@alliestyx: Remember when every attractive man in the early 2000s looked like he was about to be deployed? From Hollywood heartthrobs to fashion advertising, the buzz cut became one of the era’s most recognizable masculine looks. But how much of that aesthetic was influenced by America’s wartime culture? A little fashion history, a little cultural psychology, and a question about whether we might see it happen again. #Y2K #2000sNostalgia #buzzcutseason #Masculinity #PopCulture

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whyyoumovesoicy
WhyYouMoveSoIcy :
And if we are being honest, it also makes the white boys look urban!! Which in the early 2000 was a big deal.. a buzz cut ain’t nothing but a black man’s regular faded haircut and with that urban look also comes the expectation that they are edgy and rugged
2026-10-30 02:38:07
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alexisexii
user146327718905 :
Yes, this is why male beauty standards for men are much more feminine in Europe and Asia. Americans don’t realize how war oriented we are, especially within male aesthetics.
2026-10-30 00:03:34
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0r.biter
- - :
I’m this woke
2026-10-30 00:36:50
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orlamn678
orlamn16 :
In the Balkans where I'm from, the buzzcut and camo has almost always been a sign of a fascist ideology
2026-10-30 02:46:14
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boltactionbeaut
DennyTok :
If you notice as well, after a country spends too long at war, the opposite becomes the ‘sexy’ default, long hair, mullets, mustaches. We can see this in both the 70’s and the 2010’s-2020’s at the tail ends of the Vietnam War and the Global War on Terror.
2026-10-30 07:57:16
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magenta_henry
🌬️Magenta Henry🪐 :
Holy shit, this is actually a fascinating topic and I never once thought about it.
2026-10-29 23:27:16
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waspskulk
The Kobra Kid :
the mustache coming back after Top Gun got popular 🧐
2026-10-30 00:51:57
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madamewhichpersoneyes
madamewhichpersoneyes :
Channing Tatum got an entire career off of this 😭
2026-10-30 01:39:28
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k8iedidsweeney
Katie Sweeney :
My neurons formed new connections
2026-10-30 16:02:23
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kyul77
user7109235056538 :
I always thought they looked more like prisoners/Prison Break chic idk
2026-10-30 00:06:09
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dannydevitoho3
Dannydevitoho3 :
but when Britney did it, they tweaked
2026-10-30 21:22:24
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ky12345678le
KYLE “MR. TRENDS” RAYMOND :
THIS IS A TAKE!!!!!
2026-10-31 12:56:49
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mello.yeloow
mello.yeloow :
Get that thesis girl
2026-10-30 20:34:24
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divine_iphigenia
Ash Dirtgrheim :
Woah this opened my third eye—
2026-10-30 00:46:32
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lynda12321
lynda :
everything is political
2026-11-01 08:54:51
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claudsta5
claudsta :
Lots of military jackets in stores currently
2026-11-01 11:10:15
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dreamjinx2001
Jinx :
Would this be considered anthropology?
2026-10-30 13:58:29
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organicglo
glo :
I like you
2026-11-01 05:59:40
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daisydengo
Daisy me rollin’ :
You sneaked Eminem in the hot guy category like we wouldn’t notice 😭
2026-10-31 02:20:44
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delfu.ocantos
Delfiii :
I always found interesting how you guys love the military/war aesthetic but never really suffered the consequences of war at least in the traditional sense it’s like you needed a remind you’re in war since it’s not so woven in every day life
2026-10-30 03:31:55
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gisellee007
Giselle✨ :
Ai could never think of anything like this. This is pure human brain. Great video
2026-10-30 04:36:25
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lawpibabi
Aiya :
Channing, Eminem, David Beckham, Justin Timberlake were all emulating a fade - all were into black culture and emulated black men in style and grooming. Similar to how the Kardashians emulated black female aesthetics in a couple years back.
2026-10-30 11:52:21
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mokoab
Mona Kosar Abdi :
It was giving more white chocolate
2026-10-30 04:20:44
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mikointuitivehealer
Miko Intuitive Healer :
Served in the army ‘03-‘10 as a medic with an infantry company in Iraq. I love how you touched on masculine aesthetics because I’ve thought much about the same for a long time! So thank you for this. My own two cents for what it’s worth. I remember prior to the war that clean cut was the masculine ideal, esp after WWII when soldiers needed to be shaved and clean to don gas masks. But when we invaded Afghanistan, I started noticing a lot of young white men sporting beards and longer hair strands. Also vets after they got out doing the same! After some time it occurred to me that they were all chasing the aesthetics of the special operations soldier (special forces) in Afghanistan. So the top layer of those who don’t know the military — yes, buzz cuts were the aesthetics. But if you knew inside baseball, you went for the shaggy operator. :) however these days I think most young men with a decent head on their shoulders would reject the military masculine aesthics mostly because they disagree with this war and the administration. They are seeing that masculinity in its current form has hit its nadir and we are actively witnessing its shadow expression — control, surveillance, lack of feeling, irrationality, lack of humanity. In any case great video!!!
2026-10-30 00:12:35
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pejamane
peja :
“I need a solider”
2026-10-30 05:57:18
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