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January 14th, 2009, 07:48 GMT · By Elena Gorgan
Brunettes Better than Blondes in All Respects |
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Although it’s been decades that we’ve been hearing that “blondes have more fun” and that “gentlemen prefer blondes,” a new study made by Garnier comes to show that, in reality, it’s the brunette women who actually have the best in life. From the workplace to their bedroom, dark-haired women rank highest in all fields, leaving blondes to settle for the least.
In a survey on 6,000 people, both women and men, cosmetics line Garnier has found that dark-haired women are more likely to earn a salary of over $65,000 a year than their fellow blonde or even red-haired colleagues. Out of the persons included in the survey, 75 percent believed that brunettes are the most intelligent, while a whopping 71 percent would pick a dark-haired woman as an ideal partner. Speaking of partners and relationships, the poll revealed that, unlike what we might have believed so far, blondes are not the most successful in love, because, oddly enough, they lack the confidence and self-esteem that brunettes have. In turn, more than a quarter of the queried brunettes have rated themselves as above average in bed, considerably more than blondes and redheads. This has prompted psychologist Anjula Mutanda to conclude that brown hair goes hand in hand with confidence and self-awareness, especially after noting that most women see their hair go darker with the passing of time. “Some hair colors tend to darken naturally with age and so brown hair can be associated with confidence and self-awareness. These positive qualities instill a sense of trust and assurance which is mirrored in how others behave towards them. Therefore many women who become brunettes often report a difference in reaction to them - for the better.” Mutanda explained, as cited by the Daily Mail. This, again, would account for the many female celebrities, such as Scarlett Johansson and Jordan, once renowned for their blonde locks, who opted to suddenly cross over to “the dark side.” And it’s all understandable, the Garnier poll revealed, since one in every two respondents chose brown as their favorite color. Men too no longer prefer blondes, as the same poll has showed, with them saying that they felt most successful with a dazzling brunette on their arm, as opposed to a mere six percent saying the same about the once “fiery” redheads.
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| Comment #1 by: Kay & lauren on 15 Jan 2009, 19:44 UTC | reply to this comment | Well we personally are both blondes and we are GREAT in bed. We are the most confident, intellegent, and mature out of all our friends. Why would men perfer a poopsicle on their arm when they could have a thriving, outgoing blondie who absorbs the suns rays. Blondes are clearly more outgoing and willing to start up conversation. Also, blondes are refered to as the typical american girl, but what's a brunette? Brunettes are straight up usually bitches. They think that blondes are stupid, immature, and bubbly. Well, Lauren and I graduated first and second of our pre-med program at tufts university...so take that and shove it haters. Go for brunettes if you want a boring psycho path who is going to have a fopa when they grow old. Go for blondes if you want faithful, cute, nice, bubbly, outgoing, fun, friendly, and confident girls. |
| Comment #1.1 by: Kangi on 04 Mar 2010, 02:49 GMT | Who wants a pale albino mustard head iguana in bed . NOT ME! FYI: Only brunettes can get a tan the right way! |
| Comment #1.2 by: Stevo on 03 Apr 2010, 17:05 GMT | I completely agree. I've dated red-heads and brunettes alike and most were nice and fun to be around, but in the end I found that from most of the blonde ladies I've dated, they are the most outgoing, less headgames and the easiest to talk to. Plus most I've met are quite confident without being stuck up or full of themselves.
I'm currently dating a "blondie" and aside from being beautiful, she is the most outgoing, fun and warm hearted girl I've met in years. I don't mean to sound stereo-typical over the hair colour of a woman There are plenty of very outgoing brunettes and stuck up blondes out there also. Just from my personal experience I find the majority of blondies tend to be more outgoing and whom I feel more cohesive with. But that's just me!! |
| Comment #1.3 by: Brunette99 on 26 Jun 2010, 18:13 GMT | Yep, you blondes sure are "intellegent". Haha. Blondes seem to have thinner facial skin that ages faster and appear full of themselves. |
| Comment #1.4 by: Beth on 27 Jul 2010, 02:51 GMT | Hey people! Brunette or blonde we don't need to hate each other over it! Neither is better then the other. If you're attractive you're attractive whatever race or hair color you may be. Brunettes are not all bitches and natural blondes tan too. I've met blonde bitches, red haired bitches, and brunette bitches in my lifetime and I'm sure you all have as well. As for blondes being able to tan, I'm a natural blonde and I'm tanner than all of my white brunette friends without using any form of artificial tanning. It must be a Californian thing :) Same thing goes for intelligence. I've met people in every race and hair color who were super smart . And no, the majority of them were not white brunettes; they were actually Asian. So people, what I'm getting at is just be happy with who you are and stop trying to prove that you are better then everyone else because the truth is you have the power to chose who you are whether it be smart, bitchy, confident, or good in bed; it's up to you. |
| Comment #1.5 by: S W on 06 Nov 2010, 18:20 GMT | Hey Dippi Longstocking you just contradicted yourself by saying brunettes would call you bubbly and then in the last line called yourself bubbly. Way to go proving your intelligence. |
| Comment #1.6 by: From blonde to brunette on 12 Sep 2011, 08:32 GMT | I recently went from blonde to brunette and i love it, it brings out my eyes and i dont consider myself a "poopsickle" althought that comment did get me a good laugh. i am outgoing and dont consider myself a * or phycho either. im not really sure why you posted this, if you would have re-read your own words you would have realized how retarded and ridiculous they really sound. |
| Comment #1.7 by: blonde to brown on 12 Sep 2011, 08:34 GMT | i recently changed my hair color from blonde to brunette and i am very happy with it, as for the poopsickle comment. that was quite funny but i consider both of you blonde headed retards if you were so self assure you wouldnt feel it necessary to down on ppl for something as simple as hair color. get a life. pre-med? ha. |
| Comment #1.8 by: Ruby on 20 Jan 2012, 00:10 GMT | No their mostly mean and ugly |
| Comment #2 by: Drug on 11 Feb 2009, 08:00 UTC | reply to this comment | Kay & lauren,
Are you natural blondes or d'you have dyied hair?
