Is it a bob, or is it a mullet?
That seemed to be the question of the day, centering on the alleged victim's hairstyle sported in the now-infamous sex tape.
For the past week, witness after witness has testified they know the female by the distinctive "mullet" she wore during the summer before she entered high school.
It all started with Simha "Punky" Jamison, the alleged victim's best friend until the two were about 18-years old.
"I kind of know her like the back of my hand, but mainly because of the haircut she has," Jamison testified, going on to describe the so-called "mullet" as short on the top and long in the back.
Longtime basketball teammate Aubrey Hampton continued along that "strand," pointing to that distinctive 'do the alleged victim donned "around the age of 13 or 14."
Even her aunt, Stephanie "Sparkle" Edwards, cited the mullet in her blockbuster-worthy witnessing, testifying: "You know your blood. She's my niece. I know her face. I know her hairdo. There's no denying it."
So it was settled. A mullet it remained, until today.
That brings us to the testimony of Tjada Burnett, a longtime friend of the alleged victim's family. She described the female's style as being a "bob."
"Round you know, like a mushroom," she told defense attorney Sam Adam, Jr., who along with the rest of Courtroom 500, showed visible signs of confusion.
"So it is not, you say, a mullet?" Adam asked.
"I never said anything about a mullet. I said it was a bob," Burnett quipped.
So what is it?
I've long thought of a mullet, as have many of you, as a man's style- "business in the front, party in the back," I believe the saying goes. I've seen it sported by many a Tennessee trailer park resident, a number of players in the NHL, as well as by pinstripe-law firm Winston and Strawn's Tim Rooney- he helped defend Gov. George Ryan.
Merriam-Webster defines a mullet as "a hairstyle in which the hair is short on the sides and top and long at the back."
As for the bob, I think I've had a few. Perky, young, and preppy- I've thought of it as a woman-only coif, carried off by not only many a carpool-driving mom, but by Katie Holmes, Anne Hathaway, Madonna, and surely every 1920's flapper.
Merriam-Webster makes it clear, calling it "a short haircut on a woman or child."
So can a woman wear a mullet?
Let's "cut" to some debate. Let me know what you think.
