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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.<\/p>\n
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.<\/p>\n
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.<\/p>\n
Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nA celebration of the often-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle commenced on Monday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. <\/p>\n
The distinctive \u201cbusiness in the front, party in the back\u201d coiffure, once synonymous with Canadian ice hockey players and hair metal bands, was expected to attract dozens of competitors.<\/p>\n
Categories included children under five, throwback mullets, and the Flow of Freedom Award. <\/p>\n
Seven-year-old Ben Barley, from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, arrived early, proudly wearing a T-shirt stating ‘MULLET LIFE 6-7’. He told reporters he had been cultivating his hairstyle for two years.<\/p>\n
Though the hairstyle itself is ancient, the Oxford English Dictionary attributes the popularisation of the term mullet to hip hop legends the Beastie Boys, via their 1994 track ‘Mullet Head’ from the album Ill Communication<\/em>. The dictionary describes the term as slang, humorous, and “frequently derogatory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Billy Jenkins gets his 6-year-old son Axell Jenkins ready for a mullet hairstyle contest (AP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nNow in its third year, the contest is notable for being one of the few at the fair open to participants from outside Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Ben Barley, a 7-year-old waits with his father, Robert, for the start of a mullet judging contest at the Pennsylvania Farm Show (AP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\nA mullet competition isn\u2019t unique to Pennsylvania, as they\u2019ve gained popularity all over the world. Australia hosts a mulletfest in Kurri Kurri, which travels around the country and entry is available to all. <\/p>\n
A popular event in the US is the USA Mullet Championship, which donates proceeds to a good cause. One hundred percent of the donations raised by the competitors are given back to Jared Allen\u2019s Homes for Wounded Warriors. <\/p>\n
The organization focuses on providing homes to Veterans who were wounded in combat. These homes are mortgage-free, injury-specific, and safely built to ensure independence.<\/p>\n
All contestants compete to raise donations and votes throughout the competition. There are multiple rounds that the contestants must pass to make it to the finals.<\/p>\n
A $10,000 cash prize is awarded to the winner of each division. These divisions include kids, teens and adults. But most importantly, they get to claim the title \u201cMullet Champion.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story. The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it. Your support makes all the difference. Read more A celebration of the often-maligned but enduring mullet hairstyle commenced on Monday at the Pennsylvania Farm Show. The distinctive \u201cbusiness in the front, party in the back\u201d coiffure, once synonymous with Canadian ice hockey players and hair metal bands, was expected to attract dozens of competitors. Categories included children under five, throwback mullets, and the Flow of Freedom Award. Seven-year-old Ben Barley, from Red Lion, Pennsylvania, arrived early, proudly wearing a T-shirt stating ‘MULLET LIFE 6-7’. He told reporters he had been cultivating his hairstyle for two years. Though the hairstyle itself is ancient, the Oxford English Dictionary attributes the popularisation of the term mullet to hip hop legends the Beastie Boys, via their 1994 track ‘Mullet Head’ from the album Ill Communication. The dictionary describes the term as slang, humorous, and “frequently derogatory.\u201d open image in gallery Billy Jenkins gets his 6-year-old son Axell Jenkins ready for a mullet hairstyle c…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10604"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10604"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10604\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10604"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10604"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.seekyourlove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10604"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}