# Bunch of questions on hair color, esp. why is blond hair considered desirable?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 6, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bunch-of-questions-on-hair-color-esp-why-is-blond-hair-considered-desirable/173525 "2003-05-06T22:07:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bunch-of-questions-on-hair-color-esp-why-is-blond-hair-considered-desirable/173525/41 "2003-05-08T05:30:58Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Drex \*  
> Of course as a red haired man I was sorely crushed to find that the exact opposite opinion was held by the women there, with precicely ONE vote. Where’s the love, people? ☹ \*\*

Actually Drex, though I am attracted to brunettes also, since meeting and falling in love with my boyfriend (a redheaded geek). I have to admit that his “type” will turn my head when I’m out and about.

And now that we’re about to separate, I’ll be VERY likely (if I ever recover from my broken heart enough to date again that is) to be attracted to his “type” of guy, redhead and all.

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**Author:** ![Tanaqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Tanaqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanaqui)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2003, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bunch-of-questions-on-hair-color-esp-why-is-blond-hair-considered-desirable/173525/42 "2003-05-08T05:43:10Z")

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I’m naturally blonde and whenever this subject has come up before, the men have come out in droves to comment they prefer black/brown/red/whatever. (Rather depressing, actually.) This preference seems to be more of a stereotype than a reality, frankly, at least these days. I don’t think I get any particular attention because of my hair color. I like being blonde for the most part these days, but as a kid I often wished for “normal” straight, shiny brown hair like a lot of girls. Instead I have blonde, thin fly-away hair that won’t be tamed.

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