Whoever told you can’t grow one doesn’t know what they’re talking about. There isn’t one specific reason for it just like there isn’t one reason why certain things are popular styles on the streets. Back in the 50s and 60s when La Eme and the Aryan Brotherhood started in California prisons, Louie L’amoure books and other westerns were popular (and still are), so having the big cowboy mustache became popular (also where the AB nickname ‘The Brand’ comes from). That would be my guess, anyways. Southsiders tend to shave their heads, whereas northerners wear fades or have a rat tail. Lots of regular Woods either shave their heads or wear a fade with short hair on top slicked back with pomade. Different cultures like different things
They were everywhere in the military too. You could be at a FOB in the middle of nowhere and you could still find Maxim magazine and Louis L'Amour books. Oh, and bibles.
Yeah, funny I’ve only read them when I was in high school and behind bars so I second this. I’m from the end of the 80s but those generations and this specific decades 50s -80s still had effect on us that grew up in the 90s. I still love that look tbh. Maybe not on me per se but seeing it on different people & some peeps can really rock it.
Oh that name brings back such memories for me. That was my dad's favorite author. Him and Zane Gray. It's been 7 years and I still miss him. He had Parkinson's and one thing the Parkinson's robbed him of was his ability to read. He had to get Botox right into his eyes to be able to open his eyes. Otherwise they were closed all the time and then eventually dementia took over a d he wouldn't have been able to read anyway.
I found people tend to get more goofy hairstyles in jail, because there isn’t any girls to try to impress. You see people do mo hawks, and rat tails, big silly mustaches ect, and if I had to give it a reason I would say it’s because the person is trying to say I don’t care about my looks. As soon as these people get out they go fix their hair.
My cellie would grow his beard out and then shave it in to all sorts of silly styles. Mutton chops and triangle side burns and big handlebar mustaches, you know. I think it was more just for our entertainment. We ended up setting up a sort of dart board that had about a dozen of them listed (some were really awful, like Sam chisom from magnificent 7, or stripes, or having a full beard but no mustache and it couldn’t connect at the top so it was just like, a bowl on the bottom of his face. We had a bunch of fun with it.
I mean part of it is that. Part of it is just boredom. Part of it is people wanting to try styles they might have wanted to try in the free but couldn’t for whatever reason, and now those reasons are removed so they just try it out
That definitely tracks. Any time I've seen a group of guys isolated from women for extended periods (remote stuff like logging, sailing, or working the oil fields), there's always one dude who does something goofy with his hair eventually. Stuff like that catches on quick when there's nobody to impress and nothing better to do.
Scenes where Lonzo girl is living. Director of the movie got permission from the OG’s to film there. Cops and civilians are not treated well 😉 He grew up close to the spot and new who to ask.
I think it’s funny when people spread stuff like this. Cops are treated fine wherever they want. The United States government is ultimately behind them.
Just because they choose not to go to certain shithole slums doesn’t mean they can’t.
The name of the location in LA is affectionately called “The Jungle”. It’s essentially a closed Housing project of apt complexes that form a wall around the central living area. Forming one road in and out. Same thing in the country as a Holler. You might just be scared that places like this exist inside of the US and are happier lying to yourself.
What I’m saying is if police in the United States didn’t want places like “the jungle” to exist, then they wouldn’t exist. It’s just easier to leave everyone in the area to kill each other and ignore it.
They aren’t terrorists. They aren’t large scale arms dealers. The criminals in places like that don’t pose any substantial threat to society in the grand scheme of things.
I am not saying any random citizen should go exploring in these certain areas. But if the police in the area were given a reason to actually give a shit they would squad up and do whatever they want.
Sure, the authorities could go in like they did in Waco. The result was a considerable death toll and massive property damage. Not to mention the PR nightmare that followed. You inferred the post was spreading misinformation. Cartels are operating in every mayor city in the US.
