Blonde, Blue-Eyed White Women

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You’re insecure OP. I’m a short Asian American woman and it’s ridiculous to me that you don’t feel like your looks are represented still.

I think people who get fixated on stuff like this are usually not responding to the actual cultural zeitgeist (which I agree hasn't preferred the icy blue-eyed, blonde look over others for decades) but to something more personal. I had a friend in college who was always complaining about how "everyone" at our school was blonde and thin and tall and it made her feel unattractive. She was thin, gorgeous, and had dark hair and huge and beautiful brown eyes, and I was always confused by her complaints because our school was very diverse and while there were tall thin blondes, they definitely didn't dominate the school or even the sororities.

Turns out her mom was blonde but she'd inherited her dad's coloring and had always felt weird about it. She wanted to look like her mom. When she went places, her eyes would be drawn to the blonde women and she simply would not see other people, thus giving her the impression that "everyone" looked that way. It was 100% her issue and didn't really have anything to do with what other people thought our preferred. Guys drooled over her wherever she went and she still had this idea that if only she was taller and blonder, her life would be better.

It was sad.

It’s cultural. BTW, Argentina and Brazil have many people of Italian descent.

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BS. I don't find Italian women to be some rare coveted beauties. Sure they are many attractive women but I've never heard Italian women lauded as a whole for their beauty.

Sweetie, you’re being ridiculous. It is what it is.

[Anonymous]

what a pointless, empty-headed thread, trying to appear thoughtful and intellectual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I will just say I had both blonde and darker hair and the difference in attention/treatment is astonishing.

Can you elaborate?

[Anonymous]

I’m a brunette. I grew up in the Cindy Crawford era. As a generic European brunette, her “girl nextdoor” look resonated with me. Later as a grungy teen, Kate Moss resonated with me.

Feeling bad about not looking like Pamela Anderson or Claudia Schiffer would be equally silly to me, an average white woman, feeling bad about not looking like Naomi Campbell.

[Anonymous]

Ok, I'll bite. I fit your description and have Scandinavian roots. It's simply how I was made, full stop, just like everyone else. I personally coveted dark, curly hair as a child and still to this day wish I could have that year round tan that I can't even get in the summer. If you look like me, you will never feel exotic or out of the ordinary. And yes, you get stereotyped, which I find annoying and it leads to being misunderstood. People assume a lot about me who don't know me. It actually can hurt you in the workplace, which may or may not be hard for people to believe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’re insecure OP. I’m a short Asian American woman and it’s ridiculous to me that you don’t feel like your looks are represented still.

I think people who get fixated on stuff like this are usually not responding to the actual cultural zeitgeist (which I agree hasn't preferred the icy blue-eyed, blonde look over others for decades) but to something more personal. I had a friend in college who was always complaining about how "everyone" at our school was blonde and thin and tall and it made her feel unattractive. She was thin, gorgeous, and had dark hair and huge and beautiful brown eyes, and I was always confused by her complaints because our school was very diverse and while there were tall thin blondes, they definitely didn't dominate the school or even the sororities.

Turns out her mom was blonde but she'd inherited her dad's coloring and had always felt weird about it. She wanted to look like her mom. When she went places, her eyes would be drawn to the blonde women and she simply would not see other people, thus giving her the impression that "everyone" looked that way. It was 100% her issue and didn't really have anything to do with what other people thought our preferred. Guys drooled over her wherever she went and she still had this idea that if only she was taller and blonder, her life would be better.

It was sad.

It’s cultural. BTW, Argentina and Brazil have many people of Italian descent.

I don’t fully trust this graphic with no sourcing BUT assuming this is true, funniest part to me is everyone in all these other counties saying they think Italians are the most beautiful and them Italy is like “Sweden.” 😂

It’s like people associate “beauty” with whatever seems rare and exotic to them, and it actually has nothing to do with the inherent beauty of certain ethnicities.

[Anonymous]

I do admit blondes turn heads in their 20s/30s. But really, when I was a kid, I felt pale and plain compared to my Mexican friend whom I idolized. Her ears were pierced too, the envy.
As you age, the blonde gets darker and resembles the fur of a mouse, unless you get expensive highlights.

[Anonymous]

Im probably the same age as OP. I’m a blonde wasp. In the 80s, I always wanted to look like Sade! I never thought it was a backlash. In the 90s supermodel era, it was far more diverse than the blonde era.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You’re insecure OP. I’m a short Asian American woman and it’s ridiculous to me that you don’t feel like your looks are represented still.

I think people who get fixated on stuff like this are usually not responding to the actual cultural zeitgeist (which I agree hasn't preferred the icy blue-eyed, blonde look over others for decades) but to something more personal. I had a friend in college who was always complaining about how "everyone" at our school was blonde and thin and tall and it made her feel unattractive. She was thin, gorgeous, and had dark hair and huge and beautiful brown eyes, and I was always confused by her complaints because our school was very diverse and while there were tall thin blondes, they definitely didn't dominate the school or even the sororities.

Turns out her mom was blonde but she'd inherited her dad's coloring and had always felt weird about it. She wanted to look like her mom. When she went places, her eyes would be drawn to the blonde women and she simply would not see other people, thus giving her the impression that "everyone" looked that way. It was 100% her issue and didn't really have anything to do with what other people thought our preferred. Guys drooled over her wherever she went and she still had this idea that if only she was taller and blonder, her life would be better.

It was sad.

It’s cultural. BTW, Argentina and Brazil have many people of Italian descent.

I don’t fully trust this graphic with no sourcing BUT assuming this is true, funniest part to me is everyone in all these other counties saying they think Italians are the most beautiful and them Italy is like “Sweden.” 😂

It’s like people associate “beauty” with whatever seems rare and exotic to them, and it actually has nothing to do with the inherent beauty of certain ethnicities.

This graphic is completely true. The reason some countries don't list Italy is that they discriminate against Italians.

[Anonymous]

There are plenty of blonde blue-eyed butterfaces out there.