Ask Mike: Blondes have more fun
Hey Guys,
A cliché is another word for a phrase that has become so popular and overused that it has lost its effectiveness. Few clichés are as well worn as “blondes have more fun.” Not being a blonde, I can’t say whether or not there is any veracity to the claim, but I can try to figure out who coined it.
Some might think that history’s most famous blonde, Marilyn Monroe, first said it. Not so. Near as I can tell, the sentiment was part of an advertising campaign for Clairol hair products back in the 1950s. Copywriter Shirley Polykoff, one of the all-time great ad execs, used the tagline “Do blondes really have more fun?”.
The actual phrase she used was “Is it true that blondes have more fun?.” The question-like phrasing (“Is it true…”) makes me believe that the expression was already around before the ad campaign. However, I was unable to find anyone else who might have said it first. So, Ms. Polykoff, a blonde by the way, gets the credit here.
Ms. Polykoff, who died in 1988, is one of only five women in the Advertising Hall of Fame. You might recognize another of her famous campaigns, also for Clairol hair dye: “Does she or doesn’t she? Only her hairdresser knows for sure.” According to a blog, Undercover Blonde, the campaign had a huge effect. Before it hit, just 7% of women dyed their hair. After it came out, 40% of women did.
Was this the most successful ad campaign ever? Is there anyway of knowing what was? Maybe “Just Do It”? What about “Got milk?” What do you think? Got any URLs to back up your opinions? For the record, AdAge says the title belongs to Volkswagen. Disagree? Go ahead and leave a comment below.
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well since dying my hair blonde people have paid more attention to me and treat me better ie. hold the door more wide open for me ect.
I find this weird, why is blonde so attractive?
i do not understand what you are talking about!
It is true to an extent,but not totally.You get numbers from alot of guys and never get any peace of mind.
Umm… I do not even know the Volksawgen advertisment… ? What is it?
Apparently, since I have never heard of Volkswagen, and have heard of all the rest, it isn’t that well-known.
I’d probably say Nike’s “Just do it.”
BLONDES HAVE MORE FUN…BUT BRUNETTES REMEMBER IT IN THE MORNING!
alright i will say my friends have been blonde and burnette. they say blonde is more fun. but how so when they are always made fun of.? and besides i have dark hair and my best friend has blonde hair and since we have been friends (the past 6 years) i have definately had more fun. not in a bad way people!!
so i dont think that saying is true at all. just how you present yourself
“Where’s the Beef?”
I have natural strawberry-blonde hair and I think it just depends on what the people in the area prefer. But I read an entire article about how it is really
strawberry-blondes that have more fun. It is probably still more of a preference thing though.
Stupid blondes,brains are for brunettes!
I’m brunette and I have loads more fun than any other blonde friends I know. I couldn’t get away with blonde anyways for I have a dark skin color and personally to me dark skin and blonde hair kind of looks a little trashy. And as for the advertising buisness, I think the catch phrase from Maybelline is amazing! “Maybe she was born with it, Maybe it’s Maybelline!”
The person I remember saying it was Mae West. The line went “Why don’t you know, blonds have more fun”. I don’t remember if it was an old newsreel or a movie.
Well, I don’t have first hand experience, but what comes to mind are Julie Brown’s observations from Earth Girls Are Easy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rNfZxgkH7k
Actuall Mike (Me) is a lover of redheads…I know they have fun
Yeah my ex-girlfriend is blonde and she does have more fun.
I don’t know where it originated either, but I’m a brunette.
I had a bumper sticker on one car that said, “Blondes have more fun, but Brunettes get it done.”
Guess so, I have OUTLIVED 5 husbands!!
The blond i know does not have much fun and doesnt have a sense of humor. But there are a lot of blonds that have fun.
Lisa – I’m NOT blonde and people still treat me with respect, ie. hold the door open for me. So maybe they think you’re a different person. Other hair colors are just as attractive – maybe just not as overrated.
It’s horrible being naturally blonde because the stupid brunettes that bleach their hair blonde give US bad names.
Those VW ads were pure genius. Always in black-and-white, at least in the beginning, a simple picture took up the top two-thirds of the page. Just below was a one-line — sometimes one-word — headline in bold-faced sans-serif type. Then there were two short columns discussing what the ad was meant to convey.
The one I remember best showed a perfectly normal-looking VW, with the headline “Lemon”. The text went on to describe their very strict quality control.
Format, photo, type face, length — everything worked together perfectly.
I am a blonde and I don’t know what it is but people always give you a second look when they see long blonde hair. Even if standing with a friend who is prettier than me, and she is a brunette…
Well one of the most memorable for me was the old lady saying “Where’s The Beef?” I think that was one of the first funny stupid ads I remember.
I think the blondes have more fun saying was a way of saying blondes are easy and get around more.
Being blonde is certainly more fun.
I’m not even going to lie! (Just kidding, but I wouldn’t go back to being a brunette or anything else!)
Its so silly, my hair is slowly starting to turn brown, its gone from light blonde to darker blonde and dirty blonde and now people scratch their chins wonder whether they’d consider me blonde or not. Its kinda like a carmel color. But anyway, I guess the expression is because blonde isn’t as common a hair color and perhaps blondes are often pinned as the peppy type. I agree with lisa, why is blonde more attractive? I can tell you, being blonde for the past years, my life has been hard. I struggle with anxiety and grew up in a violent town. I’m a bit happier now, but I don’t recall ever having more fun than others
MIKE I think May West said it first in “GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES”
sometimes whenever guys think a girl is hot, usually its a blonde. i’ve noticed because i’m not blonde and my blonde friends always get more attention. i don’t know why this is though
Don’t worry, the cliche about blondes having more fun is equaled out by the cliche of us being dumber than the other hair colors.
I loved how indepth you went into your study… Very Interesting.
Lisa, I believe it is more attractive because it is unusual, think about it, most of the worlds countries have black haired peoples. But in america/england etc etc you get more variety in eye, skin, hair etc colors. Just my thoughts, It also brings attention to your features and eyes (for some)
Perhaps because the colour is noticeable but, I have also found that blonde hair can make one look older. You see, I have had the most amazing time of my life, without the judging of hair colour, I am a brunette. The fact that it was very long and I’m tall it wore it wears well. I’ve had (almost) both and I can seriously say I had more fun as a brunette why? As sad as it may be to compare hair colour with popularity it’s also falls into the same category of who looks and acts intelligent or seems more intelligent. Blondes are dumb and brunettes are bright, a terrible stigma. I’m a brunette and have been for many years, still with long hair and I can tell you – I’ve had so much fun I can’t begin to tell you. I have doors opened for me, I have smiles, I get whistled and looked at. Seriously the hair colour means nothing.
not necessarily blondes. it’s all about how it suits a woman/man. though i think a blonde guy (with dyed hair) is..let’s just say unattractive, it’s different for women. i for example dyed my hair black. i had a brown-reddish color before and now everyone seems to “see me” . it really depends on the region you are in. if you go to germany for example, you sure won’t stand out in the crowd with blonde hair:P but if you go to egypt,it’s a totally different matter get what i mean?.
Oh yeah, the term blondes have more fun is SOOOOO true. See, blondes are kinda dumb (no offense to all you intelligent blondes out there–I happen to be one myself. I’m in GATE and no one understands why.), so because we’re dumb, we just make people laugh and we have more fun. Does that explain it?
