03 June 2014

Finally! Blondes exonerated. So?

This article from The Telegraph has proved what was quite clear to everyone:

The fair-haired have long endured accusations that they are less intelligent than brunettes, to the extent that an unexpected show of stupidity is now referred to as a ‘blonde moment.’

But blondes should take heart. Scientists have now discovered that hair colour is determined by a single letter of the genetic code – and it is completely unrelated to any other inherited trait.
Of course, the jokes about blondes and their alleged stupidity are more a pastime than a belief, that much was clear to everyone. However, if someone felt that this point needs a scientific investigation, so be it.

Only two remarks about the article itself. First of all, one shouldn't use a picture of an extraterrestrial as proof of anything that is happening on this planet.


And the second item: the lede of the article. Well, there is a bug there:

Emphasis (in blue) mine...

Since the article is by Sarah Knapton (a smallish picture of her in the article), an inevitable question arises: does Sarah dye her hair?

And, in directly related news:

Watching pornography damages men's brains

Mee no can reed arrticul... to conflikated...