Seriously, you shouldn't have generalised people with diffrerent hair-types. My observations during my 36 years say that this system "blondes vs brunetts'" does NOT work. Young Gina Lollobrigida or Sophia Loren didn't care that they were not blondes, but they were the most georgious ladies of their time.
And being blond or brunett has nothing to do with being gay or straight. |
| Comment #3 by: Rory on 04 Mar 2009, 20:17 UTC | reply to this comment | I personally feel sorry for anyone involved in this dispute who continues to argue over it, I also question why Garnier spent valuable time & money on conducting this survey?
The fact is that you can not generalise someone by their hair colour, it is almost if not as bad as distinguishing people by skin colour alone, although I do realise that this dispute is mostly more light-hearted.
I truly wish people would focus their attention on something more important. |
| Comment #4 by: Brad on 11 Apr 2009, 16:51 UTC | reply to this comment | I think brunettes are more exotic. I grew up with blondes and find the hair color a bit bland. I definately choose veronica over betty. |
| Comment #4.1 by: me on 22 Jan 2011, 08:05 GMT | betty and veronica, an excellent example of a bitchy brunette and a sweet blonde. what a rare thing in the media. too often the blondes are portrayed as mean cheerleaders who are full of themselves. aw well, we're all going to get old and die anyway. |
| Comment #5 by: Kay on 20 Dec 2009, 01:06 UTC | reply to this comment | I find it ironic that you call yourselves more mature when you call brunettes names like poopsicle, generalize them all as bitches, boring and psycho paths and say "shove it." That kind of behavior is FAR from mature, and if you are the most mature out of all of your friends, I would seriously hate to meet them. I am a blonde, and it's people like you that give us a bad name. |
| Comment #5.1 by: Alyssa on 11 Feb 2011, 03:37 GMT | You are soooooooo right!!! :) |
| Comment #6 by: 14 year old blonde on 30 Dec 2009, 04:22 UTC | reply to this comment | okay well heres my opinion....
it doesnt matter what color hair you have, it matters whats inside.
but im natrurally blonde and ive noticed that a lot of people are really steriotypical about us...
it gets old.
mabey we have more fun, or mabey we just try to go along with that because it makes us feel better when people call us stupid or guys just want us because they think "oh. shes blonde. that makes her easy."
it doesnt.
im not a geek or a nerd or whatever .... but i am in the top percentage of my high school testing scores.
but because im blond, somone will probably think i cheated off a smart kid.
it really isnt right.
im just stating my opinion, but i think that the reason blondes are less confadent is because they are considerd incompatent and stupid by society.
-a 14 year old blonde |
| Comment #7 by: A Brunette on 09 Jan 2010, 03:09 UTC | reply to this comment | I don't think you cheated off of someone smarter because you're blonde; you obviously cheated off of someone smarter because you can't spell worth a crap. There's no way that a fourteen-year-old who can't spell "someone" is in the top percentage of their class unless it's a class of maybe four people. |
| Comment #7.1 by: Joan on 27 Jul 2010, 02:55 GMT | Wow. People make typos. Brunettes like you are the ones who get on my nerves. |
| Comment #8 by: Tianna on 01 Mar 2010, 17:52 UTC | reply to this comment | OKay.. 14 year old blonde...
You stated that you're in the top percentage of your high school testing scores...
But you can't spell.
"Steriotypical"? did you mean "Stereotypical?
"mabey" try "Maybe"
"somone"... "SomEone"
"confadent" hmm... "confident" maybe?
"Incompatent" thats why you're "Incompetent" to society.
Sincerely,
A 15 year old Brunette. |
| Comment #8.1 by: Katie303 on 12 Aug 2010, 21:47 GMT | Okay, first of all I think that this whole conversation is stupid and a waste of time and life. People should look at what's inside not out. What you said is uncalled for and disrespectful, people make mistakes, DEAL. Wow she spelled "someone" wrong who cares! She was trying to make a point! Your hair colour does NOT define your personality so get the hell over yourselfs k thanks :)
Sincerely
A 17 YEAR OLD blonde |
| Comment #8.2 by: Alyssa on 11 Feb 2011, 03:40 GMT | LOL ;) |
| Comment #8.3 by: jeri on 10 Nov 2011, 08:41 GMT | sincerely, 19 year old BLONDE. |
| Comment #8.4 by: brunette(: on 30 Dec 2011, 17:57 GMT | i agree w/ the 15 year old brunette, LOL ! |
| Comment #8.5 by: Cat on 11 Feb 2012, 07:28 GMT | Well thank you grammar police.