I am a natural blonde and we do have a lot of fun. However, there is one thing about being blonde that bothers me. All the trite, stereotypical blonde jokes. I have heard them all. People think they are being funny when actually they are being unoriginal and insulting. I have heard it said that if you hear something over and over again you being to believe it. It eventually becomes a truth in your life. From elementary into adulthood I have heard dumb blonde jokes nonstop. I eventually began to believe I was not smart or capable even though I had a 4.0 GPA in college. When other people make a mistake no one tells dumb brunette jokes or dumb red head jokes. When a blonde makes an error, she is ridiculed and becomes part of a running joke that has been going for years. I actually did a social experiment. I dyed my hair brown to see if I was treated different. I absolutely was. People listened to me more and I didn’t have to listen to any jokes about my supposed lack of intelligence. However, blondes do have more fun so I went back to my natural color. Maybe you could find who came up with the “dumb blonde” jokes. I bet blondes all over the world would like to say a few choice words to him/her. I have come to realize that most people have very simple minds and cannot grasp the idea that a woman can have beauty and brains. Apparently it has to be one or the other. I cannot tell you how often this has helped me. Because I am blonde and attractive, no one expects me to be intelligent. They never see me coming!
Mike she made it until ’98 not ’88.
cheers.
I find guys like blondes better… I don’t know why that is. I’m blonde, and I’m always wanting brown hair! Maybe people want lighter colour hair because it’s less common… but if that was the case, why do people at my school take the mick out of redheads?
It’s strange how judged you can be by your hair colour o.0
intresting artical.
I would have to say Nike’s “Just do it” as the most popular, pop culture uses the phrase.
I also really the “life is good” t-shirts and see them all the time:)
Perhaps after changing hair color to being blonde, the person becomes more flirtatious and others respond.
Why would blondes have more fun? People think we are dumber than the average human! But I can have fun…everyone can.
Well, My mom got out of a ticket after she dyed her hair Blonde.
I had installed an after market cruise controll in her car. The box was still in the back seat. She was thouroghly versed in the operation of the system and was completely able top operate it correctly. Set the thing on 80 mph and got pulled over, Played dumb and the cop actually got in the car, read the manual and attempted to show her how it worked. Followed her for another five miles and she deliberately set it on 80 again. He pulled her back over and told her not to use it again. He then let her go with no ticket
Wow I wish I had thought of that
Marilyn Monroe wasn’t even a natural blonde.
blonde is attractive because in most of the world it’s a rarity, outside of Europe, Australia and North America. In Asia blondes are very rare, and highly sought after. I’m attracted to blondes because they tend to have green or blue eyes (which are very pretty), and can tan quite easily (dark complexion is another turn on). I can tell you truthfully that blondes do indeed have more fun.
The attraction to blonde hair can be considered on multiple levels.
One is reproduction and youth. We are biological programmed to look for mates that will have the best chance of reproducing. How is this connected to youth?Hair is usually lighter when we are young and it tends to darken up as we age. So when we see light hair, our bodies can very well respond differently. Also younger adults have a better chance of having healthier and more children. This is more true with women and men. Men can propagate well until their old age. While women stop much earlier.
(Don’t forget through the ages we, as humans, have gotten married a lot earlier then we do now.)
The second reason could be societal conditioning. This isn’t a feminist idea; different societies have different standards of beauty. And it can change. Compare the actresses now to what they looked like in the 40s and 50s. Marilyn Monroe was a size 12- today she would be heavier then most plus size models. Then in the 60′s and 70′s it started to change into what we see today. Even look at the porn of the day compare to what it looks like today. Women looked more natural, less like Barbie dolls.
OK, so I went blonde for while and I must say, YES, the attention was definitely there, I got hit on more often by men, but at the same time, these men seemed to think I was easy or worse, some thought I was a porn star or a stripper!! Now, Im married so I never got to see if men treated me better in a relationship, but I thought that men seem to lack respect more.
On the other hand, I did have a lot more fun, so now, Ive settled for just having highlights and not going full blonde. As stupid as this stereotype is, being a brunette seems to make men think I’m somehow more intelligent.
As for being more “beautiful”, I would rather look like Megan Fox rather than Kirsten Dunst.
They do. Im a blonde. I could always get the guy in the crowd. What I DONT like about it is that brunettes are jelous. They make stupid comments or I have been snubbed because they think Im after their man. Ive been married forever. And I get hit on all the time. I admit Im not as smart as a brunette though. I havent figured that one out. But they always in my experience have way more smarts than I have ever had.
my hair blonde people have paid more attention to me and treat me better ie.
I guess they say that because
people say..
”blondes are rare”
but that’s so shitty.
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As a life long blonde, I have to agree that men do seem to pay more attention when I have long hair than when I have short hair… I am told that blond hair will someday be a genetic thing of the past since darker hair colors outnumbers blondes so it will be bred away over time. But since I’m 5’10″ and blonde, I’ll just enjoy being a genetic mutant.
Psshaw, Im brunette and I think its a matter of if you choose to have fun and how people define fun.
When it comes to getting hit on Im not approached
but I notice when guys look at me they almost run into things.
I don’t really know if that’s true. I’m a brunette (though it’s light brown that gets touches of gold in the sun) and I’m always getting compliments on my hair. Guys tell me they prefer brunettes over blonds and I’ve always got lots of attention, more so than my used-to-be friend who was a natural blond (though she fit the stupid stereotype). Anyone can have fun and it depends on the person for their definition of a good time. Personally I don’t find being asked out by everyone and getting whistled at fun. I find it annoying. I take care of my hair, it’s soft, shiny, and people notice and think that for some reason my hair cannot be natural (professionally dyed or dyed with a high end product maybe) because of the golden caramel highlights that show up in the sun.. But it’s all natural (i’ve never dyed my hair in my life). The whole female population on my mom’s side went blond and while each of them have 3 kids, they don’t have any men in their life..
blondes have more fun becuz they have no brain so they can’t think so they can’t worry
ima blonde with natruly red hair, blondes have more fun
Cheryl Cole and Megan Fox are gorgeous and were voted sexiest woman of the year. Blondes are trashy, brunettes are classy, smart and sweet.
I love brunettes
The color of hair you have does not determine the amount of fun you have..
Only a true, natural blond like myself can really answer if ‘Blonds have more fun”. Nothing that is fake can be used to answer a question that needs truth. Bleached Blonds are fakes who are trying to hone in on the rest of us that are natural blonds since they want to have what we already have naturally and the only way that they can try to get what we have naturally is to fake it. Unless you are a natural then you are a fake. Even the milk commercials know that and that is why they can say “Milk is a natural” and get away with it big time. All the other milks out there are fakes trying to hone in on the natural unabridged milk product. Won’t work. What is natural is always better and has more of everything than what is fake. Natural Blonds do have more fun and that is totally due to the fact that they have nothing to hide and are never fake. Marilyn Monroe was so faked blond that it didn’t even look like real hair. The more you try to keep what is fake looking like it isn’t the more fake it looks. You can see that in every fake blond hair color out there. The more you bleach it the worse it looks. Natural is always and will always be the best no matter what it is… hair or milk or something else. That is because it is true to the core in its natural state.
well i have black hair and i have loads of fun=P
and as for ‘blondes are most beautiful’
it depends on what your type isssss.
Blonds have more fun but brunette’s remember it in the morning.
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your wrong mike
I’ve been a natural blonde, and soon my hair fell a dark brunette. It then lightened to a natural red.
I’ve dyed my hair black and currently have it a platnum blonde.
I have never gotten as much attention as I have when I went blonde.
As for having fun… I’m not so sure but I sure get a lot of attention and still remember it in the morning.
I will say that when a blonde, rather naturally blonde or not, when you have a air-head moment, people seem to notice it more.
So the term ‘blonde moment’ is really unneeded, although I use it myself.
People just notice a moment of stupidity more with blondes but I can tell you I’d have the same number of stupid moments in any other hair color.
=)
it really does not matter what color your hair is,that makes you less intellegent, or more intellegent. I’m blonde and i’m very smart. It all depends on the person not the hair color
I am blond (guy); and I have more fun.
cliche is true!!
This statement is obviously far from true, because having fun is not determined by what hair color you have. In my opinion, Brunettes are much more attractive than Blondes.
i’ve dyed my hair blonde, as well as a few of my other friends, and it’s safe to say that we feel more confident with it, and alot happier and stuff too. so yes, blondes do have more fun.
