Tag: Blonde

Dark Blonde

I am seated at the Unicut, settled in the red pleather captain's chair. My glasses have been removed. My body and clothes have disappeared under a generic black smock. I am just a head now, in a foreign country where I don’t speak but still need. My head is a fresh sprout bounding up from ...

Legally Blonde: Transsexual Womanhood and Judith Butler’s Polysyllabic Arias

Hey presto, my first assignment for the Women’s/Gender Studies M.A. course was carried away for marking by a digital angel. There was no going back now. Viva la Revolution, I got the fucker done!! A Mardi Gras of victory and relief pulsed through me as I stared at the green “Submitt...

From Beach Blonde & Bell Bottoms to Shaved Head, Who dis? How it felt to cut all my hair off, repeatedly.

This story begins in Austin, TX. The summer of 2021 I was a full time DJ. I had three or more gigs a week and could feel myself burning out with each gig. I felt like I had to take something to put my personality on; whether that was micro dosing shrooms, taking E, drinking, or chugging coffee. I fe...

Why IS It Okay for Black People to Wear Blonde Hair But It’s Wrong for White People to Have Braids?

I can tell you this, I’ve had more hairstyles than Lisa Rinna and as a white guy, I’ve been called out by Black people for having dreadlocks but never for wearing a wig. I mean, I totally would have worn a blonde wig if I’d thought of it earlier, but blondes are boring. The Proo...

The Fascinating History Of Black People With Naturally Blonde Hair

Naturally, blonde hair is mostly associated with white or caucasian people. However, there are groups of dark skin people that also possess blonde hair. They are called “Melanesians”. The name “Melanesia” was first used by Jules Dumont D’Urville i...