Sunday, June 8, 2008

So I've always wondered..

Why being blonde is so seemingly desirable- I totally love it but I've always known that the hair color comes with a certain set of stereotypes.
One of my class reading discusses some of this phenomenon- "Madonna's mega-success is tied to her representation as a blond.... within white supremacist culture, a female must be whie to occupy the space of sacred femininity, and she must also be blond." -bell hooks
Here are some interesting articles about being blond:
Link that maybe cavemen preferred blondes

Link between male IQ and seeing a blond woman


Common myths debunked

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