why does anime show rich people having blonde hair?
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Nashrakh wrote...
I think it's called stereotyping.yeah,but whats with the blonde hair? not all blonde people are rich, u can even see a blonde streetbum
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Nashrakh
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Kalashnikov209 wrote...
Nashrakh wrote...
I think it's called stereotyping.yeah,but whats with the blonde hair? not all blonde people are rich, u can even see a blonde streetbum
Hmm well, seeing as to how the "white race" has been the ruling "race" in mankind's history, it doesn't really surprise me to see rich people stereotyped akin to this. Blonde hair therefore represents nobility in anime, I think.
I've never seen a blonde "streetbum" in anime though... characters like that generally have brown or black hair.
btw, Japanese have a huge problem with dieing their hair blonde; most of the time it comes out as rusty red. Dunno how that correlates with anime in any way though because hair of all colors in commonplace there...
But I think yeah, stereotyping is the reason.
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In my neighborhood, a majority of the upper class women have Blonde hair. Just throwing that out there.
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In Japanese shows, it is a common belief that foreigners are always rich, thus in anime and drama shows they are portrayed most of the time as so. Most of the time that blond haired girl you see in the anime has some blood lineage to some foreign country. If their hair is not black, remember they are mixed blood or what they call a "Quarter" in those shows as well in real life.
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Pretty interesting concept. I never really saw a correlation between hair color and wealth in anime. Thinking about it though, and looking at what Nashrakh and lelouch said, it's probably true. Foreigners and the "white race" tend to be looked at as high class, rich and so on. In addition to that the stereotypical image of an American tends to be that blonde hair and blue eyes type of look.
So it makes sense that, seemingly naturally, those who are rich will have blonde-colored hair. Bandit Keith, an American anime character, is a good example.
So it makes sense that, seemingly naturally, those who are rich will have blonde-colored hair. Bandit Keith, an American anime character, is a good example.
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I think it has to do with the Character type more...
Blondes tend to be more stuck up, dumb, or super fucking smart... or both one or the other...
Colors that pop more, such as red, or pink tend to be tsundere...
Light, or darker color tend to be kuudere...
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Well sometimes...
Blondes tend to be more stuck up, dumb, or super fucking smart... or both one or the other...
Colors that pop more, such as red, or pink tend to be tsundere...
Light, or darker color tend to be kuudere...
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Well sometimes...
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I typically think it's because often rich people are also part foriegn. So foriegners are common to have blonde hair.
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Nashrakh wrote...
I think it's called stereotyping.Because alot of rich people in animes (that ive seen) are from the US, and apparently if you live in the US, your rich and have blonde hair.
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I remember there being some sort of statistic that said it is easier to get a job & make money if you have blonde hair because the employers warm to them.
I think it might be true the majority of people I see that are working have blonde hair.
I think it might be true the majority of people I see that are working have blonde hair.
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smashspite wrote...
Nashrakh wrote...
I think it's called stereotyping.Because alot of rich people in animes (that ive seen) are from the US, and apparently if you live in the US, your rich and have blonde hair.
He's got the right of it, as far as anime goes.
But this may be applicable in real life, too- to a certain degree.
Way I see it, though- is the other way 'round. Rather than blonde people being rich, I think it's more a case of rich folks being blonde, where the wealth is the variable prelating to the hair colour. Other words, it's the money which motivates the hair (dying it blonde in order to flaunt yourself, and thus present yourself as a superior- or having blonde hair to catch the attention of those who can help you rise in status, playing upon the fact that many people are partial to blondes).
As opposed to having blonde hair automatically making you rich.
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lelouch20 wrote...
In Japanese shows, it is a common belief that foreigners are always rich, thus in anime and drama shows they are portrayed most of the time as so. Most of the time that blond haired girl you see in the anime has some blood lineage to some foreign country. If their hair is not black, remember they are mixed blood or what they call a "Quarter" in those shows as well in real life.~i agree with lulu~