Saturday, November 10, 2007

Dumb Blonde?

Last week I coloured my hair blonde (like a shining lamp, yes!) just as part of an anthropological experiment to record the people´s reaction towards blonds. I have always had these huge arguments with my friends "the brunettes club" about blondes and how men always turn their heads to check out blondes, not as often when a brunette passes by. We have had our arguments from the feminist point of view, we have even invited men to answer some of our questions, and all that stuff about blondes having more fun. Bottom line, I decided to run the experiment on my own, and I spend money (too much, in my opinion) dying my hair and eyebrows with professionals to avoid a permanent damage and I decide to let my self "be seen" around here and there, following these groups of attractive blondes walking this way and that, shopping here and there, having coffee, going to the supermarket and mall, etcetera, and these are the results of my experiment so far:
Blondes are friendly, they show their solidarity, but only with other blondes, if you have yellow hair, your are in the circle. If not, you automatically become the enemy.
It is true, I´ve seen it myself, out of a 100 young women, men turned their heads to check out every single blonde, not to say that only tall extremely attractive brunettes deserved their efforts.
Most men, tend to be extra kind to blondes, thus assuming that they need help with simple things like picking up their car keys. When they say that "blondes are three minutes ahead of the rest of women" it is right. Men noticed blondes faster than their fellow-gender-sisters.
My conclusion is this, maybe blondes are not dumb, but they certainly get things easier than the non blondes, thus they tend to become careless and count on people to help them and they are right, that is exactly what people do. They are sweeter and of course this affects their self perception and other people´s perception. They are not dumb, or at least being dumb has nothing to do with being blonde. Now, check out my list of women that are not natural blondes, but for some reason, (smarty pants!) they decided to become blondes:
1. Shakira - famous singer, I think she looks much better as a brunette, but who knows
2. Cristina Aguilera - Again, famous singer, though I have to say that she looks better blonde
3. Jessica Alba - Famous actress, blonde... definitely not her colour.
4. Victoria Beckham - She is not a blonde, she came back to her senses
5. Keira Knightley - Actress, she looks horrid as a blonde-wanna-be
6. Angelina Jollie - She has nothing to do with blondes, black or brunette are her colours
7. Ashley Judd - For some strange reason, you just can´t believe that she would be blonde, not in a hundred years.
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Now, blondes that have explored the world as dark-haired women and are not in their element:

1. Reese Whiterspoon - She doesn`t look good not being blonde
2. Peta Wilson - Actress, she must remain blonde for ever
3. Dakota Fanning - Looks better blonde
4. Cameron Diaz - I know that she is not a "natural" blonde but she is, she looks horrible in other colours

The lists could go on but I leave it up to you to decide. Cheers!

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