Seriously, this article disturbs me.... who the hell cares what color hair you have? I think that if you are judging someone based on their hair/skin/race or anything like that then you have serious issues. :/ |
| Comment #9 by: Cristina( my hispanic twin) on 04 Mar 2010, 02:46 UTC | reply to this comment | Really this stuff is getting old but, i like it. I have dark chocolate brown hair and i had this friend once her name was Shelby and to actually think abut it she was the easiest girl out in the world ( and was a platinum Blonde). Of course boys liked her but for only for a short time. Everyone thinks of me as "hard to get" and stuff but i like that. I dont like judging people at all but for once you just have to. Everyone in my school likes the brunettes with tan skin its not the blonde hair blue eye Abercrombie like it is in California or whatever. |
| Comment #9.1 by: Ella on 02 Feb 2011, 21:44 GMT | I think the popularity of blondes has more to do with the media. They are shown as the ideal. Something to be desired or coveted. |
| Comment #10 by: Brittany (Brunette) on 28 Mar 2010, 05:39 UTC | reply to this comment | I love them BOTH! My hair is dark chocolate brown and I feel sexy with it. And when I see NATURAL, key word there, blond hair, especially when it's long, I always think it's gorgeous. Sometimes I get jealous and almost color my hair, but then I remember it's only natural blond I think is beautiful, so I just buy a new purse or something. |
| Comment #11 by: Brook on 05 Apr 2010, 02:47 UTC | reply to this comment | I cannot believe you are judging someones spelling..how patronizing...Back to the point , Be it Blonde or Brunette your all gonna sway your own way. I'm Blonde, my personality comes from within and how I was bought up not through my hair colour . I must admit and I'm not bias, that Blondes tend to be more caring understanding and more approachable, and when I say Blonde, I dont mean peroxide Blonde as they tend to be bitchy stuck up and less approachable. Brunettes however tend to be more serious and deep. Its a tough choice and its a nightmare for me to decide between the two. As i dont want black as its too harsh for my skin tone and red is an acquired taste like all the other hair colours!
just keep it real girls i mean as in life not as in hair ... hair extensions are great! :-) |
| Comment #12 by: Carabella on 12 Apr 2010, 16:09 UTC | reply to this comment | well all i know is
blonde(if you've dyed your hair)=FAKE !!!!
brunette = Real
well you look more real if your brunette HOWEVER you cant tell what type of personality they have , most girls that dye their hair blonde , just want to be plastic and be a barbie doll, which i have to say is so f***ed up.And if your naturally blonde don't worry because its natural not fake.
Carabella-14 years of age,brunette |
| Comment #12.1 by: liz on 23 May 2011, 06:16 GMT | So what if you dye your hair blonde your "fake" but its ok to dye your hair brown? Um yeah that makes sense. Have you ever thought that there are a lot of girls that get blonde in their hair because it looks better with their skin tone? Maybe you and everyone on this site should quit being so hypocritical and thinking that YOUR hair color is the best.
Everyone on here is talking about how ALL blondes/brunettes/redheads are bitches and snobbs what the * does that make you.
Grow up and stop hating on people you don't know. |
| Comment #13 by: Another 14 year old Blonde on 18 Apr 2010, 06:54 UTC | reply to this comment | Okay, seriously? My point of view on this is that it's a bunch of BS. I think men are attracted to ALL hair colors. I've also noticed that the majority of the 'Dumb Blondes' were once a different hair color before they dyed their hair to Blonde. I'm also a natural Blonde, and guess what? Look at my spelling and grammer. Along with another Blonde girl in my class, I am one of the most intelligent. My gradepoint average is an A. I'm not 'perky' and 'bubbly'. I'm actually quite reserved until you open me up. I am a quiet type who enjoys reading and loves nature.
You see, I hate it when people start making fun of me in school just because I'm a Blonde. I don't deserve that kind of disrespect. All I've ever done is be nice and mannerly to be people and seeing this article about a 'scientfic study' saying 'Brunettes are better' makes me think;
1. They published this on the World Wide Web just so Brunettes could get an ego boost.
2. These were some pretty insecure 'scientists'.
3. If Brunettes are insulting Blondes for no apparant reason, THEY must be insecure also.
4. What about the other hair colors?
So please, stop hating on someone just because their different from you. It makes you look superficial and cruel. |
| Comment #14 by: Justin on 20 Apr 2010, 22:55 UTC | reply to this comment | If you both really graduated first and second of your pre-med program I would assume, as I'm sure most people would, that you are both well educated and mature enough not to post what you did. It sounds incredibly dense and unintelligent. You both seem to have a major lack of self esteem. Have a great life! |
| Comment #15 by: Kelly on 17 May 2010, 15:52 UTC | reply to this comment | I disagree totally. You would have to be a moron to think hair color has any effect on intelligence or confidence any more than eye color or skin. There are more brunettes in the world so yes, more of them would get higher paying jobs on average.Anyone who would hate or insult another for their hair color is jealous...which is a lot of brunettes...you dont see a lot of blonds insulting the darker hair do you? lol. As for men preferring brown hair....Im a blond and have never had a man choose a friend over me bc of hair color...although the other has happened:) Why do you think more woman dye their hair blond? |
| Comment #16 by: Zahra Isabelle on 22 May 2010, 12:23 UTC | reply to this comment | To Carabella, the fourteen year old brunette.