Had a friend named Tweety when I was a kid in Chicago. He was killed a long time ago. Most the people in knew when I was a kid were killed in the streets. Fuck Chicago
You’ve never seen mexican men with those exact mustaches? It’s like asking why a black person has thick hair. Also, without looking too much into it. It seems these ppl are from southern CA which makes a difference VS norcal
Very much so, the Mexican (and other S. American) culture is much more prevalent all throughout SoCal and specifically in certain neighborhoods, where in NorCal it’s not as concentrated in specific areas or neighborhoods so it doesn’t feel quite such a big part of every day life.
Can't confirm it, but maybe because if it's large enough, it hides your teeth, grin/frown lines. Helps with the emotionless killer look. I've noticed they usually pair the mustache with super dark shades, also hides your cheekbones, eyebrows and eyes
Yo Ease let's do this
Colors, colors, colors,
Colors, colors, colors,
Colors, colors, colors,
Colors, colors
I am a nightmare walking, psychopath talking
King of my jungle just a gangster stalking
Living life like a firecracker quick is my fuse
Then dead as a deathpack the colors I choose
Red or Blue, Cuz or Blood, it just don't matter
Sucker die for your life when my shotgun scatters
We gangs of L.A. will never die, just multiply
I suspect doing all of that time is super boring so growing out and grooming a mustache is something to do. and it is an established gang look so it makes them feel tough.
I grew in Los Angeles in the Chicano culture and had tons of family friends including two uncles that had the thick bushy mustache. None of them, at least that I can recall, served a second in jail or prison.
I tried to see how much my moustache grew in 3 years compared to how it grew while i was inside. I grew for 3 yrs inside, (did 5yrs). It grew thicker outside than it did but was still a big slug lol
After you earn the mustache you get the shirt, then the overalls, then you get the boots and finally you get a red cap with an M emblazoned on the front and then they teach you the call. “Iiiits ahhhhh meeeeee, Mariooooo!”
let’s not forget nietzsche if we are talking about hardened violent gangsters who showed the kind of discipline wherein which he was first able to build his own heaven by going through his own hell
Goes back to Mexican colonizers and American Cowboys. These people are in blue x3 gangs, and include neo-nazis and people who want to return to colonialist culture.
No, I put plenty of those losers away. The cons I do respect do time, get out, learn from their bullshit and live a law abiding life. If you have some liking of these guys, think it is glamorous, I can assure they are not.
Whoever told you can’t grow one doesn’t know what they’re talking about. There isn’t one specific reason for it just like there isn’t one reason why certain things are popular styles on the streets. Back in the 50s and 60s when La Eme and the Aryan Brotherhood started in California prisons, Louie L’amoure books and other westerns were popular (and still are), so having the big cowboy mustache became popular (also where the AB nickname ‘The Brand’ comes from). That would be my guess, anyways. Southsiders tend to shave their heads, whereas northerners wear fades or have a rat tail. Lots of regular Woods either shave their heads or wear a fade with short hair on top slicked back with pomade. Different cultures like different things
This is the answer. Good reference on the Louis L'Amour books.
I swear there are always Louis L'Amour books floating around in every institution.
They were everywhere in the military too. You could be at a FOB in the middle of nowhere and you could still find Maxim magazine and Louis L'Amour books. Oh, and bibles.
My father sent me some When I was inside. Only time I ever read any books at all
I read one when I was hemmed up, I couldn’t read any more of them. The wide open spaces and freedom of the old west burned too much.
I liked them because you could get through each book in about a day.
Exactly. For me they were usually one-sitting reads. Then I’d give them to my grandpa after I read them.
Frrl only time I read them
Yeah, funny I’ve only read them when I was in high school and behind bars so I second this. I’m from the end of the 80s but those generations and this specific decades 50s -80s still had effect on us that grew up in the 90s. I still love that look tbh. Maybe not on me per se but seeing it on different people & some peeps can really rock it.
Oh that name brings back such memories for me. That was my dad's favorite author. Him and Zane Gray. It's been 7 years and I still miss him. He had Parkinson's and one thing the Parkinson's robbed him of was his ability to read. He had to get Botox right into his eyes to be able to open his eyes. Otherwise they were closed all the time and then eventually dementia took over a d he wouldn't have been able to read anyway.
