Sassy Science

A Sassy look at the world of science.... Commentary by Sonya Buyting.

Monday, February 27, 2006

Blond minorities have more fun!

Cavegirls were first blondes to have fun - Sunday Times - Times Online

Here's a case where my hindsight is 20/20. Of course blonds are a minority. We only came to be because of a genetic mutation. You've seen those documentaries on the Discovery Channel of the cave people going about their business. Do you ever remember them having blond hair? No! Of course, not! That's because we were just on the verge of becoming a minority back then.
As for blonds having more fun, well... Dirty blond is my natural color. With that said, I've been every shade under the sun. Red. Brown. Orangy blond. Platinum blond. I can't really say that any one of those colors was more fun than the other. Fun is a state of mind. Although I can say that being blond and visiting Mediterranean countries does get me a whole lot more attention - not that that's always a good thing.
Being blond isn't always a great thing. Unfortunately, even though when I look around today I see many more coffee color shades, I still can't mark myself as a visible minority even though I am in the minority with my blond hair and blue eyes. Don't get me wrong, I understand the historical and present reasons why. Heck - I'm all for a coffee colored world. My opinion? More shades is always better than a lowly few. But let's dump that stupid saying of blonds having more fun because that's not always the case.

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