I find it really rude that you said all unnatural blondes are "Fake"
i dye my hair blonde and i would not class myself as "fake". I don't dye my hair to be like Barbie, i dye my hair because i feel it suits my complexion, as i'm very pale. And What about all the unnatural brunettes ? Do you must class them as fake too? Your obviously very insecure as you feel the need to put other people down. |
| Comment #17 by: StevieWonder on 24 May 2010, 13:54 UTC | reply to this comment | I think its the personity mostly (i Got Bad English, Sorry)
i have respect for those diffrenrent then me.
well im little diffrent in hair color, im luck of the irish, dirty blonde and brunette (very dense)
mine changes colors in summer look more dirty blonde...
those need to have respect for others and grow up, (about insulting others)
i like my women smart, professinal, get things right.... have my taste... wisdom
make's a true woman...
but i had women married me next day... it can be the charsima, chemetry's
it can simply just the attaction, otherwords... you guys are funny, enjoy your lives...
have any women questions for me... e-mail steviewonder201069@yahoo.com |
| Comment #18 by: anne on 31 May 2010, 19:36 UTC | reply to this comment | I don't know if I should laugh or cry when seeing all these pathetic groups ala "boys like blondes, but men love brunettes" and make-believe 'scientific' articles like this one. Luckily I'm mature enough to know that neither a woman's class, nor intelligence, nor beauty depends on her hair colour. And the men that are smart and down-to-earth that I know choose their wife based on other considerations than hair colour. What really disturbs me is that a lot (!) of brunettes are in these groups I talked about to constantly reassure each other how great they are! Basically there can be only two explanations: Either they are jealous and insecure, or they are that arrogant and shallow, and kind of racist, to actually think they're better than others simply because of their hair colour.
P.S. I don't have any issues with brunetters, in fact my bestfriend is one, just against this 'war' between hair colours and anyone who picks a side. And please excuse any mistakes, I'm not a native speaker :-) |
| Comment #18.1 by: Olivia on 11 Aug 2011, 01:59 GMT | LOL Funniest comment thanks |
| Comment #19 by: Veronica on 18 Jun 2010, 17:45 UTC | reply to this comment | I find it very abusive when someone treats me differently because of sick racism which is quite(unfortunetly) common in these days. People laugh when you're Asian. They will also laugh if you have chocolate skin tone. They will think you're a retard because of blonde hair.
The only people 'safe' are brunettes. Don't get me wrong I dont mean I hate brunettes and automatically am against them. My best friend is a brunette with dark eyes. I am a tall blonde with pale skin and blue/grey eyes. And people used to tease. Even my friend is sometimes like: "Oh, you're a blonde, that's why you don't get it." and it's really painful. I am a person whom gets easily hurt and I know how it feels to be crossed out because of a lighter hair tone. I am the most shy person in class. I dream of becoming an author, since I love books. I do a lot of horse back riding and I try my best to be a happy person. People, please think twice before saying something painful to another person. Because you can't take words back.
Please forgive if I have some spelling mistakes, but I am polish and it isn't my first/native language.
Best regards, a nearly fourteen year old blonde, |
| Comment #20 by: Sydney on 28 Jun 2010, 21:41 UTC | reply to this comment | I really hate these stupid "Blonde vs. Brunette" things. All they do is turn all of us against each other, making us throw about stupid stereotypes that don't even make sense. This post is ridiculous, hurtful, and unnecessary. Sure, the facts are interesting, but can you imagine a young girl coming across this article and crudely being told how undesirable and inadequate she is because of something so irrelevant as her blonde hair? Horrible. Just horrible.
Blondes find Brunettes unapproachable, Brunettes find Blondes unapproachable, and this contributes to the reason behind it. Because of things like this post we've seperated ourselves from others with different hair colors and alienated ourselves. We've started seeing each other as blondes/brunettes, our team/their team, instead of seeing each other as equal and intelligent women. I, along with many fellow brunettes, became tired long ago of feeling inferior to blondes because of the media, and I would hate to see this trend continue or -as this post promotes-reverse roles. A girl should never doubt her worth as a capable human being because of her physical appearance; Blonde, brunette, redheaded or bald.
-A 15 Year-Old Brunette( Who seems to be the voice of reason...:) |
| Comment #21 by: dondi on 07 Jul 2010, 18:30 UTC | reply to this comment | Only 2% of people are natural blonde and most of those people are washed out and pasty looking. Blonde is over rated and being blonde and blue-eyed does not automatically make you prettier in any way. It's just a hair color people. Personally I find raven or red hair is prettier than blonde. Particularly with fair skin and blue or green eyes.
Blonde is pretty, but let's face it. Blondes now have a terrible stereotype to content with like being trashy porno chicks with fake boobs, ditzy, dumb and naive. It's pretty sad and stupid to assign all that to a hair color. It's only a hair color. Get over it. |
| Comment #22 by: Laurin on 14 Jul 2010, 18:54 UTC | reply to this comment | I love brown hair...especially dark brown. It is so beautiful. I am mixed with Sicilian, Native American and English. My hair is naturally dirty blonde (naturally brown underneath and lighter on top). I dyed my hair bc I felt it fit my personality more. And no I am outgoing but I have exotic facial features and people tell me brown hair fits more. I still like blonde hair though....on certain people. I feel that darker skinned people do not look right with blonde hair. It looks fake. I also feel that women who have boob jobs with blonde hair look like plastic dolls. The 2 should be illegal. LOL :) But overall they are both equal. Different people have different taste in hair. My husband and I just got married and he has always loved brown hair bc it's rich in color. I actually was offended a little bc I had dyed hair that was brown, but oh well. |
| Comment #23 by: a fourteen year old brunette on 19 Jul 2010, 11:51 UTC | reply to this comment | please excuse any spelling mistakes my keybord is messed up
as i was reading the above comments i was surprised at the amount of people who are against these kind of polls/surveys. i mean seriously, why are they looking them up just to give out about them.
you cant say that 'fourteen year old blonde' is stupid just because she mispelled a few words. she could be great at others things like math or geography. brunettes are deffinitly not superior, i know a lot of brunettes that are really bitchy and are really stupid, but im a natural brunette and i would say im above average intelegence (only slightly).
