Brunettes on the rise

June 4, 2005 9:47 PM

"There is a desire among women to look authentic in their fake hair color." The demand for brown hair is rising. Is it because the most beautiful women in the world are brunettes? Whatever the reason, this may be just in time to save blondes from extinction. Of course, when the masses flock, the glitterati flee. If you want to be on the cutting edge, orange is the color. So is Ann Althouse positioned to displace Michelle Malkin as a Higher Being?
posted by Gordon Smith (22 comments total)

omg.... glitterati...
posted by wakko at 10:34 PM on June 4, 2005

Red hair is this weeks trucker hat? Cool.
posted by KevinSkomsvold at 10:39 PM on June 4, 2005

Metafilter is a "Playful Primate".

Playful are we? What happened to all the playful and just plain fun/weird posts (UFOs, Oak Island, etc)?

Hmmm... I believe I must visit the Fortean Times...

So signs off the brunette with purple and pink streaks.
posted by msjen at 10:40 PM on June 4, 2005

I guess the perfect woman of tomorrow will have ginger hair and a designer vagina.

"O brave new world that has such people in it." The Tempest
posted by clevershark at 10:42 PM on June 4, 2005

Gawd, can't ya'll women just surgically modify you vaginas and be done with it?

on preview, clevershark beat me to it, so now I hate him.
posted by Cyrano at 11:18 PM on June 4, 2005

every redhead ive met is an asshole
posted by Satapher at 11:36 PM on June 4, 2005

I've always wondered - is Michelle Malkin supposed to be hot? Is that why she's popular? Because I couldn't imagine that her writing would make her popular.
posted by blendor at 12:13 AM on June 5, 2005

Re: designer vaginas - there are now billboards in my city for that crap (and ads in the paper).. crazy.
posted by blendor at 12:14 AM on June 5, 2005

"People think you're more intelligent when you're a brunette," says Jeanne Brink, a 25-year-old from Cape Town, South Africa, who recently went from ash blond to mocha brown. "But you get much more attention from guys as a blonde."

I disagree. People think you're intelligent if you're actually, well... intelligent. I think Ms. Brink might have some difficulty understanding that point.
posted by psmealey at 2:28 AM on June 5, 2005

Well, psmealey, thanks for clearing that up because we were all wondering about that.

I wonder if we'll ever reach a point where it's as natural for guys to dye their hair as it is for women.
posted by nixerman at 3:27 AM on June 5, 2005

Personally, as a guy, I've never had any problem dying my hair nor have I met any sort of social opposition from doing so. I think men just don't care enough to bother, when compared to women.
posted by mek at 3:37 AM on June 5, 2005

From clevershark's link:

The outer lips of the vagina can be enlarged with excess skin and tissue. This enlargement causes an embarrassing bulge in pants or swimsuits.

This used to be known as a "Volkswagen bonnet" in my day (think the Beetle). And it used to turn the lads on! Don't do it, ladies!!!



Er, I think "bonnet" is what us Aussies call a "hood"?
posted by uncanny hengeman at 4:09 AM on June 5, 2005

Mmmm.. redheads. That's all I wanna say on this matter.
posted by renesisx at 4:14 AM on June 5, 2005

Mmmm.. females. That's all I wanna say on this matter.
posted by Stynxno at 5:40 AM on June 5, 2005

ew, gingers
posted by ajbattrick at 6:54 AM on June 5, 2005

Mmmm.. humans. Where's the steak sauce?
posted by roue at 6:54 AM on June 5, 2005

My pleasure, nixerman. And if you see your mother, be sure and tell her SATAN SATAN SATAN...
posted by psmealey at 9:20 AM on June 5, 2005

This used to be known as a "Volkswagen bonnet" in my day (think the Beetle). And it used to turn the lads on! Don't do it, ladies!!!

Are we talking about cameltoe here?
posted by rafter at 9:38 AM on June 5, 2005

Isn't cameltoe just wearing pants that are too tight?

I have heard this phenomenon referred to as "FUP" - a charming abbreviation for "fat upper pussy". Particularly obvious in tight, shiny dresses.
posted by incrediblemelk at 6:11 PM on June 5, 2005

Mons veneris-eriffic.
posted by kenko at 6:34 PM on June 5, 2005

Redheads are subject to playground bullying because of their red hair? That's news to me.

Following trends in clothes seems silly enough to me, but following hair colour trends seems worse. Wear the hair colour that suits you best.
posted by orange swan at 5:49 AM on June 6, 2005

Must tell my girlfriend - who's naturally brown but dyes her hair beach-blonde every time. Even though I keep telling her I much prefer her brown (or even, one can dream, red or ginger). Anything but blonde.

*sigh* Shame I love her, really.
posted by badlydubbedboy at 9:06 AM on June 6, 2005