Blonde or brunette?
Question submitted by quitecheeky.
Ignoring for a moment that this timeless question is itself a false dichotomy (redheads, anyone?), I must point out the obvious: the answer is less than definitive and impossibly subjective.
Having said that, let’s now tread into the sticky marshlands of the stereotype.
Ever since the Greek philosopher Follicles coined the phrase “blondes have more fun” sometime in the late 3rd century B.C., the general assumption has been that the golden-haired members of the fairer species are free-spirited and fun-loving types.
Fair-skinned women with sable hair are routinely deemed dark and mysterious, while their darker-skinned brunette counterparts are considered exotic and often flamboyant.
That’s not to say that any of those generalizations are either fair or accurate, but everyone is aware of them and they are, unfortunately, part of our cultural conditioning.
So the cop-out answer then becomes “it’s a matter of taste”, and while every man obviously has his own type, I would hope that my enlightened brethren don’t use hair color as a primary factor in deciding whether or not a woman is dateworthy.
Also, did I mention redheads? Because, yeah.
— Tony_D
