Comment of the Week: ‘Is That What Comes Out of His Head?’

It might be because his indistinguishable evilness typically takes the spotlight wherever he goes, but Department of War Defense Pete Hegseth’s hair is rarely the thing about him that occupies headlines. Which is a shame, considering all the time he probably spends slicking it back—despite, that is, desperately cracking down on the Pentagon’s “grooming standards.” 

Alas, I never would have noticed Hegseth’s crummy-ass coiffure if not for this week’s Comment of the Week, which goes to @R.W. for their remark on “Pete Hegseth Blocks Women and Black Officers from Their Pentagon Promotions—Again.” 

Is that shit he puts in his hair, or is that what comes out of his head?

Upon investigation, Hegseth’s current hairstyle is reportedly the end-product of a evolution of different hairstyles, having at points tested out a man bun and mullet. Same guy that ordered what looks an awful lot like a makeup studio in April last year, BTW.

And kudos to this comment also for capturing one of the most fitting characteristics to describe Hegseth: sleaziness. This is a man with one of the worst track records in the administration, who’s used his office to push women out the military, use very porny names for very evil sounding military operations, and quote Quentin Tarantino for his weekly mandated prayer sessions at the Pentagon. Sleaze, slime, shame, all around. 

Alas, you can be forgiven for interchangeably confusing the vile goo that seems rife across his C/V, his decisions, and hair—and all of it appears to be jumbled in some sloppy, icky mess.

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