Michelle Visage

Growing up in the '80s in central New Jersey as a weird kid with a blue mohawk listening to the Sex Pistols and dressing really funky, I was bullied pretty badly. It was every single day in elementary school and kept going into middle school, too. I felt totally alone, without a single person there for me.

American Musician

CeeLo Green

I think I wanted to be a punk-rocker before I wanted to be anything else. I remember wanting a mohawk, and I wanted to cut the sleeves off of my jean jacket because I used to want to be Dirty Dan from Sha-Na-Na. This is before hip-hop was even around. I had the skinny piano tie. I had it, man.

Malin Akerman

The funny thing is that my husband couldn't be sweeter. He looks like this bad boy. He's got tattoos and earrings and a mohawk, but when you talk to him and he's around you, he's such a gentleman. He holds doors for ladies. He pulls out chairs. He cooks. He cleans.

Swedish Actress

Nick Diaz

I was always throwing a fit about it, like somebody I was fighting had their hair painted and I would be like, it's not enough that this guy has to win a fight against me, but he's gotta do it with his hair being on blast, like big mohawk. Just a wild man.

American Athlete

Kat Von D

Music has influenced everything from my tattooing to how I talk to how I walk, I guess. I was classically trained in piano since I was 6. Then in my teens, my older sister introduced me to Metallica. It was all over. I had a mohawk soon after that.

American Artist

Mr. T

If you gonna wear the mohawk, you stick with it. You don't just be dibby-dabbing. You make up your mind.

American Actor

Chris Sullivan

Our hair and makeup team at 'This Is Us' had made me a mohawk to wear. I couldn't apply it correctly.

John McAfee

Do you think the Chinese think twice about hiring a hacker with a mohawk or a tattooed face? No.

American Businessman

Julien Baker

I had a hot-pink mohawk in high school, and when I came out everyone was like, 'We don't care.

Understanding the Mohawk's historical role can add depth to discussions about American history and culture.

Historical Significance

Be sensitive when discussing the Mohawk to avoid stereotypes - they are a culture, not a costume.

Cultural Respect

The Mohawk language is being revitalized, so showing interest can be a form of cultural appreciation.

Language Revival

Mohawk vocabulary can be very specific to their culture, like terms for traditional practices.

Distinct Vocabulary

A mohawk haircut can convey rebellion or nonconformity, often associated with punk culture.

Expressive Hairstyle

While linked to punk, a mohawk can be worn for fashion or as a personal statement.

Not Always Punk

Different styles of mohawk exist, such as the 'fauxhawk' which is more subtle.

Variations Exist

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