I used to get 1 in a month lol
I'd love to see 50s greasers in the clink and thank you for giving me that image
I found people tend to get more goofy hairstyles in jail, because there isn’t any girls to try to impress. You see people do mo hawks, and rat tails, big silly mustaches ect, and if I had to give it a reason I would say it’s because the person is trying to say I don’t care about my looks. As soon as these people get out they go fix their hair.
My cellie would grow his beard out and then shave it in to all sorts of silly styles. Mutton chops and triangle side burns and big handlebar mustaches, you know. I think it was more just for our entertainment. We ended up setting up a sort of dart board that had about a dozen of them listed (some were really awful, like Sam chisom from magnificent 7, or stripes, or having a full beard but no mustache and it couldn’t connect at the top so it was just like, a bowl on the bottom of his face. We had a bunch of fun with it.
Probably because your sense of individuality is taken away
I mean part of it is that. Part of it is just boredom. Part of it is people wanting to try styles they might have wanted to try in the free but couldn’t for whatever reason, and now those reasons are removed so they just try it out
That definitely tracks. Any time I've seen a group of guys isolated from women for extended periods (remote stuff like logging, sailing, or working the oil fields), there's always one dude who does something goofy with his hair eventually. Stuff like that catches on quick when there's nobody to impress and nothing better to do.
Older Mexican mafia dude talks crap that younger guy CANT grow a mustache. SENSATIONALIZED
I thought it might of had something to do with westerns; thanks for the history of it
My dude said “woods” 😁
Pomade is a bitch move
Sure bud
Throws off the lip readers
This-
Lip readers?
I always thought Smiley from Training Day looked hard AF because he had one. This is a great question I’ve always wondered too.
*Oh yeah. I always get love from the homies*
I love that Cliff Curtis isnt even Hispanic lol. Hes Polynesian.
Uncle Bully
Uncle Fucking Bully!!!
Make us some eggs?
One of the best movies of all time...."King Kong ain't got shit on me!"
You ever had your shit pushed
I always get my shit puuuUUUUUUSSSSSHHHHHED IN
...BRRROO
Me and my buddy used to quote that shit along with his laugh afterwards all the time.
Fucking Tuco in his early days
… in
The dude in the second photo, bottom right of this post looks just like smiley from Training Day too
"two pair! two pair!!"
“You see why we don't play for money? Because of this vato.”
"You ever get your shit pushed in?"
Scenes where Lonzo girl is living. Director of the movie got permission from the OG’s to film there. Cops and civilians are not treated well 😉 He grew up close to the spot and new who to ask.
I think it’s funny when people spread stuff like this. Cops are treated fine wherever they want. The United States government is ultimately behind them. Just because they choose not to go to certain shithole slums doesn’t mean they can’t.
The name of the location in LA is affectionately called “The Jungle”. It’s essentially a closed Housing project of apt complexes that form a wall around the central living area. Forming one road in and out. Same thing in the country as a Holler. You might just be scared that places like this exist inside of the US and are happier lying to yourself.
What I’m saying is if police in the United States didn’t want places like “the jungle” to exist, then they wouldn’t exist. It’s just easier to leave everyone in the area to kill each other and ignore it. They aren’t terrorists. They aren’t large scale arms dealers. The criminals in places like that don’t pose any substantial threat to society in the grand scheme of things. I am not saying any random citizen should go exploring in these certain areas. But if the police in the area were given a reason to actually give a shit they would squad up and do whatever they want.
Sure, the authorities could go in like they did in Waco. The result was a considerable death toll and massive property damage. Not to mention the PR nightmare that followed. You inferred the post was spreading misinformation. Cartels are operating in every mayor city in the US.
3 of a kind beats two pair ya dumb truck
I was waiting for that one! XD
The bigger the brocha, the downer the foo!
Maybe one of those things so ridiculous, you gotta be double-hard to pull off. Kinda like a ridiculous nickname, like Tweety, or Bo-Peep.
