Bowl cut

A bowl cut, or mushroom cut, is a simple haircut where the front hair is cut with a straight fringe (see bangs) and the rest of the hair is left longer, the same length all the way around, or else the sides and back are cut to the same short length.[1] It is so named because it looks as though someone placed a bowl on the head (and sometimes they did) and then cut or trimmed the hair to a shorter length.[1]

Actor Adam Rich with a bowl cut

History

Historically, the bowl cut was popular among common people of various nationalities as an easy and relatively neat cut by a barber. It was also popular during the 1990s.[1]

The popularity of the bowl cut faded in the early-mid 2000s.

Since the 2010s, the cut is often ridiculed by many and mocked in internet memes.[2][3][4]

The Anti-Defamation League now considers it a hate symbol[5][6], claiming that it has been adopted by white supremacists as an homage to Dylann Roof, who opened fire in a predominantly black church on June 17, 2015.

See also

References
  1. "Bowl Haircut at FashionEncyclopedia.com". Retrieved May 6, 2013.
  2. Singh-Kurtz, Sangeeta (September 25, 2019). "Charlize Theron's Bowl Cut Speaks". The Cut.
  3. "The Bowl Cut Your Mom Gave You Is Back". InStyle.com.
  4. Deabler, Alexandra (September 3, 2019). "Charlize Theron among celebs bringing back the bowl cut". Fox News.
  5. Dickson, E. J.; Dickson, E. J. (September 26, 2019). "How a White Supremacist's Haircut Became a Symbol for Hate". Rolling Stone.
  6. "Bowlcut/Dylann Roof". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  • Media related to Bowl cut at Wikimedia Commons
  • The dictionary definition of bowl cut at Wiktionary
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