Well, I get a lot more attention as a blonde, usually unwanted attention. Can’t say if it’s anymore or less fun though, I’ve never been a brunette (although I have been a redhead).
Shame on posters putting up dumb blonde jokes. That is neither appropriate nor related to this posting.
Ugh, I hate being a blonde for this very reason: We always get the gist of things in all circumstances; regardless if its unintentional or not. I say, cut us some slack will ya?
i love blonde hair
I have always been dark haired & love my hair, it is soft & silky & looks lovely with my pale skin..everyone always compliments me on my long straight hair…most blondes are really brunette anyway & they dye their hair & it can be quite harsh on the hair…I prefer dark hair or red hair as think it looks more mysterious & exotic……… but my son has lovely blonde hair & it looks lovely in the summer with the ends all bleached from the sun………. would never dye my hair blonde as always got plenty of attention with my shiny dark hair..
I have been blonde my entire life, apart the first few months of my life where my hair was a black as night. Weird I know. However, I have found throughout my life that men in general were always attracted to the blondes. I have also found that the blondes tended to be very confident and over zealously fun. I attribute this to the attention which contributes to the confidence and low inhibitions to enjoy themselves which ever environment they find themselves in. I am in no way saying that the other hair colours were lesser people. Perhaps I noticed that I was part of the majority of happy exciteable people who mostly consisted of blondes! Just for those cynical people out there that consider blondes to be dumb and stupid, I took part in an intellegence/IQ test during my university degree and came out being highly intellegent, even to my own surprise. I did the test in hope to prove if only to myself that being blonde doesn’t = instantly stupid and everytime someone makes a degrading remark about my intellegence in relation to my hair colour I deflect this experience back their way. In most cases it shuts them up quick smart! ;0
I read once that men are inheritently attracted to Blondes. Something to do with blonde = fertility or something like this.
Personally as a Brunette I haven’t felt like I miss out on anything. Theres a lot more than hair colour. Most blondes aren’t really blonde anyway so I don’t think the inheritent thing works for them.
Personally, I think that statement is absolutely false,
I know people who know how to have fun and they
aren’t even blonde!
I from South America where blonde har isn’t common. Guys like hot women no matter what hair color. Salma Hayek, Sophia Loren, Ava Gardner, Megan Fox, they all have dark hair and they are hot! And I’ve seen ugly blondes and dark haired women who do have fun.
okay so im a natural blonde and happen to be the cheerleading captain , my hair is super blonde and ppl sware its dyed but its not.. i will have to say that im sick of brunettes thinking they are smarter than me , just because i fit a stereo type.. im second in my class. the first is my natural blonde boyfriend , we have lots of brunettes in my advanced classes and i have heard every blonde joke known to man. but what makes me SO mad is when a brunette will say something to me about being blonde and the next day they’ll come to school with their hair highlighted or dyed blonde.. ! i am not easy btw , being blonde doesnt determine that.. and if i have to say something , none of the rest of my blonde friends are easy either. my brunette ones are.. ! i dont want to make a stereo type back , but just in my school brunettes are more trashy.. its few blondes that have naturally dark hair and act trashy that will give the rest of us bad names , and let me say i’m sick of it. brunettes are not more classy then blondes , and let me add again no brunette in my class is smarter than me.. ! and as for blondes have more fun , i agree in someways , alot of my brunette friends are more shy while i’m extremely outgoing.. i kno i have more fun then brunettes at my school , but i cant speak for all blondes.. (:
This article was a waste of my time! Nobody care what your hair color is… We are all the same people, it dosent matter weather you have black hair or red hair or brunette hair or blonde hair, it dosent affect your personality. And why when people say ‘blondes have more fun” or ”dumb blonde” people think of girls when some guys are blonde.
Blondes know how to have fun (I’m one too), but the majority of blondes are from a bottle.
I was light blonde as a girl, and now dark blonde (with highlights). I look much better dark blonde than light.
-Some blonde women think because people stare at them, they like what they see. Not always true, because I personally have thought “hmm, their blonde is all wrong on them” SO, what I”m trying to say is, a womens skin coloring, dark roots, bad dye job(yellow/orange), style of hair, health of hair… determines if people are looking in distaste or admiring. Two opposite views.
Oh, and I think I’m smart too.
well since gingers don’t have souls and blondes do, redheads can’t go to hell. So basically we have all the fun, because we don’t have rules!!!
I can’t believe people still give any credibility to the tired old ‘blondes have more fun” cliche’. Most of the women who are considered the most beautiful in the world are brunettes…think about it: Ava Gardner, Vivien Leigh, Hedy Lamarr, Sophia Loren, Elizabeth Taylor, Audrey Hepburn…the list is endless. As for modern day stars, I rarely hear of any blondes being referred to as most beautiful.. it’s all about the brunettes…Angelina Jolie,.Jennifer Lopez, Catherine Zeta Jones, Megan Fox, Salma Hayek, Natalie Portman, Zoey Dechanel, I could go on and on…seriously, there just are not that many blondes that are outstanding.
Addendum to above, I’m not saying there are no good looking blondes, just that I don’t think they have more fun or that guys prefer them. I really don’t think most guys are that shallow to pick a girl for her hair color anyway.
I once did an experiment where I wore a blonde wig for a dating ad. I got far more responses than the ad where I was just my natural brunette self. But then guys took me more serious when I was a brunette.
In real life, I have tons of fun (especially when dressed up), and guys always open the doors for me. And I actually prefer brunette-haired guys over blonde guys.
It only seems like blondes have more fun because people expect so much less from them!
I think it has more to do with confidence than hair color. I could dye my hair blonde right now but receive the same amount of attention before hand because I am not outgoing. I am shy and afraid of new things, which for the most part, men don’t find attractive.
i dont think blondes have more fun. or brunettes. or red heads. i think hair is just hair, it doesnt make thing dull, or fun. its a part of who you are, its like your eyes, or nose. i think, “blondes get more attention” is all pyschological, society has that stupid say “blondes have more fun” so people put that in their head, once theyre blonde, they feel more confident and believe theyre having more fun. but their life is the same, its all in their head. hair is, well hair, thats it, not a fun enhancer, or a brain cell killer, its just hair. like skin is skin/
i just really hate, and i mean HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT when women(sometimes men) dye their hair bleached blonde. it disgust me. idk why, i just hate it, and with tanned skin…eeewwww, but thats a different story.
i think anyone feels more confident when they change their hair color so when someone says they dyed their hair blonde and felt more confident i don’t think the color had anything to do with it. It’s natural to feel good when you change your hair.
Also, i am a brunette. i get a lot of attention too, and i have always been treated with respect. Honestly i dont see many blondes around that much anymore, well natural ones, but when i do see them they are their own person. I knew this one blonde and she was always serious and somewhat worried, and another who was TOO happy which was annoying. Then there was another who was just too much into gossip.
So really, personality is what makes the person, not hair color.
Oh i forgot to add, that men have different preferences. I know a lot of men who prefer brunettes over blondes. lol
I hate the stigma that blondes are dumb. It is not true. If I have a type don’t blame my hair color, blame the pain I happen to be in at this moment. Do we get more attention? I do but as others have pointed out I believe it has to do with where you live. I live near the AZ Mexico border where there are many Latinos. I stand out. I think redheads stand out also, they have a ‘Dare to take me on’ sexy vibe, at least that’s what men have told me. Blonde jokes don’t bother me since those who do know me know how intelligent I really am. Anyone who doesn’t, why should I care what they think? One thing I strongly believe? Women who feel the need to put down others just because of hair color must have low self esteem or are jealous. Truly, how silly is that?
