Bowl cut

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A bowl cut is a simple

History

Historically, the bowl cut was popular among common European and Asian men, being an easy neat cut done by a non-professional. Indeed, it was done by putting a cooking pot of a fit size to the level of ears, and all hair below the rim was cut or shaved off.^{[2][failed verification]} In some cultures it was a normal type of haircut. In other cultures the bowl cut was viewed as an attribute of poverty, signifying that the wearer could not afford to visit a barber.^[1] In the 1960s, a longer version of the bowl cut was popularized by the Beatles.

In the United States, the bowl cut has become seen as an unattractive hairstyle. At least as far back as the 1980s, the cut has been ridiculed by many. It is often mocked via internet memes.^[3][4][5]

By 2015, the hairstyle was uncommon enough that its use by mass murderer

• List of hairstyles
• Pageboy
• Curtained hair
• Czupryna
• Moe Howard

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