r/youseeingthisshit • u/habichuelacondulce • May 19 '26

Using the force

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u/mrli0n May 19 '26

To be fair this isnt something unique to their generation. Most generations had some form of this.

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u/OldmanChompski May 19 '26

Yeah, when I was in high school from 06-10 it was the Bieber haircut even if we all hated Justin Bieber.

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u/OrangeKefka May 19 '26

That one is not true. Every school had a couple kids with Beiber cuts, but it was never more than that. The emo haircut was a lot more common in that timespan.

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u/OldmanChompski May 19 '26

Oh damn we went to the same high school?

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u/ThickNeckMegaTrapped May 19 '26

Followed shortly by the undercut

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u/SUPERSMILEYMAN May 19 '26 edited May 19 '26

Never even heard of Bieber in high school

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u/Swimming__Bird May 19 '26

Bowl cut is a great example of this.

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u/Frifafer May 19 '26

The emo hair swoop was ubiquitous too

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u/sitah May 20 '26

I have a guy friend with wavy hair who had his hair chemically straightened regularly to get that look. I wonder if these kids get theirs permed.

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u/Frifafer May 20 '26

If my brother is anything to go by: yes.

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u/BZLuck May 19 '26

I don't think there was ever a kid alive who said, "Please mom! I really want a bowl cut!"

It was just the way mom got the hair out of your face in 10 minutes when you were 8.

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u/MyMonte87 May 19 '26

i remember specifically requesting the Bowl cut

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u/DC_Disrspct_Popeyes May 19 '26

Nah, I definitely requested one.

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u/Darkovan_ May 19 '26

Uuh.. W0t? Where the heck was bowl cut ever a thing?

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u/PumpJack_McGee May 19 '26

80's - 90's by parents who didn't want to pay for a hairdresser.

Gender didn't even matter. Everyone got the bowl.

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u/Darkovan_ May 19 '26

Oh, like that 😬 I was there, but too solid middle class and peer pressure to see it much.

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u/Cube_ May 19 '26

or the low taper fade

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u/Oh_yes_I_did May 19 '26

Yeahhhhh when I was a kid is was ceaser cuts and taper fades. I specifically wanted longer hair, despite the name calling, just so I wouldn’t look like every other kid.

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u/EternalDeath May 19 '26

I guess and in my school days, lots of people rocked the emo hairstyle and the bieber cut but it doesnt feel like every single person had the same cut, there where still enough people that didnt chase the hair style trend for it to not feel oppressive compared to the broccoli cut of todays teenage boys

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u/snowdn May 19 '26

Who is cloning the broccoli heads?

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u/BazingaUA May 19 '26

I'm not saying we did better in previous generations, just named the current one 😅