I was born a brunette. I dyed my hair blonde when I was about 20 and have never gone back for the last 10 years. It’s me and part of who I am. It’s different for everyone though. I’ve had naturally blonde friends dye their hair brown and they look great too. I look better as a blonde but not everyone does. I noticed some non blonde women do discriminate against me though for no reason sometimes. Perhaps they are afraid of competition or feel threatened by a blonde. I have often been denied jobs as a result of this too by brunette female interviewers desite my qualifications. Most of the time I get hired by men or by blonde women. It’s weird but true. But you know what? I’m not changing for anyone. I think it’s even harder for a bleach blonde because it is not natural. But I’d rather have fake blonde hair than fake boobs, lips, butt, face, etc. Why isn’t that discriminated against as much as blonde hair? As for whether or not they have more fun I don’t know. The color is more striking, especially the colored kind of blonde. I do attract a lot of male attention but I also did as a brunette. I am blonde because I like how it looks on me. I do it for myself and for no one else. Marilyn Monroe, Lana Turner, Jayne Mansfield, etc. all colored their hair blonde and they were beautiful and classy. They didn’t look trashy at all. There are also beautiful brunettes as well: Ava Gardner, Audrey Hepburn, Gene Tierney, etc. As to the fun, it depends on your definition of fun. If it’s partying, flirting, etc. then that depends on the individual and not the hair color at all. Beauty comes in all forms and hair colors.
Hmmmm im a brunette and i have loads of fun more then enough, but everyone calls me blondy. And i am known as the blonde around school.
I’ve always been a natural brunette with dark eyes and olive skin. I always got a lot of attention I felt. One day I saw JLO in a magazine and realised you don’t have to be uber fair to get away with at least some blonde highlights. I had some put in, everyone said they looked really nice, and from working in a club at the weekends on top of my Accountancy work, I can tell you I get THREE TIMES the amount of tips, and in my first shift with my new hair, got given 2 numbers!! It’s odd, because when I’ve asked guys in the past, blonde or brunette, most said brunette… Maybe it’s nothing to do with the fact the new highlights are blonde, maybe I just suit them and it makes me more physically attractive, I don’t know. But the blonde has definitely got me more attention. My boyfriend thinks blondes look more willing to be chatted up, whatever that means!
I think that brassy blonde hair looks cheap & tacky & makes people look harsh & older…. some of it nearly looks grey, not a good look & is common looking…prefer the classy mysterious dark hair anyday….blondes have more fun bleaching their hair am guessing….
I dont think hair color has got anything to do with having fun. Both have the same capability of having fun.
Sheesh. Blondes who diss brunettes seem to forget ONE little thing… BRUNETTES CAN ALL DYE THEIR HAIR TOO! You are not special just because you have dyed hair!
And brunettes, if you think you’d have more fun as a blonde, go dye your hair and shut up!
SERIOUSLY Mike, this question sucks(sorry). This debate does nothing but fuel unnecessary internet fights. Hair color is not an ethnic background, it is not a state of mind, it is not a special talent, and it is not a measure of one’s intelligence. ANYONE, and I do mean ANYONE can dye their hair!
“Not being a blonde, I can’t say whether or not there is any veracity to the claim”
You are an idiot. Even if you were blonde, you wouldn’t know what it was like to NOT be a blonde, and you still wouldn’t know. Stop writing please.
a century or so ago, for about 3 years I went from medium brown to blonde, then back to my natural brown. I can tell you without a doubt there’s a significant difference. while blonde, I got whistles before they even saw my face. back to brunette….crickets. lol
She died 1998. NOT 1988.
You should have researched this more.
im blonde, and everybody thinks blondes are always stupid but im in a gifted program… but i do get all the boys…
Hmmm, so all of us chicks need to be blonde to have fun? I don”t think so, Susan Hayward was’t and I thought she was a beautiful actress.
this is a funny stereotype.
im a brunette and i have lots of fun.
also in my opinion brunettes are hotter and come off as more successful then a blonde who comes off as trashy.
Also men are not only attracted to blondes they dont really care what hair color you are its whats inbetween ladies! excluding fire bushes!
Why is that, does bald sound sexy for men?
Oh please, blonde is so last year! Brunettes are the way to go, every dam blonde is dying their hair to a brunette so get out of here. Plus the only reason they say “Blondes have more fun’ is because guys pick them up thinking they are either easy or dumb (horrible stereotype, but thats what people usually think)
not at all brown hair is way more sexy too me
blonds not bad its just not good enough
natural blonds come from a long line of bad skin and hillbilly’s sad
also every time I see blond hair I have the urge to pee
most cliches are based on facts…
blondes actually do have more fun. not all blondes, of course, but they are considered more desirable and physically attractive. maybe it has something to do with the whole “dumb blonde” idea? :]
Ms.Polykoff clearly never hung out with a red head then
Hmmm…Blondes have more fun???? Well, I guess that would depend on what you consider “fun”. I am a natural brunette. I love my hair color and would never change it. I am never at a loss for male attention and people treat me with respect, (open doors, let me go ahead of them in line, let me get into traffic ahead of them…the list could go on and on…). I think it is all to do with personality!
(stick me next to a blonde chick and you can count on the guys ignoring her and noticing me….I know because it’s happend..a lot!)
Why not, he shaved his blonde hair off.
wow ! i am pleased with your artical. but be more specific. and i don’t have blonde hair but i have black.
dont think it makes any differenc and dont think anyones treated any differently me nd lotz of my friends hav had lodza differnt colours, never treated like a dumass or anythin else. but i live in a place wher thrs as much blonds as brunettes and red-heads…so spos its all about where you are.
Blondes have more fun? Obviously someone hasnt hung out with a red head lately!
This is so not true. Yeah blondes have fun but so do other people with a different hair color. You can’t just take a person and say nice she’s a blonde, and expect her to be pretty! I’ve seen so many UGLY ugly ( Im talkin mega ugly blondes that dont have fun at all! I have sandy blonde hair myself so dont go saying oh your just jealous because im not!
I’m a redhead and wouldn’t dye my hair for the world! Although I will say, I don’t like most redheads’ complexions– But mine’s a little different.
“Got Milk?” is probably the most popular, or at least the one I see the most.
Blondes def have more fun!! I’ve been a blonde my whole life, I recently dyed my hair brunette just for a change and WOW i immediately missed being a blonde =(
) haha
I already dyed my hair back
Not as many guys noticed me when I was brunette.
well its not the color of your hair, its the person that you are….cus i have brown hair but at my highschool, my friends and i have more fun the blonds…
I’m a brunette and I’ve only dyed my hair red so no experience… but I think it’s partly because when you dye your hair, you feel a little different and a little less like your usual self. Also you probably really like the colour you want to change to, so you feel different and more confident. Because you like yourself better, other people will like you better as well. So I think that’s also part of why brown-haired women might prefer their hair blonde.
For myself I’ve got to admit that I think blonde hair looks sunny and bubbly but also less serious and in the worst case a bit cheap. Brown hair I think looks serious and in the worst case utterly dull. I don’t think that’s discrimination against blonde women, it’s simply an image you can’t ignore. For example, when I see a woman with red hair I tend to think she is hot-headed or passionate, while people with black hair look mysterious and shy to me. The only difference is that the whole blonde-brunette thing gets more attention and I think that’s why a lot of people accept that image. If you find it annoying, it’s got an upside as well, since I do feel that guys definitely prefer girls who are blonde.
And I can’t help but answer Rena; if they actually are jealous at you (of which I am not sure), I seriously doubt it’s concerning your hair colour. Yes, blonde is a rare colour, but not *that* rare…
Are some people trying to have a serious argument on whether or not hair color determines the amount of fun or intelligence you have?
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I am a natural blonde, and people do tend to call me dumb more often than a brunette. For example, I could get a wrong answer on a math equation, and am immediately made fun of. “It’s because your blonde..” Most people say it as a joke, but I do think people are more willing to believe your stupid if you are blonde. However, my brown haired friend could get the same answer, and get help rather than a taunt.
I often feel that my ideas and thoughts are not entirely being listened to, or people try to find some sort of stupid fault with it. Or treat me differently, as if I need a lot of help with absolutely everything, which really pisses me off.