these kinds of things are stupid but i look them up for fun, i love reading the comments and seeing the two sides of the spectrum; the idiots who belive them and the people with brains who know better |
| Comment #24 by: !! on 20 Jul 2010, 22:55 UTC | reply to this comment | You are all SO dramatic! Lol
WHO CARES?! |
| Comment #25 by: elli on 23 Jul 2010, 10:53 UTC | reply to this comment | this is so ridiculous, especially the comments. anyone can dye their hair, your hair colour does not define your personality, so just get the hell over yourselves. |
| Comment #26 by: Josh on 29 Jul 2010, 03:54 UTC | reply to this comment | I agree! If the blondes that posted were intelligent. Than the statements they've made would of been different. Sorry girls I think you gals need to take a second look at your personality and in the mirror, |
| Comment #27 by: opus on 02 Aug 2010, 19:47 UTC | reply to this comment | "Blondes have more fun" Blah, blah, blah! The problem ins't the hair colour, it's what the media has done to promote the myth I've been around a little longer than most of you and I have witnessed what the media has done in the past and what it is still doing today. For the most part, "blondes" have been given superior roles in the movies to "brunettes". It was always the blondes who were the smart, successful ones. They were portrayed as the bosses, whereas brunettes were portrayed in lesser roles such as support staff or secretaries. Blondes were portrayed as heroes, whereas brunettes were cast as cowards. Blondes also had better survival rates in disaster movies, than their brunette counterparts.
All the movies, magazines, makeup and hair colour commercials, trashy fiction and comics have kept up the same illusion. If you believe it, then not only are you feeding off the myth, but you are also promoting it. The only way to stop being affected by this is to lead a full and balanced life, to meet as many people as you can of all different colours, races, political beliefs, religions and walks of life. Then you can make your own judgement based on your real experience of life. Knowledge and experience brings maturity, at which point you will begin to see people's inner beauty rather than their shallow exterior. |
| Comment #28 by: cutekat383 on 13 Aug 2010, 02:28 UTC | reply to this comment | I think that brunettes are the best in life and all those other things that u said im a brunette so everything that u said is (drum roll) ME!!!!! |
| Comment #30 by: Brunnette~ on 17 Aug 2010, 00:26 UTC | reply to this comment | From all of the Blonds I have seen they have been:
Snobby
Spoiled
Bossy
Mean
Brats
but thats just my so far life experience.
I have met a FEW blonds which are COMPLETE opisistes oof the above list, and their hair color is mainly Dirty Blonde, so from this I believe that Dirty Blondes have a better personaility that true blonds, but like I said before this is from my life experience so far.
Also, I think the people who are taking this WAY to seriously are really immature, it's just a dispute about how hair colors affect personailities and behaviors etc.
No need to be worked up about it so:
Just be happy with whatever hair color you have and live a long happy life :) |
| Comment #31 by: Goldie on 27 Aug 2010, 15:04 UTC | reply to this comment | I am a very intelligent blonde, I am confident, and I feel sorry for people who want to believe the stereotypes of any haircolor. We all have different personalities! It's really sad. |
| Comment #32 by: GG on 06 Nov 2010, 08:13 UTC | reply to this comment | I think this is just awful. Does this mean us beautiful fair haired women will be left to rot in the underworld? |
| Comment #33 by: human being on 22 Jan 2011, 07:55 UTC | reply to this comment | lol well of course brunettes have all these higher statistics, there are more of them! for instance, if there are 5 blondes and 15 brunettes, one of these blondes makes a salary of less than 65,000, while 5 of the brunette women do. so in turn, 4 blondes make over 65,000 while 10 brunettes do! ANYWAY this whole debate is ridiculous. blondes are awesome, brunettes are awesome, redheads are awesome. i don't understand why women need to get defense about their hair color. it's so incredibly superficial. women are all beautiful, hair color, weight, skin tone, whatever. get over yourselves ladies. and all you younger girls, don't carry this ridiculous argument into your generation. it's just a hair color, it doesn't make you any more special. these "surveys" are all relative. just because a certain percent of people said they liked something the most doesn't mean that that percent applies to everyone in the entire world. and it doesn't mean it will still apply in a year or two. society is always changing whats beautiful. just be yourself, love yourself, love your fellow women, and in turn you will be loved. |
| Comment #33.1 by: equalitygirl on 28 Mar 2011, 05:47 GMT | Ok. Girls, we are ALL already influenced by the media too much. Young girls now have eating disorders, insecurity, depression, and now they have to deal with this crap about something as small as hair color? Women, please be good to your fellow girls and bring them UP not down even further than we already are! I have so many girlfriends who are NATURALLY and DYED blondes, brunettes, redheads, black haired, salt and pepper, WHATEVER, etc, and they are all so beautiful, intelligent, confident, successful, happy, outgoing, classy, polite, and real, etc, etc. So what is this all about? Because a few certain girls make the rest of their hair-color-kind look bad? No. Because the media portrays what is sexy and not sexy or intelligent and not intelligent? No. It's US. Be self-confident in yourselves and forget about all this. I'm naturally a dark blonde, but I like dying my hair on occasion and I also find it tiring to be singled out as " * and easy" with my natural blonde and "bitchy and boring" as a brunette, or "mean and hot tempered" as a redhead, or "depressed" as a black haired woman, or whatever, etc. No matter what hair color you have naturally OR dyed, you have a stereotype and it is because of US. So how about we just own up and fix it? Be true to your natural or dyed hair. Who cares as long as YOU like it?