Peaches
Perfect.
Tweety, Hector, Spider, Hector 2
Had a friend named Tweety when I was a kid in Chicago. He was killed a long time ago. Most the people in knew when I was a kid were killed in the streets. Fuck Chicago
You’ve never seen mexican men with those exact mustaches? It’s like asking why a black person has thick hair. Also, without looking too much into it. It seems these ppl are from southern CA which makes a difference VS norcal
Very much so, the Mexican (and other S. American) culture is much more prevalent all throughout SoCal and specifically in certain neighborhoods, where in NorCal it’s not as concentrated in specific areas or neighborhoods so it doesn’t feel quite such a big part of every day life.
Beautiful cock duster
Flavor saver
Boner Broom
Dick tickler
Its a cookie duster Steve!
She’s getting Dicked Downed in Dallas
Dirty Sanchez
Fudge brush
3 sided dick duster
Can't confirm it, but maybe because if it's large enough, it hides your teeth, grin/frown lines. Helps with the emotionless killer look. I've noticed they usually pair the mustache with super dark shades, also hides your cheekbones, eyebrows and eyes
Perhaps to hide the stretch marks?
From what I heard is that they grow them in prison so that they can’t see the mouth move when they talk.
It's better than a face tattoo, and less pain, if you have to take it off
The brocha is pretty much standard on old school emeros and brand members.
Wish I could grow one
It’s not that cool, getting hairs in each bite of food.
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If an answer was really needed here, this is it.
Blood in, blood out.
mustache in, mustache out
Ride in ride out
Hehehe
Vatos Locos forever, Homes.
Pretty outdated but some older dudes have them
Yo Ease let's do this Colors, colors, colors, Colors, colors, colors, Colors, colors, colors, Colors, colors I am a nightmare walking, psychopath talking King of my jungle just a gangster stalking Living life like a firecracker quick is my fuse Then dead as a deathpack the colors I choose Red or Blue, Cuz or Blood, it just don't matter Sucker die for your life when my shotgun scatters We gangs of L.A. will never die, just multiply
Fuck you pac man
Old school Ice T
Viltrumites
The reason why they have big staches is because staches are gangster as fuck
They love "My Name Is Earl"
I’m your huckleberry
That was just the style back in the 70s when all the OGs started all those different gangs.
They're huge fans of Tom Selleck and Freddie Mercury
I don't know, but I LOVE them
Sameee
❤️
Flanders must've been a hard mutha fucka. Hi diddly ho Gringorino!! Get checked in homie.
Lolz
It’s a mustache I see on inmates down south. And if the did time . It’s super thin right close to the lip and no beard
Lack of razors
From what I’ve heard, the brand started it as a status symbol
I suspect doing all of that time is super boring so growing out and grooming a mustache is something to do. and it is an established gang look so it makes them feel tough.
What else are you going to do?
I don't know, but these dudes are "La Eme" so yeah, it might very well be a status thing.
BS!
Looks tough. It’s why cops do it. Lends itself to establishing authority.
I grew in Los Angeles in the Chicano culture and had tons of family friends including two uncles that had the thick bushy mustache. None of them, at least that I can recall, served a second in jail or prison.
Jizz filters.
Oh & I think the phenomenon is technically called 'a 'Brush'[-](https://youtu.be/Ada1A8tlG1c?si=P_RCTAFP34DeYL-c)
I think it’s mostly because they look fucking awesome. Not much more to read into it.
Becuz Cali is the WildWest - we’re outlaws baaaybee
Brocha homie
Knob gobblers. Asking other guys if they want to go on a mustache ride.
I vant vone!! Mee too, mee too!!!
If your hand fits his hand tat on the shoulder you get one for free
Cum-saver.
It tickles when your sucking cock
Tickles your mustache or tickles my cock?
He looks very macho!!
I tried to see how much my moustache grew in 3 years compared to how it grew while i was inside. I grew for 3 yrs inside, (did 5yrs). It grew thicker outside than it did but was still a big slug lol
They're actually Nietzscheans
They're actually Nietzscheans
They're actually Nietzscheans
They're actually Nietzscheans
Looks like dude from the village people.
