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Blonde versus brunette rivalry
One aspect of how women are portrayed in popular culture is a purported rivalry between blondes and brunettes. The rivalry is a cultural phenomenon found in many countries that have a significant blonde population to include: Argentina, Austria, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany, Russia, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, evidence of a blonde vs. brunette rivalry is common in the popular media and especially in television and movies.
==Competitive events==
An example of a competitive event are the blonde vs. brunette chess matches that began in 2011 as part of the World Chess Tournament held in Moscow. The match was hosted by the Botvinnik Central Chess Club and featured two teams of young girls, blondes dressed in light colors and brunettes dressed in dark colors. All of the contestants had to prove a degree of expertise to participate. The 2011 match, which was the first in the series, was won by the brunettes. The 2012 re-match was won by the blondes who defeated the brunettes, 36.5-24.5.〔"Chess Match: Blondes vs. Brunettes in Moscow" (May 23, 2012) ''Chessmate News'' Retrieved April 7, 2013 ()〕〔"Blondes Take Revenge on Brunettes" (May 22, 2012) ''Susan Polgar Chess Daily News and Information.'' Retrieved on December 22, 2012 ()〕 A third blonde vs. brunette chess match, also held at the Central Chess Club on April 1, 2013, resulted in a tie score.〔Kublashvili, Eteri (April 3, 2013) “Blondes and Brunettes tie the match 50:50” ''ChessDom''()〕
"It was April 1st and the world’s top chess players were involved in the thrilling finale of the Candidates Tournament in London. But at the same time the Central Chess Club in Moscow was the venue of fierce fighting between Blondes and Brunettes who set out to determine the prevailing color. This was the third match of the ladies. Two years ago Brunettes won, but a year later the Blondes struck back. The third tournament was seen as an opportunity to claim the supremacy of one color over another.
The girls were motivated, exchanging punches round after round, but when the dust has cleared the overall score was a 50:50 tie! The claim of supremacy will be postponed until the next meeting."〔Kosteniuk, Alexandra (April 3, 2013) “Blondes-Brunettes Chess Match Drawn” ''ChessBlog.com''()〕
The existence of the blonde vs. brunette rivalry in American society dates back to at least 1875 when the first female professional baseball players were assigned to teams according to their hair color. Baseball historian John Thorn notes that blonde and brunette baseball teams barnstormed the country in the late 1800s.〔Thorn, John (2011) ''Baseball in the Garden of Eden: The Secret History of the Early Game.'' New York: Simon and Schuster, page 191〕 A 1924 newspaper article referenced a female swimming meet and listed, among the many events, a "blonde vs. brunette" relay race, that was "Won by the blondes."〔Greene, Dorothy M. (December 11, 1924) "The Sportswoman" ''The Washington Post'', page S3. Retrieved October 12, 2013 ()〕 A more contemporary example is the gridiron football game called blondes vs. brunettes powderpuff football, a charity event that raises money for the Alzheimer's Association.〔(Blondes vs. Brunettes Powderpuff Fundraiser )〕 The annual contests were started in the fall of 2005, in Washington D.C. The games have received considerable publicity to include feature articles in ''The Washington Post'' and are now played in 16 cities around the United States.〔“Athletes First, Stylistas Second” (Nov 19, 2011) ''The Washington Post'' page A13〕〔"Hair’s The Thing: Blondes vs. Brunettes is a Win-Win" ''The Washington Post.'' Retrieved March 12, 2012 ()〕
In some cases, blondes and brunettes on the same team may compete against each other. Anson Dorrance the women’s soccer coach at the University of North Carolina is known for dividing his team into blondes and brunettes and then having them compete against each other. Losers have been forced to stand in front of the goal facing the rear of the net while the winners take penalty shots against their posteriors.〔Crothers, Tim (2006) ''The Man Watching: Anson Dorrance and the University of North Carolina Women’s Soccer Dynasty''. New York: St. Martin’s Press, page 221〕 Dorrance, in his years of coaching female athletes, claims to have learned that women are motivated differently from males and that his “blondes vs. brunettes drill” worked with his female team because it was a “matter of pride.” 〔〔Brockway, Kevin (November 19, 2011) “UNC women find offense in NCAA” ''The Raleigh News and Observer''. Retrieved December 30, 2012 ()〕
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