Honestly, I do tend to play up on the stereotype however. Playing stupid can get you a lot of information, because nobody believes you are a threat. They never see it coming, so I don’t mind the narrow- minded
I had naturally dark auburn hair. The first time that I had it lightened to blonde, I had truck drivers honking at me and waving as I drove home from the salon. They couldn’t even see my face, just my hair!
I don’t care about the stereotypes because I would only date someone who knew me. My friends and boyfriends have always known that I am far from dumb.
I have a reputation for being fun and a little flirty, but I had that as a brunette as well. People are frequently drawn to me because I smile all the time and I am always positive. It has nothing to do with hair color, I just love people.
However I do believe that some of the guys talk to me initially because of the blonde hair. They KEEP talking to me because of ME. Not my hair color.
Oh my gosh, these stereotypes aren’t true at all. When I was born my hair was almost black, and now it’s a really dark blonde/dirty blonde. Dying your hair, and someone said it did, DOESN’T make YOU a fake, it makes your hair a fake color That’s it. I think that if ya want to dye your hair you won’t be a fake person because of it. And blondes don’t have more fun. Some blondes have more fun than other people, but other brunettes/redheads/black-haired people have more fun than some blondes out there. I have one friend who is blonde and I tease her when she has blonde moments, but she’s in advanced classes and she’s very smart, and it’s all in good fun. These cliches are waaaay too general
When I was an exotic dancer, I wore my natural brunette ‘do for 8 months. The first night I put on a blonde wig, I started earning 3X more money. Even though lots of men told me they wanted to see me with my natural hair and that they liked brunettes, the money didn’t lie. I can’t say I had more “fun” because I quit dancing soon after, but I definitely had fun with the money I made.
THAT lS SO RACIST IT IS NOT EVEN FUNNY
so true! im going back to blond tonight lol i went to brunette with blond highlights..some blond but not enough!
Because a guy who open doors for women just to think they will get the pussy are stupid. Im a guy so I know. Plus this is just a stereotype. Just like “blondes are stupid” Plus I dont care. I’m latin and not because I am latin do I say this because even Americans think brunettes who are exotic looking are the best looking, plus they act more feminine.
Most of the time I notice brown-skinned girls dye their hair blond. Lol its the most ridiculous thing. Stop stop stop. Its hideous. Even if u are white skinned u still will always look better with black hair. Blond is clownish-looking.
haha yeah I’m a blonde and I think I have WAY more fun than all my brunette friends (and I say this with love)
I love being a blonde and the fact there are not as many natural blondes now a days making us [natural] blondes more unique
It’s REALLY true! Blondes have more fun. I’ve been both! People notice blondes way more and are drawn to them, especially a blonde with blue eyes and nice smile (like me). As a brunette, men still noticed but were a little more afraid to approach me, but as a blonde, guys approach. All that makes it fun!
Its true that blondes have more fun…you never see a brunette with blonde roots.
Ok being Blonde all of my life I have heard all of the blonde jokes, Most of them are funny. My IQ is at the genius level. My personal favorite streotypes are, Why are there so many dumb blonde jokes, because brunettes have nothing better to do on the wekends. and, Why do blondes have more fun? Beacuse they are easier to find in the dark.
Hair color is a personal preferance. My husband thinks red heads are sexy, my 2 sons like dark hair. I have been the victum of the bonde stereotype and it is not a place i like being.
The stereotype is easy and stupid. Lot’s of fun.
the question is about successful advertising campaigns, not whether or not blondes actually do have more fun.
Studies have shown that red-heads have more fun. I feel bad for blondes. They are stereotypically thought of as dumb. Not true. All my blond friends are smart. I think the fake blonds are the idiots.
My famous quotes book lists Mae West as the first Blond saying we had more fun being a blond. later, the ad men in NY pitched it to as a clorox and the rest is history. What’s my favorite Mae West quote? “I once was as pure as the driven snow but I’ve drifted” Best Regards BAGG
It’s not that ,But I think it’s still best to be yourself than to pretend to be someone else you are not.
I’m not patrionizing but, I just want to say my opinion
Since I am blonde, and have had rather exceptional fun in Volkswagon’s..lol! Oh, yes and in life too Mike, it doesn’t really matter on hair colour but personality and someone’s outlook on life anyway. Talking about the Volkwagon’s brilliance in Advertising..”Think small”, was the motto…..until I got my Kombi van..hehehehe.
I usually like to keep my two cents to myself, but this is just too funny to ignore. So many people are answering this as if it is a serious question! I mean honestly folks, do you REALLY, I mean like, really, really believe that the amount of fun you encounter in your life depends on your hair color? Cute… All the same this article is interesting. lol, got milk? But anyway, no one should take something like this seriously. Blonds, no one is stupid unless they choose to be. You’re just as smart as everyone else, and I believe a lot of you know that already. And brunettes, being/becoming blond has abso-frikin-lutely nothing to do with how much fun you have or how attractive you are. That’s just dumb. And not everyone looks good blond anyway =\ Best example I can think of is Megan Fox. Not a blond hair on her head, but she’s the current embodiment of beauty. God’s gift to men, or something like that. I’m a girl by the way. This is getting WAY too long, I made my point. Bye!
Blondes have the fun; brunettes have the brains XD
( no racism cuz im a blonde and its true ;we are dumber thn all the other hair colors ppl ) accept it
Well, I’m natrually blonde, but people treat me like trash… its wierd because I know someone who has even lighter hair then me and is sooo popular…. is it the way I act… or is it natrually!!! AAAAAUGHH!!!
@Jenna – one intelligent post.
When read most of the comments, I feel ashamed I am a woman.
Well, I live in Slovakia. I know many beautiful brunettes in my surroundings who are beautiful and get a lot of attention from men. On the other hand, I know many ugly and arrogant blondes who aren´t admired by men at all. So what are you talking about?? It´s all about your personality, not hair colour! I am a brunette myself, and even much younger men are interested in me..
No, I don’t think hair color has anything to do with it. Anyone can be fun and attractive. I’ve never missed out on anything! I’m black (but look Native American), so blond would just be WRONG on me. But even if I could I wouldn’t. My hair is dark brown with auburn highlights and my skin is pecan tan, never any make up or dye, I deal with what I was dealt. I’ve always been told I’m pretty, beautiful and exotic looking. I’ve personally never thought myself any of those things (not lack of confidence, I just don’t care) But I’ve gotten all kinds of reactions. I’m chronically shy (I mean like hide behind trees when people walk by shy), but I always make friends with everyone. Dunno how, I just do. Guys are almost always polite around me i.e. Don’t swear around me, speak politely to me.
Once I was crossing a guy’s path at walmart- WALMART of all places!- and he actually-get this, took off his hat and BOWED when I walked by. Now no, this is NOT regular behavior for guys when they’re around me (except in my dreams) That was just a weird little fact. It happened ONCE. I was just making a point. It’s all about how you carry yourself. I’m cripplingly shy, and I behave like a lady (pffft, if only they knew me at home with the fam or wrestling with my guy friends) so guys and people in general treat me like a lady. It just be like dat =/ I’ve also gotten my share of whistles and “Hey, baby!” And I HATE that. Its not flattering. At all. Moral of the story: Blonds, reds, brunettes and everyone else. Don’t depend on your hair, act in a way that will draw the kind of attention you want to receive. Lol, look at me, going all Yoda on everyone XD
P.S. My shy, politeness won me a trip to Hollywood last year and I partied and played like a grade A Cali girl. So yes, I have PLENTY of fun. Oh, and, got milk?
Blondes are overrated in my opinion. Sure, it was hot in the 50′s and 60′s (Marilyn Monroe, Brigitte Bardot, etc.), but now the blondes I know are dying their hair darker.
Overall, I think darker hair is sexier.
what ever people blondies are blondies nerds are nerds u are u and i am i so just don’t fight accept people the way they are
be proud of who u are
Gee, Mighty Mike, famous Yamster. While you’re slaving away with YA! in your hot cubicle, I have to ask “Do you use Dial? Don’t you wish everybody did?”
