https://twitter.com/darkiightning/status/699382656115601409
Red carpet looks are bound to cause buzz. But typically it’s a certain outfit that sets the whole world ablaze: think Bjork’s Swan dress or the J. Lo dress that invented Google Images. Pop star and actress Zendaya arrived at the 2016 Grammys in a perfectly normal outfit, but it was her hair that caught people’s eyes. The singer arrived rocking a full-on mullet, achy-breaky style.
Comparisons to the world’s most-famous mullet were quick:
ZENDAYA ROCKING THAT BILLY RAY "I WANT MY MULLET BACK" :(((((( pic.twitter.com/afTXftccQW
— dezz (@fleekmaree) February 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/DeMarko_Gage/status/699387656975704064
Though other mullets throughout history were well-represented:
https://twitter.com/jdotrastaa/status/699384978761715714
Some thought Zendaya might have used a little bit of hair alchemy to get such an… interesting look.
But Zendaya WHY?! Just what were you thinking. Used an old wig and added a track or so to make a mullet? Not cute. pic.twitter.com/I05Q2y1SRF
— Louie (@ThomasJakeTatam) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/surfbortx/status/699379206568943616
And some thought it might have been a sly tribute:
https://twitter.com/fuggirls/status/699379416200298501
Choosing the Grammys to debut such a wild hairstyle definitely seems like it would have been Bowie-approved. Though, some Twitter users thought she could have been shouting out a less transgressive figure.
https://twitter.com/EmilyCahilll/status/699389229395288064
But, most just couldn’t help but make jokes:
me at zendaya's mullet pic.twitter.com/PU8LI2DA9k
— ♡jyn♡ (@jyndonce) February 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/Drunkenlocks/status/699375250681761793
zendaya looks like she's in a k-pop boy band rn #Grammys2016 #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/SHWMqE30uD
— dani lovato (@daniellet0rres) February 16, 2016
The truth of that last one is just brutal.
Though it did have its fair share of fans:
When you rock a full blown mullet & still slay… @Zendaya switching it up in @Dsquared2 on the #GrammyRedCarpet pic.twitter.com/eDkeHygYoy
— JONES Magazine (@Jonesmag) February 16, 2016
Zendaya may have a mullet on but still looks incredible soooooo
— tay (@taymei_) February 16, 2016
I love that @Zendaya is the only person in the entire world that can pull off a mullet. #RESPECT #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/NlhilwPzdz
— Chelsea Briggs (@Chelsea_Briggs) February 16, 2016
Zendaya is a goddess. She can do no wrong! Love that she can pull off any look – even a mullet in menswear! #MusicGlam
— Lena Almeida (@Listen2Lena) February 15, 2016
When you feeling yourself (also @Zendaya is channeling some major Bowie vibes 😍).. pic.twitter.com/R1qZiWHMs9
— Paramount Advertising (@paramount_ads) February 16, 2016
So, what do you think? Were the internet hordes far too quick to judge? Or did Zendaya deserve the ribbing she got for her outlandish hairstyle? Regardless, it’s definitely got you talking about her.