My whole family was born naturally very bright blonde, and as they aged they all turned a dark brunette and I can already see the same started to happen to my hair. It does NOT change your personality. My grandmother was one such woman in my family and her skin was so fair that by the same her hair had turned to a natural dark brown, it made her look sickly and everyone would ask her on a daily basis if she was ill. So her whole life she has dyed it to her old bright blonde color and she was the most classy, intelligent (she was a college professor), and incredibly polite woman I ever met. My mother who also had the hair color change looks amazing with her brunette hair and is also an amazing woman. Other woman on the other side of my family still have their natural blonde hair and they are also classy, intelligent, and beautiful. So really, whether I am a blonde or brunette, redhead or black haired, salt and pepper, be confident and PROVE what amazing women you are. Don't be the ones to create the stereotypes. And don't assume them on anyone else. BE EQUAL. |
| Comment #34 by: :) on 12 Feb 2011, 22:50 UTC | reply to this comment | This is sad and scary
God created us equal and will remain equal till our last breaths are taken away. |
| Comment #35 by: MindyStarr on 17 Feb 2011, 07:25 UTC | reply to this comment | I am a brunette and do think that blondes are better. I have seen it in my personal life and professonal life. They are the most outgoing and do get the better promotions. I'm sure they get the better moive deals aswell.
Just stating facts. |
| Comment #35.1 by: Holly Davidson on 17 Feb 2011, 14:25 GMT | I am also Brunette...and it does often seem like blondes have more fun, they have an air of superiority about them as tho they are the special ones, and it often feels like they are |
| Comment #36.1 by: face man on 01 Apr 2011, 22:32 GMT | It's not your hair color but your facial features, body type and height that make you beautiful. I focus on the face. Do you have full lips, beautiful eyes, clear skin, and cute nose? If so then it doesn't matter what your hair color is. The women with the most beautifu faces are the ones who could be bald and still be gorgeous. I think if you have less than desirable face you could make yourself a little more prettier if you color you hair blonde. |
| Comment #37 by: AnonymousBrunetteGirl on 06 Apr 2011, 20:28 UTC | reply to this comment | Well, I as a brunette do not think it is about your haircolor, I think it's all about your personality. Kay |
| Comment #38 by: why so jealous? on 02 Jun 2011, 15:10 UTC | reply to this comment | wow.......jealousy is ugly and apparent and I am a brunette..lol |
| Comment #39 by: Michael on 12 Jun 2011, 22:30 UTC | reply to this comment | Brunnetes are psycho they always have an issue about sumthing, Blondes are way hotter and al this crap about blonde girls being untrustworthy, sum men need to man up an earn the trust and respect of a women, you dont just get it/.
I ;like kay an laurens coment! congrats an yr grad wd ladies/. |
| Comment #40 by: Sjb on 18 Jun 2011, 19:23 UTC | reply to this comment | i really think this is all pointless. everybody is an individual and it doesn't matter if their hair is brown, blonde, red, or any combination of the three. personality and intelligence are not ruled whatsoever by hair color and it's actually quite awful that some people actually believe this nonsense. next thing you know crap like this is gonna make some poor girl go out and dye her hair for no reason and cause her to be insecure about her looks. there's enough about that going on in the media. just the title of this article is terrible. and no, i'm not a blonde. |
| Comment #41 by: 15 year old blonde on 20 Jun 2011, 21:27 UTC | reply to this comment | I'm a blonde but heres my opinon:
Just because you have a certain hair color does not make you better than someone else. I also notice that people are very stereotypical of blondes. It gets old and the stereo types are false. Its true that blondes tend to be goofy and don't always seem smart due to this trait but the fact is blondes are very intelligent. I'm a natural blonde I should know. I make high A's and B's in ALL my classes. The " * blonde" is actually a bunch of people who died their hair blonde and act like a bunch of idiots. Blondes are not at all "bitchy" , most blondes are sweet, funny, outgoing. I also think that men are attracted to all hair types, my boyfriend loves my hair and actually dumped a brunette and told me she played to many mind games and used him. As for why most blondes lack confidence is probably the way society treats us, we are treated like crap, we are told pretty much were stupid by everyone. When I was younger my teachers told me I was worthless because I was blonde, which is not the case I had the highest grade in their class. Back then society treated me like dirt and I lacked confidence, today I am still treated terribly but I have a lot more confidence than back then. I'm a blonde and I'm confident. Also brunettes at my school are EXTREMELY slutty, being good in bed is not something to brag about, it makes you seem easy . Thats just my opinon. |
| Comment #42 by: Mariyanna on 28 Jun 2011, 00:12 UTC | reply to this comment | I think this is all a bunch of BS. I have many blonde and brunette friends and I can honestly say that most of my blonde friends are more intelligent then my brunette friends. I have 5 bestfriends, 2 are natural blondes and 3 are brunette. Interestingly enough one of my blonde friends hates to wear pink and isnt bubbly at all and likes to wear earthly colors because it fits her personality more, which it really does. My other blonde friend is a very wise girl, gets good grades and loves to play hard to get with the guys(isnt easy at all ). One of my brunette friends is exactly the opposite, loves to have fun, flirt, meet new guys, and doesnt necassarily care for education. My other brunette friend is very very slow when it comes to conversation, she doesnt get jokes more then 75 % of the time and sometimes studders in her talk, however she studders in her talk because she got it from her dad so who would blame her? I have a friend that has black hair, and I can honestly say that she is one of the most scariest people I have met (when she's mad), she has a very strong temper and can get mad very easily, however the one thing I truly like about her is that she can keep a secret despite her temper, and I am in no way supporting any stereotype. I guess what im saying is it all comes down to this, hair color doesnt define you! Its all about the PERSONALITY. All these stereotypes are complete nonsense, its sad how people get so caught up in this whole blonde vs brunette thing and even end up crying like my sister. Oh and i dont care if I spell something incorrectly.
