The mullet has had a resurgence in right-wing America
The hairdo has always been donned by Americans rejecting the mainstream
WHEN THE wind catches three-year old Eli “Ginger Mane” Powell’s mullet just right, his mother said you can hear the national anthem playing and bald eagles cawing in the distance. For Easton “The Ida-Flow” Klink, the hairdo is a symbol of “247 years of American fan favourites” like barbecue and big trucks. Catch Brantley “BK” Kirwin shaking his locks at concerts and he’ll tell you about his love for the military and “MERICA”.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “Mullet magic”
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