Talk:Flattop

message: "Because the shape of a flattop is, by definition, not compatible with the round shape of a human head."
Not compatible? "by definition"? Why is Wikipedia so full of such pathetically poor writing?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.68.134.1 (talk) 18:30, 8 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Because you haven't fixed it yet.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.197.202.226 (talk) 18:44, 10 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed, that's the whole point of wikipedia, if you think something has been worded poorly instead of complaining about it reword it yourself. Freikorp (talk) 02:52, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  compatible 

message: The image is a horrible example of a flat-top.  We need a picture of a kid from the late 80's or something.  The caption for the picture even mentions that the picture is not a good example!VegKilla (talk) 16:57, 28 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Image 

message: I was going to attempt to make a more comprehensive list, however on searching I found literally hundreds of famours wearers. There is also the issue of past-wearers, people who no longer sport the hairstyle. For this reason I have removed the category entirely and have replaced it with an external link to a website that has gone to the trouble of listing almost every famous person wearing a flattop. Freikorp (talk) 02:52, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: List of famous flattop wearers

message: This article was redirected to Buzz cut without discussion or merger proposal. I'm not sure why, given that this article is referenced and even had recent editing activity (vandalism reversion). I undid the redirect. If someone wants to merge this into buzz cut let's discuss it here. PDCook (talk) 15:28, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: OK, I see that discussion is not an option. PDCook (talk) 15:36, 24 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirected? 

message: Should some mention be made about the apparent prevalence of flattop haircuts in China?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.227.88.133 (talk) 16:28, 18 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  China? 

message: Titling all three paragraphs except for the first sentence "History" is misleading and has been reverted. About the only reference in the first three paragraphs relating to "History" is the claim that the flat top was initially  worn in the 1950's and 1960's which is not exactly a true statement. One can read Turgenev's "Father's and Sons" and learn that the flat top was a fashionable aristocratic haircut in mid 19th century Russia. The haircut has been worn for well over one hundred years. It was formerly known in English as a pompadour, short pompadour or a brush top short pompadour and is described in English language barbering texts from the turn of the century and through the 1950's  under these names. It was known by other names in other countries, in the native language. Here is the bürstenschnitt, essentially a  1950's style classic flat top worn by an upper class young man in late 19th century Austria...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hofmannsthal_1893.jpg
There is a Coke ad from around 1958 where the boy drinking the coke is wearing almost the same style of flat top haircut. As far as being in fashion in Western Countries during the 1950's and 1960's, at least the first half of the 1960's,  while this is a true statement, it is a little misleading as the haircut was very prevalent in certain Asian countries during this period. In Japan, through the 70's the  flattop, crew cut and butch were  the compulsory public schoolboy haircuts to accompany the military inspired public school uniform, but these haircuts were worn by far more males of all ages. It would be great if anyone could supply sources that validate the style was very popular in Japan and other Asian countries.
75.61.94.233 (talk) 02:10, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: History

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