I think it's what they're calling it "the Gen Z Stare."
- 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.
- 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
Just had his braces tightened.
He ate hot wings last night.

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.

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.
- 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?"
Wow, in my head, it was Vegeta + bowl cut.

Taylor Swift, is that you?

What is there to debate? I couldn't care less about someone else's haircut.

It’s debatable that it sparks debate.
- Juicy.
This type only lasts a few weeks anyway, after that it will just look uniformly short.

No one on Lemmy spots this as obvious AI slop??

The original post has video of this kid as well, and AI slop isn't that good at faking moving hair yet. From a quick browse of that guy's page he does over-process and filter the shit out of his stills making them look like slop, but these do appear to be real bad hair days.
- https://youtu.be/86nhP8tvbLY
This level of paranoia is starting to get silly.
- https://youtu.be/86nhP8tvbLY
Actually I retract, it's real: Bohdan Vasylkov, a Ukrainian barber. He has an Instagram page and the images are heavily post processed I suppose.
- https://youtu.be/86nhP8tvbLY
Idt that it's AI, but don't have Instagram to further confirm my suspicions.
https://www.instagram.com/bohdan.vasylkov/
- https://youtu.be/86nhP8tvbLY
Why obvious?
- the two angles are completely different. i noticed the sideburns first but the kid also has a different nose.
~~Great catch. The leftmost tooth in the right image is a dead giveaway, unless he had a strange cleft lip (the left image shows that is not the case).~~
~~The image isn't funny if it isn't real. But it's too good and also blurry to be obvious.~~
Edit: it's real.
- No, his lip looks larger in the right but it's actually his gums showing behind.
  This image appears to he real.

I've never seen a haircut that looks infected before.

The infected mushroom
- I like their music and i was completely devastated when i found out they are zionists. Just commenting so other people also know. Psytrance kinds developed as music for peace and a lot of artists, including one of the members of infected mushroom, have trauma from the israeli military.
- nice

Is that an early pic of one of the island boys?

That is definitely a face a person would make after kissing their twin brother.

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

ATBGE
- Yeah but "fuckmyshitup" should allow poor execution haircuts too.

This gives me Karen with a hairband vibes (⁠-⁠_⁠-⁠メ⁠)

I really want to know what it looks like when it’s not all done up.. like at least a Karen cut with a band goes to being an ok style when it’s down.. I imagine this looks fucking horrible after a shower..

“I’m torn between wanting a bowl cut or the guy fieri.”

“Sit down, fam, I got you.”

Yeah, give me the "I want to see your manager" in the front and "I am the fire starter" in the back. Thanks.

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.

No! No, man! Shit no, man! I believe you'd get yer ass kicked rockin' somethin like that, man..

Pretty sure I fought this dude in Expedition 33

What is there to debate?

To quote some standup I saw 20 years ago from a black woman about black ladies' hair:

"Sooooo, I want it short but also long, with spikes up front aaaaand a spoiler from a Ford Fiesta."

Is this what you get when you ask AI to generate a chomo?

A robochomo if you will...

Mark Davis in the front, Vegeta in the back.

Bro really said gimme the Spock up front and Clyde Cash in the back.

This is one of the most punchable faces I've seen in a long time.

Looks like just a kid, chill out.
- Exactly. Fuck them kids.
  /s kinda
For me, it’s less about the face and more about the area above the face.

Hate is a strong word, but I don't think I've seen a hairstyle I've disliked more than that. I'm trying to understand why it's triggering intense emotions within me. WHY is it SO powerful? I've been told I have a punch-able face, but this is like this whole 'nother level.

It's not terrible, I'm sure it achieves exactly the results the owner intended: turns heads, memorable, somewhat exciting.

He looks like that little girl from stranger things

Aah, yes...the ever-popular "Ancient Greek Maid" cut.

Give me the spikes, bangs, and ponytail headband all at once.

Most fashionable mushroom I've ever seen.

At least there's no moustache-with-no-beard going on.

I've no idea who told kids they can pull that shit off, but they can't.

A mustache-with-no-beard is a mustache, which firemen and dads have been doing for millennia.
- Sure, older men can pull off a moustache.
  Sam Elliott. Nick Offerman. Hell, even Pedro Pascal.
  Now see Michael Cera. That's what all young people look like trying to make this work.
  A moustache is earned, not granted.

The debate: can a high-and-tight also have bangs

Controversial haircuts?

You can tell by the line between them that these are two distinct haircuts.