For those of you who grew up in the 80s you probably remember towards the late 80s and early 90s there were people who thought that rat tails were cool.  They kind of faded away and we all hoped the trend died.  Unfortunately it has regained popularity in in the Latino community.  Not only do a lot of teenage guys have the, but they sometimes even bleach the rat tail so it looks blond.  Why draw attention to that?  In Puerto Rican communities you even see guys shaving designs into their head, as if thats popular again.