Seriously, the darling of “Branding” is Coca-Cola. This company deserves a mention, since it set the ground rules.
From the continuous use of red to the invention of the modern fat Santa Claus, this company was king.
Coke was, after all, the “real thing.”
–Until they jumped off the cliff with “New Coke.” Most famous marketing screw-up in history.
And no, blonds do not have more fun. Fun girls have more fun. And Yamsters have more fun than Google Answers people. That Yamster mascot with the kimono or pajamas or bathrobe or whatevertheheck he’s wearing is terrific branding.
Keep up the fine work!
Now, excuse me while I craft some answers that probably should be tossed into the Biz Bag…
blonde is a sign of “easy to get” as a blonde man approched me to get laid assuming i was “easy”
as a red hair i didnt get much of attention, may b cause didnt really suit me well.
and as a brunnette i didnt really get much attention but those who approched me had better intentions than when i was blonde…
is weird and has nothing to do with the girl,you can have any hair color and be an “easy one” or hard toget and be blonde, so i came up with a conclusion is more a man’s thing…and their weird ideas…anybody can have fun or be boring, the hair color doesnt matter….
Go christena!
Anyways, saying that ‘blondes are fun’ is just like some people would say, ‘Blondes are dumb’. Now I admit some of them are slightly air-headed and clumsy, but by no means are ALL of them dumb.
It’s the same as saying ‘Blondes are fun’ because, yes some may be, but some also are not.
Say if someone dyed there hair blonde to make them look more fun. Of course you would LOOK fun, but at the end of the day you’re still that brown,red,black,ect. haired girl/guy. =)
I don’t know about that! I am a brunette and I’ve notice when I go out with my friends who are all blonde I stand out more and usually the men will pay more attention to me.
All I know is that I’m naturally blonde, I am not stupid nor dumb BUT I ALWAYS HAVE FUN NO MATTER WHERE I AM, OR WHO I’M WITH!
I agree with a previous poster that it’s obviously your personality that enables you to enjoy life more. If someone doesn’t have fun, it’s most likely due to the fact that they’re just a boring person.
I’m a natural blonde, and personally it annoys me how many people dye their hair nowadays. It seems hardly anyone knows what real blonde even looks like anymore; people continually ask me if my hair color is natural.
When I was little I used to wish I had black hair, now I’m happy with what I was born with. Why can’t everyone just be satisfied with their natural hair color? Most of the times it’s what looks best on you anyways.
Actually the term “Blond’s have more fun” is because blonds are more fertile then other women
We have the Romans to thank. In ancient Rome, every prostitute was required by law to wear a blond wig. Blonds have had a bad rap ever since.
I assume that this is also why they have more “fun.”
c|:)
Um, I dono about the rest of the guys, but I find blondes repulsive.
I have been there! and done that! and back to doing that!? blonde hair color!! and I have to say, it’s more about attitude, than anything else! I am a true brunette but I have had my blonde tips/ends and the Mother to a natural blonde haired daughter, so I am very qualified to chime in!
Blonde hair is “more” noticeable! so they are noticed!
the old saying “blondes having more fun!” does have a lot of truth in it~~and yes! I drove a VW! back in the day.
advertising slogan: Blondes have more fun
I inserted the above into Wikipedia and it appears that Mr. Al Capp may have had a part in this statement.
Cf.: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&search=advertising+slogan%3A+Blondes+have+more+fun&button=%26nbsp%3B
marilyn monroe’s natural hair color was brownish red.
Well I don’t know if being blonde means we have more fun than others… But i have colored my hair black and brunette and i got treated no different from when i was blonde. And I have gone around the blonde scale from bleach blonde 2 yr old to an almost burnette looking blonde 14 yr old. and now that my hairs natural, all i can say is i have alot of fun but so do my friends with black, brown, red, scarlette and blue, lol, yes blue…
I think it depends who YOU are and how YOU present yourself for the people outside looking in. My hair is darkening and has all colours in it and it hasnt made a single difference with how im treated or how much “fun” I have. I think it’s a personal thing. : ]
Well, I’m not sure about the “blondes have more fun” thing because although I am a natural blonde, I believe that it’s just a common phase women go through when dying their hair. A couple years ago, everyone was blonde and now a lot of women are going to brunette or auburn.
Blondes think they’re better than Brunettes. Brunettes think they’re better than Blondes. AND REDHEADS ARE LAUGHING IN THE MIDDLE! I say being redheaded is more fun. We’re dangerous and awesome…
I honestly think it’s stupid to say that your life is a certain way because of your hair color. Maybe there’s a bit of influence, but not as much as people on this particular blog seem to think. I am a natural blonde, by the way. I’ve never dyed my hair, so I wouldn’t know what it’s like to have a different hair color, but I truly doubt I would get treated much better or worse (or have a lot more or less fun) because of it. Think about it, people.
Blondes are sexy!
Actually the origins of the statement “Blonds have more fun” date back to a period in ancient Rome, where there was a law passed at one point that said that licensed prostitutes needed to”paint” their hair yellow/gold or wear blond wigs as a sign of their trade, so as to identify themselves a prostitutes. This was mainly to protect proper Roman matrons from being accosted in the streets, since drunken citizens could be executed for rape if they tumbled the wrong woman.
Yes we do! I have died my hair dark before and I felt so ignored — being a blonde certainly gets a lot more attention. I know when I see a blonde my first instinct is that she is attractive – as she gets closer sometimes the face tells a different story,…
It sucks that people assume blondes are stupid — but I don’t really care about those ignorant people anyway
Are you kidding me??? Redheads have the most fun!!!
YES, because people pay attention to them more.
I think it’s mainly just because of setereotypical assumptions. Everyone since Kindergarten has heard of Blonde jokes, and how dumb they are, but yet that they can have more fun.
After years and years of it being drilled into everyone’s heads, they, too, actually begin to believe it. Blondes included.
For example, my friend is a natural blonde and is in fact very, very intelligent. She picks things up quickly, but she does have fun quite a bit. But because of how often people make fun of her for being a “dumb blond” her self-confidence is going down in the gutter, and she starts to believe it as well; makingn her hide her smarts and just acting more on whim rather than thought.
Myself, I’m a natural brunette. I’ve always been drilled that I had to be smart, stay good in school, etc. So I do so, naturally. But just recently I dyed my hair blond (I’ve always admired it from afar, to be quite honest) and since then I’ve gotten more attention from males, but I can still have my smarts as well. However, now everyone is claiming that “Blond suits me — I’m not very smart/have a lot of blonde moments” rather than noting how it looks good on me, but I’m still smart.
So really, I believe that this is just a matter of stereotypical thoughts that are drilled into our heads against our whim as long as we can remember, rather than cold, hard truth.
I think the whole thing about “blondes have more fun” has to do with the media. If you look at magazines, tv shows, movies – most of the actresses are blonde and/or blue eyed. A lot of the time these actresses with this facial combination are shown either as the “innocent good girl” (usually really young actresses) or as “a giggly, fun (and easy) party girl” (tweens, teens and older) or have the main female character role. Basically all you see on tv, advertisements, etc. are blonde and/or blue eyed (females), usually over-tanned (which still looks trashy – blondes are known not to be able to tan well in the sun so they need to tan in tanning salons – they will looking gross @ 40 years old). It is refreshing to see someone on adverts, tv, etc. who doesn’t have the same played-out facial, skin combo.
The cliches of blondes are only is true in terms of what people see in the media, since people usually look at the media and unconciously try to apply what they see to reality, (blondes seen as having more fun, being stupid/naive/ignorant and being more attractive or more popular). Thus, blondes are probably still favored in society, in the way that many people treat regular blonde females as blondes in the media are treated (queen bee/miss popular, more attractive, etc.). Or perhaps one possibility of why the cliche that blondes have more fun is because blondes really aren’t as intelligent as other women with other hair colors and thus, have more fun easier since it takes less to entertain them
) (but that’s not true – we’re all created equally). Besides, blonde hair isn’t even rare anymore – think of the all of the blonde people there are. Blonde hair doesn’t stand out in a sea of blonde hair.