And yes im a brunette. |
| Comment #42.1 by: popular on 20 Dec 2011, 06:02 GMT | I think this is a great opinion |
| Comment #43 by: Emily on 11 Jul 2011, 08:16 UTC | reply to this comment | Well im a blonde and i live in spain leant spanish in 1 year and a half lets and passed yr 5 yr 6 yr 7 and im going up into years 8 and my spanish mates who are brunnets never passed a thing!i know blonde mates and there * and never passed a thing soo lets see if you brunnets can do all this then! its just a hair coulor CHILL CHILL! |
| Comment #43.1 by: korky on 06 Sep 2011, 01:20 GMT | I have been a very platinum blonde my entire life... I have noticed not only do men not take me seriously, but neither do my coworkers, or customers most of the time.
I just went brown and it was the best decision I have ever made.
I, in no way desire attention from the opposite sex in the way that I received it from them when I was blonde. I also despised the way I was treated by people in general.
I have noticed a change in most aspects of my life.
Sadly, people do generalize by hair color. It happens, and it really can change things.
I would never treat a blonde as a ditz, nor would I treat a brunette as if she is anymore intelligent. Though I have learned over the past few days, others do. |
| Comment #43.2 by: Preciosa on 30 Nov 2011, 18:32 GMT | Guys pick blondes over brunette because blondes are sexy and they know it unlike brunnettes they are not as out-going and free spirited, blondes have beautiful tans if they don't over do it! |
| Comment #43.3 by: popular on 20 Dec 2011, 06:10 GMT | Preciosa i think this is REALLY BITCHY to brunnettes |
| Comment #44 by: whitesmile on 18 Sep 2011, 22:21 UTC | reply to this comment | Brunettes, blonds, blacks..... World need all they, women render our world more beautiful, sweet, and with many flowers. Do you want compare one woman with other? It's too difficult!! each woman is a great mystery, his heart, his mind and his smile.... Then, God made each woman different of other, because he like variety, but all are your gift to planet.
It's a pity that I do not attracts his look to me, but if I could choose, I would stay with his mind and soul and not with colour of his hairs. |
| Comment #45 by: ClaudHopper Sprague on 22 Sep 2011, 00:04 UTC | reply to this comment | Personally I think it's stupid that we are fighting about this. I read the comments and it hurt being called names because of my hair color. I am a brunette, and I don't think blonde people are stupid or mean because of their hair color. I was always jealous of blonde hair, though I've come to love my hair. Brunettes wrote this to feel better about themselves? Ouch. I am self conscious but I don't care really about hair colors. Guys don't always care sometimes, but not usually. They like you if your nice and funny and pretty. That's just my two-cents. Blondes, I'm sorry if you were offended by this, same to brunettes, redheads, or black haired people. We're all beautiful!
A 13 year old Brunette :) |
| Comment #46 by: Lime on 21 Oct 2011, 03:37 UTC | reply to this comment | Wow this is all incredibly sad and pathetic. Im not going to lie I found this article and nearly all the comments on here extremely offensive and its mainly because people are offended so they get deffesive and insult the other colour but really hair colour doesnt matter!!!! Men dont really give a * what your hair colour is! I have two best friends and one is a blonde and one is a brunette and they are both equally gorgeous and extremely smart! They both literally get the exact same marks in class and they both get lots of attention from guys! And this may come as a shock to you but they never fight over the blondes vs. brunettes thing ever! so everybody here just shut the * up and love each other lol :).
Been a blonde and a brunette and has never made a difference :) |
| Comment #47 by: jeri on 10 Nov 2011, 08:36 UTC | reply to this comment | ok. pretty sure A BRUNETTE WROTE THIS.
