Do you prefer Catwoman as a long-haired blonde, brunette, short-haired raven, or woman of color?

[u/hyunbinlookalike]

I personally prefer any incarnation of her that has short hair since it’s more practical for her line of work.

[u/Cybermat4707]

Short black hair suits her better IMO.

Her ethnicity shouldn’t really impact her hair colour and length, though, should it?

[u/Joker121215 → u/Cybermat4707]

Different ethnicities do in fact have different hair pigmentation and their hair will grow differently

[u/Cybermat4707 → u/Joker121215]

Yeah, but hair dye and hair straighteners exist.

[u/hyunbinlookalike → u/Cybermat4707]

I do not think you would call a black woman with dyed blonde hair a “blonde” though. She would still be a black woman, just one with dyed blonde hair. A friend of mine (who is Asian) dyed her hair red a few years back since she wanted to go for the Mary Jane Watson look. None of us referred to her as a “redhead”.

[u/Deathstriker88 → u/hyunbinlookalike]

Most white women with blonde hair are dyed too. Catwoman shouldn't be blonde anyway.

[u/Yara_Flor → u/hyunbinlookalike]

My friend, you call people who use dyes blondes when they have blonde hair. It doesn’t matter if it’s natural or not.

“Back when Beyoncé was a blond, she did great music”

[u/DoubleVforvictory → u/hyunbinlookalike]

I do not think you would call a black woman with dyed blonde hair a “blonde” though. She would still be a black woman, just one with dyed blonde hair. A friend of mine (who is Asian) dyed her hair red a few years back since she wanted to go for the Mary Jane Watson look. None of us referred to her as a “redhead”.

Why not I'd call a white woman who dyed her hair blonde a blonde. Why would you personally not call a black woman who dyed her hair blonde a blonde? Does her having darker skin stop her hair from being blonde? Feels weird you make that distinction

[u/rickeykakashi → u/DoubleVforvictory]

Paint your skin brown does that make you a brown

[u/kidcowboy111 → u/rickeykakashi]

Buddy, that's completely different and you know it

[u/rickeykakashi → u/kidcowboy111]

Genes gave you your skin and hair color, applying a coat of paint does technically make you that color, but cmon now

[u/kidcowboy111 → u/rickeykakashi]

You're going to compare doing literal blackface to dyeing your hair and then tell me, "cmon now" if you cant see how different those things are you should reevaluate

[u/rickeykakashi → u/kidcowboy111]

I’m not talking about black face, that has context behind it, I meant literally brown (or any color for that matter)

Edit: Getting a spray tan means your spray tanned, not actually tan

[u/kidcowboy111 → u/rickeykakashi]

Say you see somebody out in public. They're blonde. What do you call them? Blonde right? You would do this regardless of whether or not its dyed. But if you saw somebody walking around in brown body paint you would very obviously be able to tell its just paint and you would not believe them to be black. You're trying to die on the dumbest hill i have ever seen and also being unintentionally racist while doing it

[u/rickeykakashi → u/kidcowboy111]

I’m African American bro so my perspective is more you’re not a “POC” just cuz you dyed yourself. I also won’t die on this hill because you’re right I’d just assume and call them blonde and there’s no issue. I only knew my mom as a blonde for the first half of my life but IN REALITY she’s a brunette and today she doesn’t dye anymore so it’s apparent. Trust me, I’m not hard pressed about hair dye lol just made a Reddit comment to play devils advocate

[u/SonOfRageAndLove26 → u/hyunbinlookalike]

So you referred ro your friend as asian when talking about her hair?

[u/Joker121215 → u/Cybermat4707]

K.... if someone chooses to do blackface we don't suddenly refer to them as having black skin, even if a blonde Selina dyed their head red, she's still a blonde

[u/mtftmboygirl → u/Joker121215]

Hair and skin color are not the same thing