So to sum up, I disagree that blondes have more fun, it depends on the person (i.e. if they have an outgoing, laidback personality). All that cliche does is stir up negative feelings of superiority (the dumb blondes that believe that cliche), or resentment (anyone who isn’t blonde, categorizing their personality and how much fun they have in their lives), or embarrassment (the blondes who are ashamed of the stupid arrogant blondes that think they’re superior).
*they will be looking gross @ 40 years old). lol
eww blondes always have pink skin esp. with blue eyes…look like albinos; scaryyy!! if they mean they have more fun then they must mean yellow+blue+pink=cottoncandy. and u like always see them at trashy trailer parkss…or like in some kkk white supremacyst group. and if theyre tanned then theyre like ORANGE, their trying to do a pathetic attempt at the porno star look…ew just ew.
black hair ftw.
I had dark brown hair and have dyed it blonde and since then i have definitely had more fun, as in guys pay more attention to you, people let you in more in traffic and people are more surprised when they find out your super smart, its a win win really!
Blonds are easier to find in the dark.
I am brunette but gonna die my hair blonde
Blondes don’t have more fun. People are people, hair does not change a tick. My hair is dark brown and me beautiful, I have fun too. I’ve seen terribly su
well im blonde and im more then sure that it aint alway fun, every now a then you get that prick that has to make that joke.
i hv more fun then most ppl no matter what type of hair color i hv. u just hv to hv confidence n not care what ppl think of u to hv the most fun. i like to be blonde cuz i like the stereotype they get n also my idol being barbie. guys notice me not matter what type of hair color i hv cuz of they way i present myself by always looking nice. im not the smartest crayon in the box n dont want to be but i think blondes pretend to be dumb cuz they know that is how to get a guys attention.
I’m naturally blonde, but I decided to dye my hair brown. No reason, I guess I just didn’t want to be classified as the typical “dumb blonde”. My sister is still blonde, and I guess she’s a little more outgoing than I am, but she was when I was blonde. I don’t believe any of it.
Actually, men are supposed to notice blondes more on first sight because blonde hair is rarer. They find it more attractive because it is “exotic”. I think thats a load of rubbish, because it’s also proven that men trust brunettes, redheads and black-haired women more than blondes.
I’m a redhead myself, and maybe blondes do have “more fun” but I’ve learned from experience that redheads definitely turn mens’ heads for a second look…(Which can lead to a lot “more fun” as well!;)
The biggest clichè you are hearing around my school and stuff is “thats what she said.” It is so annoying!!!!!!
There is a misconception here even in some of the opinions being posted. The question at hand is not “are blondes more beautiful”, or “less intelligent”?It isn’t a question either if a blonde is more likely to have sex with someone. What is being considered is the statement, “Blondes have more fun”.
I was born a blonde and still am. I love “dumb blonde jokes”. I am not offended by them, I know I am intelligent. I also consider myself quite beautiful. My morals and standards as far as intimacy is extemely high. None of these are attributed simply to the color of my hair. Blondes are no less or no more intelligent or beautiful or sexually active than any other hair color.
Our culture of course factors into how blondes are perceived. The innocence of a young girl in blonde curls or the woman as a sexy, blonde bombshell. There is a physical reason, however, blondes are noticed more or seen first over a darker hair color. It is due to the “light” color of blonde. We are attracted to light. That is a fact. The human eye perceives light over the darkness. Instinct plays into this also, light being part of our survival. Looking at it this way, one could say that guys are “attracted” to or notice blondes more. If you agree with it or not, like it or not, that is just how it is.
There have been study upon study trying to prove this idea if “blondes have more fun”. What they wind up proving is that the blonde attracts attention more. Our eyes being drawn to the lightness of blonde. Maybe that gives them more opportunity to have more fun, I don’t know.
One such study I read about was a scenario where a woman with a broken down vehicle, (the car hood being up) was parked along a busy street. Each woman had the same type of car and clothing on. In the span of one hour, the blondes had on average 20 people stop – mostly guys, to help. The brunettes or redheads, had an average of 5. Some didn’t have anyone stop in that hour. They themselves were shocked at the results. Now, it could have been that people thought the blondes wouldn’t know what to do, (the dumb blonde). It could have been they caught their attention, eyes being attracted to light (the blonde hair). It could have been the cultural perception that blondes are “easy”, thereby thinking they may have more of a chance dating them. Then, the girls exchanged hair colors, using wigs this time. The same statistics occurred. One of the girls was even African-American, and got more help as a blonde.
There have also been studies done using not so attractive blondes, and gorgeous brunettes and redheads.( the beauty being by our culture standards of course). Each woman walked by a construction site on a busy street. The attention the blondes got was by far more than the other hair colors; both by construction workers and cars passing by blowing their horns, and people walking by them on the street.
Research conducted in clubs, showed the blonde got asked to dance more, and more drinks sent to their table by other patron. Beauty wasn’t a factor. I know my family says that I am easy to spot in a crowd. If they are looking for me, say at an outside festival or locating me at the mall, they say, “I can see that hair a mile away”. Blondes do stand out in a crowd. Try noticing that sometime.
If the blonde is wearing a red dress – forget about it! The color red in clothing or cars is a whole other area of study. Red cars get noticed more – by the cops also, being the number one color that gets pulled over.
Being an artist, colors interest me; whether it be hair color, clothing, cars, food, homes, nature, Preference to any color is an individual matter. Colors do affect us. Light does attract us.
When guys see blonde hair it’s like a flashing neon sign saying “EASY”. That’s why they get more attention from some guys. But why would you want to attract those kind of guys anyways?
And I’m not jealous. Blondes are “fun”, but brunettes are SEXY. I love my hair
The first “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” was made in 1928 and starred Ruth Taylor as the blonde Lorelei Lee.
It was remade in 1953 and starred Marilyn Monroe in the Lorelei Lee role.
its all a state of mind with todays society blondes are considered more bubbly,fun,cuter but really its your personality
If the style these days was to be fat and hairy most people would go for it
i think it’s “blondes have more fun” because everyone keeps saying it and questioning it and thus believing it. but seriously does the color of your hair REALLY dictate the amount of joy you get from life??? No this is just an advertising ploy. duh. and all you people really believe it so it becomes true. I’m pretty damn happy i had dirty blonde hair when i was a girl i could easily go back but, i like my natural color, no one has to convince me anything is better. because what i have naturally is the best. and damn, am i happy
Heck, it’s just HAIR, for heaven’s sake — and a clever copywriter! Had he (I’m guessing it was a guy — a “Mad man”) coined “brunettes have more fun”, this would be a totally different conversation.
I better relate to Cindy Lauper’s “anthem”…”Girls just want to have fun”…
All the women I know — blond, brunette, redheaded or even graying (!) — seem to be having a GREAT time (myself included).
Im a natrual born blonde and I will never change!!! I really like being a blonde Its true we do have more funnn!!!!
brunette hair looks classier than blonde. maybe blondes really do have more fun since theyre stupid and it takes less to entertain them. so maybe the cliche that blondes are dumb is true also.
Well as a matter of fact i was a natural blonde and had died my hair every natural color. The funny thing is being blonde never really got me any attention. The only color that did was when i became a red head. Now I always have guys hit on me. As for jokes I get my share of ginger jokes so blondes shouldn’t complain (says me the natural blonde).
So I believe it is rareity that attracts men but where i live, being new orleans, we dont have too many red heads. we mostly have brunettes, alot of people with black hair (which technicaly is brunette), and a good bit of blondes. However saying blondes have more fun annoys me since i have never gotten so much attention until becoming a red head.