i am NOT stupid, i am BEAUTIFUL, and I AM BLONDE, and i am GREAT IN BED. and for everyones information. BLONDE IS NOT A STATE OF MIND, IT IS SIMPLY A HAIR COLOR. so yes, i believe your article is bull * . no hard feelings. |
| Comment #48 by: calypso on 05 Dec 2011, 06:01 UTC | reply to this comment | I have always been attracted to blonde women, since I was a teenager. I can say now, however, I agree with the people surveyed. Dark haired women are confident, more trustworthy, and better in bed compared to blondes. |
| Comment #49 by: Ash on 07 Dec 2011, 04:39 UTC | reply to this comment | I don't know if some one has already said this or not, but maybe some blondes don't feel confident because they read shi* like this and think its real. |
| Comment #50 by: Melanie on 24 Dec 2011, 05:37 UTC | reply to this comment | First let me say that I will not disclose my hair color. I think that doing this would be an attempt to gain superiority. Second, I'd like to say that there is too much hypocrisy in most on the comments. People saying that hair color doesn't matter, then boasting about their hair color like it's better than the other. Third I'd like to say that although I don't believe hair color matters I believe that the stigma does have and effect on our lives, for any hair color. Thank you. |
| Comment #51 by: BrunetteGirl415 on 13 Jan 2012, 18:58 UTC | reply to this comment | Okay.. This was an interesting post.. I think that this was made FOR the brunettes.. Honestly, we get tires of all the "sexy" women being blondes. I mean guys apparently go gaga over the fake boobs and dyed hair. I'm not saying all blondes are stupid and fake but most of them are fake bimbos. That's what gives the rest of you the bad reputation. I myself am a brunette with brown eyes. I'm absolutely boring. Guys seem attracted to the blonde hair and blue eyes so I automatically have a sense of hatred and jealousy towards any blonde my guy friends talk to. Usually once I talk to them I can determine whether they're a * or a possible ally. So to all blondes.. Just go with it. You all have the rep.. So we'd have to get to know u first. Everyone is a little prejudice. |
| Comment #51.1 by: Jlin57 on 18 Jan 2012, 18:30 GMT | Most blondes are fake bimbos? Hm, really? I'm pretty sure I'm not a fake bimbo; I've been blonde since I was born, I play classical and jazz piano, concert french horn, and I'm a valedictorian... I think all of that extra energy in your body is going to sustaining the color of your "intelligent" and "sophisticated" hue of brown instead of your brain. Ha. |
| Comment #52 by: blondestar on 15 Jan 2012, 21:45 UTC | reply to this comment | Very interesting and informative. However, the one thing not one comment below mentioned is what was the demographic of the survey? The America that once preferred Marylin Monroe, Christy Brinkley and Pam Anderson may no longer exist, and it may have more to do with the age, nationality and ethnic background of the survey group more than a countries overall general preference. Was the survey group comprised of a fair sampling of the typical US male? Maybe, maybe not. If you've ever been to Scandinavia or Germany (i have) I can tell you the majority of women there are tall beautiful blondes and no one there seems to be complaining complaining ;). More over, I'm a natural blonde with light eyes and I've had both black and red hair and honestly I have had many compliments with my dark hair from men but way more dates as a blonde. Brunettes are beautiful and sultry, blondes are sexy and cute. Thankfully there is something for everyone! |
| Comment #53 by: cia on 16 Jan 2012, 11:15 UTC | reply to this comment | enough of this! you shouldnt give a * what you look like! doesnt matter whether your blone, brunette, tall, small, fat, skinny, lack or white! were all human arent we? i mean you dont see dogs fighting saying "labradors are best because were used as seer dogs" and " Dalmations are best because were trained as firefighters" or "Alaskan malamutes are best because we pull slegdes!" NO! you dont see it and they're animals! you dont see it because they dont care! and neither should we! so just stop it! what counts is your personality not looks. Im a tall, fat, blone with severe acne. do I care? no, because all my friends say im nice and thats why I have so many friends. cya cia cia out! |
| Comment #54 by: Jordan on 18 Jan 2012, 18:23 UTC | reply to this comment | Honestly I think hair color really doesn't matter. You're born with what you have, and there will always be someone out there who will love, admire, and respect that. I'm naturally a golden blonde, and I have come to observe that brunettes have just the same issues in life that a blonde or redhead will have. No one can really have more "hope" in life because of their hair color, and no one is better than the other. |
| Comment #55 by: Justagirlwithbrownhair on 30 Jan 2012, 00:28 UTC | reply to this comment | I'm another 14 year old, and a brunette- my hair is medium/darkish brown. I'm above average intelligence, but i have aboalutely no logic or the ability to think things through, I'm just good academically. My best friend homever, (who happens to be a blonde) is the smartest person that I know, and her hair is gorgeous as its really long and wavy. I know another blonde who is an unkind person who made my life difficult for a long time. I know yet another blonde who is a little * , but she's a good friend. Now speaking of brunettes, I know a lot of nice girls but barely any mean ones. I'm close friends with one whose really dizzy, and a lot of others who are the sweetest, kindest people I could ever wish to meet. Really, your personality is dependant on what you're like inside, your upbringing and the people you keep close to. People shouldn't hate on or judge others in accordance to their hair colour, and really, stereotyping people and creating opinions on large groups of people based on personal experiences is wrong purely because you can't dislike people for the colour of their hair. Also, I'm really sorry to say that it is mainly us brunettes who are predjudiced against blondes, and in correspondence with my earlier point; I cannot apologise for brunettes being so judgemental as a whole, but I can hope that someday we will look beyond the appearances of people and get to know their actual personality before forming opinions on them. |
| Comment #56 by: Just the truth on 11 Feb 2012, 17:51 UTC | reply to this comment | The author must be a jealous brunette ... |
| Comment #56.1 by: Elena Gorgan on 13 Feb 2012, 08:42 GMT | @JustTheTruth, just because I wrote about a survey on the age-old debate of blonde vs. brunette, doesn't mean I believe the results of the survey are 100% accurate. Don't be so quick to jump to conclusions or you might find out that I'm neither blonde nor brunette. Just a thought... :)
Best,
Elena. |
| Comment #57 by: dune on 11 Feb 2012, 21:44 UTC | reply to this comment | it doesn't matter what color hair you have. you can always change it. you could have purple, blue, orange, white, or grey hair and still be attractive, smart, confident, and do whatever the heck you want greatly. i don't see the point in comparing which hair color is "better". it's just hair. besides debating which hair color is "best" fit for personality wise and physical appearance is all subjective. some people like blondes. some like brunettes. some like ravenheads (although, i could just generalize it and put black hair under brunettes). some like red heads.
as for the polls from the article, i want to know what type of blondes and brunettes did they choose. Did they choose natural blondes and brunettes, or ladies with dyed hair? at what age range? what type of men did they use to survey? (racially and age wise). people can debate all they want, but if the study only used a small percentage of a whole population, then i find that this study should not be taken so seriously, and that the debate among all those reader comments are silly and subjective. | |
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