The Ed.
Well-Known Member
Let's be honest, there are a million stereotypes that people who work in the beauty industry deal with day to day. I can only hope the fact that the beauty sector is one of the most successful industries in the country, and much of the world, and one of the few growing exponentially during these times has forced some of those beauty bullies into recognising that maybe, just maybe, we're not all as dumb as they'd like people to think.
However, there is one stereotype that does remain and try as you like, it stands strong. It's silly really; it doesn't make any sense to pigeon hole people on the basis of their hair colour but the stereotype of what blondes are like, and so on and so forth, is so ingrained into our thinking that we don't even get offended any more. If I hear one more fair haired woman say, "Sorry! I'm having a blonde moment!" I think I'm going to scream. Let's move on, right?
At the risk of going ga-ga over Gaga this week, even she's weighed in on it and, for an outspoken woman who appears to spend her life defying all the rules and expectations, has surprisingly played into the stereotype on Twitter. Having left the blonde behind, Gaga has opted for what she calls a "Louis Vuitton brown" and said, "Definitely feeling less blonde lately and a little more progressive brunette."
Is she implying that if us blondes remain blonde we are not progressive? That we are somehow undermining ourselves? Perhaps inviting people to see us in a slightly negative light?
What I do know is that if I say something stupid (Never! Well, not often...) it's not because of the colour of my hair. It's mostly because I haven't put my brain in gear before my gob box and, to be honest, it didn't happen any less when I was a brunette.
Until then...geek on!
The Ed.
However, there is one stereotype that does remain and try as you like, it stands strong. It's silly really; it doesn't make any sense to pigeon hole people on the basis of their hair colour but the stereotype of what blondes are like, and so on and so forth, is so ingrained into our thinking that we don't even get offended any more. If I hear one more fair haired woman say, "Sorry! I'm having a blonde moment!" I think I'm going to scream. Let's move on, right?
At the risk of going ga-ga over Gaga this week, even she's weighed in on it and, for an outspoken woman who appears to spend her life defying all the rules and expectations, has surprisingly played into the stereotype on Twitter. Having left the blonde behind, Gaga has opted for what she calls a "Louis Vuitton brown" and said, "Definitely feeling less blonde lately and a little more progressive brunette."
Is she implying that if us blondes remain blonde we are not progressive? That we are somehow undermining ourselves? Perhaps inviting people to see us in a slightly negative light?
What I do know is that if I say something stupid (Never! Well, not often...) it's not because of the colour of my hair. It's mostly because I haven't put my brain in gear before my gob box and, to be honest, it didn't happen any less when I was a brunette.
Until then...geek on!
The Ed.