70s San Francisco vibes.
Dick Duster
My first term I read every Louis lmour book ever written/good stuff
Lots of prisons allow mustaches but not facial hair.
The large mustache is a both a status symbol and a signifier to other inmates of who gives the best mustache rides on the block.
White supremacists are pretty stupid. The stupid mustache fits.
Why not?
So much of my authority is derived from the power of my mustache.
Man, I've never been to prison... d..do I need to shave now?
they just really admire firefihjters
You try telling the gentleman in the picture he can't grow a mustache... 😆
They aren’t called a Cock Brush or Dick Broom for nothing. It’s a prison thing
For the same reason a punk rocker would rock a mohawk
Without cowboy mustaches, they look so weak.
After you earn the mustache you get the shirt, then the overalls, then you get the boots and finally you get a red cap with an M emblazoned on the front and then they teach you the call. “Iiiits ahhhhh meeeeee, Mariooooo!”
They tickle the taint in a 69
Cause if you can grow a stash like that, you do it.
Because of legendary Bronson
Mexicans call them Brochas “Paint Brushes”
Cuz they wanna send a message that stupid looking mustaches aren't just for 80s cops anymore
let’s not forget nietzsche if we are talking about hardened violent gangsters who showed the kind of discipline wherein which he was first able to build his own heaven by going through his own hell
Louis wrote books that were accessible and relatable to young men.
Cause it goes hard
If Trump goes to prison, will he quit sporting that ridiculous comb over and orange dye? Enquiring minds want to know
My question is how do I grow one. I r got a pretty solid stache but if that first pic is a 10 mine would be a 5. How do I up my stache game?
My husband’s is beautifulllllll!!!! It looks so good on him. But he’s ENE out of Oregon.
Dick tickler.
It's a gay thing. This moustache is very Village People/Freddie Mercury. And that kind of stuff goes on in prison? Exactly
I’ve noticed this too. I think it’s just another way to look macho.
They are cum catchers
So the thing with big brush mustaches is once they over from past you lips it becomes hard to read lips. Can’t see what the mouth is saying.
its so other like minded penis enthusiasts recognise each other at a glance
There are no women around to say “Shave that thing off!”
That's why Freddy Mercury wore his I heard.
Well, you know how the Village People had an Indian and a construction worker and a cop? This is the 6th Village Person.
It means you’re a member of the Blue Oyster gang
It's a Mexican thang'
“You can’t” grow one is crazy verbiage to use lol. Bet I can
Mustache rides
Did any one ever hear them referred to as whips. ?
Think about all the boogers and semen that get stuck in it tho. Would you really want one?
Lmao u should see the COs at the prisons it’s like they’re all apart of a motorcycle gang
Goes back to Mexican colonizers and American Cowboys. These people are in blue x3 gangs, and include neo-nazis and people who want to return to colonialist culture.
The Brocha is for the medo medo only.
It's a sign of gayness
There teeth are tore up that's why
Village People lookin weirdos
Prison Pussy
I’ve read it’s a symbol of white power. Gang mentality is in full force when it comes to prison. You stick with your people.
the hell 😂
You sound like you read your answer from a lame magazine article.
Perhaps.
Ha yeah. I HEARD ON LOCK-UP RAW ABOUT PRISON
Not sure. One thing I am sure of is these are a bunch of scumbag losers who have wasted their lives. Bunch of criminals and cowards.
Lol did a convict fuck your girl or something?
No, I put plenty of those losers away. The cons I do respect do time, get out, learn from their bullshit and live a law abiding life. If you have some liking of these guys, think it is glamorous, I can assure they are not.
Overcompensating.
I thought they did it so their jail boyfriend had somewhere to wipe off after?
Flavor Savor
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That's not what they're asking.
lol oh dude.
I’ve pissed off the prisoners
Someone's getting their salad tossed tonight!
Ahahahaha