I still say that blonde or not, Natural hair color is always best. Anyhing else is misleading. The carpet has to match the drapes.
blondes DO have more fun. lol.
brunette’s are just jealous so they call us stupid. XD
It’s not that being blonde is more fun, it’s just that everyone EXPECTS it to be more fun…and, therefore, it turns out that way. There is even an evolutionary explanation as to why many men find blonde hair attractive on the opposite sex (http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/jun/04/men-blonde-women-attractive). Anyway, I think it has a lot to do with the purity and innocence that blonde hair portrays.
Yo, what? The color of your hair doesn’t effect whether you have fun or not. Your personality does. Rawr.
Blondes have more fun? More like Fake Blondes have more fun!
unfair, I say!
I mean, I’m blonde but I don’t get any special help because I am. Yet somehow, all the fake blondes get special attention.
Well…I normally when I was a child had ginger/blondish hair colour then it turn into brunette colour, I was brunette until I was around 18, then I decided I was bored and I needed a dramatic change…I turned my hair into violet, then black, then red ginger then I wanted to go back to brunette but I realized that I was growing little bit white hair( I have to thanks my grandmother that she had growing white hair early :§) so I thought that the best way to hide that little white hair is to stay blond…less contrast.
Anyway…I’m not sure you have more fun as a blond, I definitely had more fun as a brunette…I don’t think because of the hair maybe because I was younger, I was fitter and more free and less responsabilities..
There is no scientific proof that this phrase is true, nor is there any to disclaim it. However i can offer my personal opinion. I am a 13 year old blond and am made fun of my hair constantly. I am often told that i am incredibly retarded. I do not believe that the phrase “Blonds have more fun” has any relevancy. I believe that hair color is strictly the personal preference of the girls’ lover. Some men find red hair very appealing, while other men may find brown much sexier than red or blond. Hair color is just like body type in terms of sexual appeal. Some people prefer their spouse thin and muscular, while others may have a thing for multiple handles. So if in fact blonds do have “more fun” it is strictly personal preference of the spouse/lover. As for the saying that blonds are stupid, ill let you decide.
what about the wella ad: Because you’re worth it. ?
I’m a good-looking dark hair guy, and there’s no question a hot blonde white-skinned lady will turn me on more than a brunette white lady–esp. if she has that Baywatch hot pony-tail look and a slight tan (not a total tan) and a decent bod. But good-looking petite dark-haired Asians turn me on equally as well.
One thing of interest–by far most of the blondes (natural and not) I see are female…there seems to be far fewer blonde men.
ok thats fine
I ran a business called “Blonde Karaoke & DJ Services”. In karaoke, so many people not coming when they’re called, and doing other stuff makes it where if you don’t come up with something to say, you’ll look bad. People just always said it’s a blonde moment. They became contagious, and the business name was a license to make a mistake.
I don’t know about other blondes, but I have always had more fun!
The things adevrtising can be blamed for!
Just some history for who wants it: the blonde gene originated after the ice age in the northern countries- to make women look different and therefore more attractive- men would want to take care of them and they could survive. This as opposed to southern countries where the women could survive themselves by i.e. picking fruits. Thats what Ive been told as a natural blonde. And no- we dont have more fun because I spend a large deal of my time fighting the stereotypes of my haircolor!
I have been a brunette all my life and to me the blonde ‘cliche’ is a stereotype. I am not putting anyone down who is blonde by nature but I will say that basically, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder!”
No matter what hair color a person has.
Blonde, brunette… it really does not matter. I am blonde, but I wouldn’t say that I have more fun necessarily. I go out on the weekend with my friends and family. It really depends on your personality, mood and attitude when trying to have fun. I have known several blondes who were boring and extremely dull. But then I have known blondes who were outgoing and lots of fun. I don’t think hair color has a factor on the amount of fun that a person has. Also, I’ve read some comments that people don’t respect blondes as much as brunettes but I have found that not to be true. Respect is given when it is earned. You can act like an educated, intelligent human being no matter what hair color you have. Again, it all lies within your attitude and character. However, for myself, personally, I have a lot of fun
WIth me everyone else takes a backseat to blondes (unless asian or brazilian something ethnic), even when I date a girl if I rly like her and she doesnt have blonde hair, its cause shes dyed it and is naturally a blonde. Blondes seem to be happier people, something I need in my life. But hey,, those blondes love me and I am a male with brown hair.
Well, being a blonde who has a lot of fun, I can’t say whether this is true or not because I have never been anything else.
However, I CAN say why men find blonde women more attractive, evolutionarily speaking.
In ancient times, a man’s priority was mating with a woman and passing on his genes. What he had to offer were his resources and his time and energy. He hunted for the food and protected his mate and his offspring. The worst thing for a man, evolutionarily, was devoting all of his time and resources to another man’s child, thus continuing the other man’s genes and not his own.
Blonde women, especially those with fair skin and light eyes, have all recessive traits. Their children will look more like their fathers than their mothers, and a man with a blonde mate would be more likely to know whether the child is his own or not.
He could therefore pass on his own genes and ensure his own survival in the food chain. Men didn’t necessarily think this consiously, but over time men who were attracted to blondes passed on their genes better than men who were attracted to dark-haired women.
Just an interesting tidbit of information!
Damn right it’s true! I remember being brunette for a while and the I went blond-WOW! The moment I went out I stopped a traffic! Men really prefer blonds and THAT is WHY they say blonds have more fun!
I’ve been both blonde and brunette… I was naturally very light as a child, but as I got older, by hair got darker. I currently maintain a nice blonde color… but when it comes to my hair color and the attention I get from others, blonde is the winner. I feel so plain when I’m a brunette (maybe because it always turns very ashy in color). Maybe because I’m both I got the brains of a brunette, but the fun energy of a blonde!
Either way, I’m fun and I’m smart. Bonus.
I think men will hit on a woman if she’s attractive, not if she is blonde. I have black hair and have always had lots of male attention. Blonde hair doesn’t automatically make you more attractive.
okay, so im a natural brunette and my best friend is naturally blonde. Were both pretty smart but she died her hair brown in the last three or four years. Now we both have so much fun. When she was blonde, she always worried too much about doing the right thing and she thought things through way too much. Now she thinks a lot less when doing things. You may think its because she has matured more but she hasnt. She is exactly the same as the day we met. Guys do notice her a lot still, even with brown hair but she is a skinny skinny girl. Shes a size 0 or 1 and is only 5’2″. Guys love her body not neccasarily because of her haircolor. Now she is a redhead and is still having fun.
I am a natural blonde, and trust me it is a lot of fun. Most of the time you have NO CLUE whats going on and don’t know what to do. When people realize that they pay more attention to you and say something like “oh your sooooo blonde,all u have to do is…” When brunetts try to act that way its obvious and they just want the attention like the blonde ones. To me, if you seriously aren’t blonde, you’ll never really know what it’s like, even if you think you do!!!
Well, as to the reason that men may find blonds more attractive than women with other hair colors–
It’s part of human genetic encoding. A long, long time ago, people were married much younger because life expectancy wasn’t as high as it is now. As a result, “young” became synonymous with “attractive.”
Now, a long, long time later, we’re still somehow used to that standard. The younger you look (as in, late teens and early twenties, not toddlerhood), the more attractive you are considered to be.
Most of the time, people’s hair darkens as they grow older.
Therefore,
light hair = young = attractive.
I would not change my hair color ( black) for traditional assumptions as the ”fun” they may be seeking would be derived from unsavory types who would not care for a lady’s academic, moral or other positive attributes she would have.After all, if you are a ”bleached blond” the ”fun” and attention you are receiving is not for your inherent qualities but for your cosmetic appearance.
As for the most successful advertising, though they have used a variety of slogans, it would be McDonald’s Ronald McDonald Clown character as it was instrumental in being a symbol for The Ronald McDonald Houses which have helped thousands through very difficult times and he’s a RED-HEAD!
Well, I am a natural brunette and usually the life of any party I am at. But I like to change hair color once in a while and I’ve been a redhead and a blond and it truly doesn’t make any difference. You are what you are, and changing hair color is fun