BBC-ului nu-i plac blondele

Vopsirea parului in blond de catre femei este un semn de adaptare?

Ieri, 17 ianuarie, pe siteul BBC a aparut un articol intitulat “Blonde women more aggressive, determined”. Articolul se refera si la blondele naturale si la cele vopsite. Iata articolul:

“Women with blonde hair have the competitive edge, being more aggressive and determined than redheads and brunettes, say scientists.

Fair-haired ladies, whether natural or out of a bottle, display a war-like streak when fighting battles to get their own way, findings suggests.

The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences work may explain why many leading women are blonde.

The University of California team studied 156 female students.

Blonde ambition

They found blondes were used to getting more attention and being treated better by others.

“They may not even realise they are treated like a princess”

Lead researcher Aaron Sell

The researchers believe this sense of entitlement is what makes them more willing to “go to war” over an issue.

Lead researcher Aaron Sell said: “We expected blondes to feel more entitled than other young women – this is southern-California, the natural habitat of the privileged blonde.

“What we did not expect to find was how much more warlike they are than their peers on campus.”

His research found that the more “special” a woman felt, typically the blondes, the more likely they were to get angry to reach social goals.

Even those who dyed their hair blonde took on a natural blondes’ attributes.

However, the blondes were less likely than brunettes or redheads to get into a fight themselves – possibly to ensure they preserved their looks.

‘Princess’ effect

Dr Sell said he suspects that blondes exist in a “bubble” where they have been treated better than other people for so long they do not realise that men, in particular, are more deferential towards them than other women.

“They may not even realise they are treated like a princess,” he said.

Scientists say there is some suggestion that men are naturally drawn to women with fairer hair.

Cavemen are said to have preferred blonde mates because fair hair was an indication of higher levels of oestrogen and fertility.

But while being blonde may boost your social life, it may damage your career prospects, say other researchers.

A recent study found blonde females earn far less, on average, than darker-haired women.

Consultant Psychologist Ingrid Collins of The London Medical Centre said the latest findings were interesting but should be interpreted with caution.

“People do tend to buy into and live up to stereotypes.

“But this is a small study on a very limited sample group so it is not possible to generalise.”

Insa azi BBC a modificat si  articolul si titlul : “Pretty women ‘anger more easily’ “ ( )  .

“Researchers found women who rated themselves as pretty displayed a war-like streak when fighting battles to get their own way.

The University of California interviewed 156 female students to gauge their temperament and how they handled conflict.

The findings appear in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In the study, the women who believed they were good looking were more likely to respond angrily in disputes than those who rated themselves as less attractive.

Attractive women also had higher expectations of what they deserved.

These were strategies that appeared to work because the same women were better at resolving situations in their favour.

When the researchers, led by Dr Aaron Sell, scrutinised the findings further, they found how attractive other people rated the women also tallied.

And so did hair colour – with blondes rated as more attractive than brunettes and redheads, as reported in an earlier version of this story.

However, Dr Sell insisted to the BBC that this link was less strong and his research had not set out to test this.

The researchers believe the findings have an evolutionary basis, ensuring that the “fittest” people mate and have offspring.

In men, they found a similar link but with physical strength rather than attractiveness per se.

Consultant psychologist Ingrid Collins, of The London Medical Centre, said the latest findings were interesting but should be interpreted with caution.

“This is a small study on a very limited sample group so it is not possible to generalise.”

Si Daily Mail a scris azi despre studiu: ” Blondes are more aggressive than brunettes ‘because they attract more male attention’ ” :

“An academic study has found that women with fair hair are more aggressive and confident than brunettes or redheads.

This is because blondes attract more attention than other women as they are generally viewed by men as more attractive and so are used to getting their own way, the researchers claim.

The experts found that even those who dye their hair blonde take on natural blondes’ attributes – which might partly explain the longevity of Dolly Parton’s career too.

The country and western singer once said: ‘I’m not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I’m not dumb… and I also know that I’m not blonde.’

The study, which examined links between confidence and aggression, involved 156 female undergraduates in America.

Aaron Sell, of the University of California, who led the research, said: ‘We expected blondes to feel more entitled than other young women – this is southern California, the natural habitat of the privileged blonde.

‘What we did not expect to find was how much more warlike they are than their peers on campus.’

He said he suspected that blondes exist in a ‘bubble’ where they have been treated better than other people for so long they do not realise that men, in particular, are more deferential towards them than other women.

‘They may not even realise they are treated like a princess,’ he said. The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

It also found that although blondes are more aggressive, they are less likely than brunettes or redheads to get into an actual fight themselves – possibly to ensure they preserved their looks.

Evolutionary psychologist Catherine Salmon, of the University of Redlands, California, said: ‘Blondes are more confident in their abilities, although the results do not necessarily support their confidence.

‘Maybe responding to their own stereotypes, brunettes tend to work harder and expect less special treatment.

‘Women who go blonde quickly get used to the privileges of blondeness – usually male attentiveness.’

Opinions differ, however, among those who have been on both sides of the blonde divide.

Broadcaster Vanessa Feltz, who admits to dying her hair, has said: ‘I become more battling when I’m blonde. You’re noticed more.’

But when former shadow home secretary Ann Widdecombe went blonde she noted: ‘People talk to me more slowly now.’ “