tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post481729605753639665..comments2023-11-10T23:55:11.147-06:00Comments on A Swedish American in Sweden: Blonde Hair, Blue Eyes and Swedish StereotypesHairy Swedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-51061420161434551272014-09-27T15:35:11.199-05:002014-09-27T15:35:11.199-05:00Yeah, that starting out blonde is super common. It...Yeah, that starting out blonde is super common. It seems like everyone in my family was blonde as a child. And that's only a slight exaggeration. Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-6871770379766807932014-09-23T08:03:28.126-05:002014-09-23T08:03:28.126-05:00It is completely true about the blond children. I ...It is completely true about the blond children. I am a Swedish American with medium-dark brown hair. All four of my children were very blond when they were small. People used to see me with them and say, "Oh, your husband must be blond." When I told them he also had brown hair they were so perplexed. "Where did that blond hair come from?" they would wonder. I explained that it is common for children to start out blond and that my husband and I had been blond when we were young. They always seemed skeptical. My Swedish American parents and grandparents, though, just smiled and said, "Such little Swedes" when they saw my kids. �� Now they are teens and their hair has darkened to various shades of dark blond to medium brown.jhawkgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717157831635609086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-24772779286721763002014-09-02T14:26:55.086-05:002014-09-02T14:26:55.086-05:00Oh look, an anti-immigrant comments dripping with ...Oh look, an anti-immigrant comments dripping with racism.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-75341735109088962942014-09-02T14:26:07.676-05:002014-09-02T14:26:07.676-05:00Do Swedes and Finns really have the highest rate o...Do Swedes and Finns really have the highest rate of blonde hair? <br /><br />And, of course, this post was not meant to suggest that everyone has blonde hair, just that there are sometimes a whole lot of blondes around you when you're in Scandinavia. Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-73469578585313493152014-07-02T23:08:57.377-05:002014-07-02T23:08:57.377-05:00Go back to stormfront.Go back to stormfront.anonymous guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-52262254987684052132014-06-28T16:47:09.651-05:002014-06-28T16:47:09.651-05:00Aren't most Swedish children Arabs and Somalis...Aren't most Swedish children Arabs and Somalis though?<br />whatevsdudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-59535602904633493982012-04-13T20:42:39.513-05:002012-04-13T20:42:39.513-05:00While it is true that Scandinavian people (along w...While it is true that Scandinavian people (along with the Finnish) have the highest rates of blonde hair, not EVERY single swede has blonde hair. Many have brown hair (sometimes even dark brown). While virtually all children have blonde hair in Sweden, it is well known that blonde hair on children often darkens to brown. Therefore children are a very unrepresentative group to use to prove that every single Swede is blonde.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-50039743460365497192011-09-30T13:55:29.636-05:002011-09-30T13:55:29.636-05:00I think this is really funny. I live in a communi...I think this is really funny. I live in a community in Nebraska that was settled by mostly Swedes and a few Germans in the 1880s. Even today if you go to any of the schools, there are 9 blond-haired, blue-eyed children for every 10. (My two are also this demographic!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09164513778369428125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-40409640193773671322011-08-18T07:52:06.861-05:002011-08-18T07:52:06.861-05:00@anonymous – oh man, I would love to see the Swedi...@anonymous – oh man, I would love to see the Swedish version of that site. It needs to happen.<br /><br />@confessions – then you would immediately be breaking the stereotype of the reserved swede though and no one would believe you to be Swedish.<br /><br />@Debbie – gotta love stereotypes!<br /><br />@Samantha – it’s a rough life you lead huh?<br /><br />@Jessica – does the non-blonde have red hair? <br /><br />@eklandisk – agreed. <br /><br />@urocyon – I usually have the red beard to fit the bill as well. Interesting how the stereotypes change depending on where you are and the countries that surround you.<br /><br />@asazevedo – did you fall into the stereotype trap as well then by marrying him?<br /><br />@capax – I think a lot of those kids lose the platinum blonde as they grow older though. But agreed, there are enough to notice.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-65787659774277059792011-08-04T13:40:02.020-05:002011-08-04T13:40:02.020-05:00I tend to balk at stereotypes, but I saw so many b...I tend to balk at stereotypes, but I saw so many blond children in Sweden - not all, certainly, but enough to be striking. Not dirty blond, not sandy blond, not strawberry blond; I mean <i>platinum</i> blond. And it matters not what the parents look like; you'll see a dark-haired couple and they will still have four blisteringly blond children. Remarkable.capaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727935734276096395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-49781972952652051062011-07-23T21:22:24.101-05:002011-07-23T21:22:24.101-05:00Thank you, eklandisk!! With curly brown hair and d...Thank you, eklandisk!! With curly brown hair and dark brown eyes, I fit my stereotype perfectly (Bahia, Brazil) and I am glad to hear that not all people prefer blondes. Having said that, I got married to a ... yepp, blond, blue-eyed Swede... <br />But he could have just as easily been Eagle Eye Cherry!!! Well... maybe not just as easily, Eagle Eye Cherry must not be an easy catch, hahaha!asazevedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15245714347798907546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-61834391430463016622011-07-21T18:08:56.300-05:002011-07-21T18:08:56.300-05:00Just ran across your blog.
My husband (Stockholm-...Just ran across your blog.<br /><br />My husband (Stockholm-->London) is one of the redheads...and a number of people here have assumed he must be Irish. :) Somebody he works with was surprised to find out he was Swedish recently, since he's not blond--and they actually said this. He's found the stereotype collisions particularly funny, since Scandinavians may have brought a lot of the red hair to Ireland in the first place. I mean, my (largely Native) family in Virginia was chuckling at his looking like central casting's version of a Viking--complete with big red beard--but maybe they didn't get the full stereotype memo here. <br /><br />I couldn't help but notice a similar effect to what you mention when we were in Stockholm, BTW. It was pretty striking, compared to either SWVA or London.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-42667329079415126382011-07-20T20:13:26.116-05:002011-07-20T20:13:26.116-05:00Having grown up in Sweden, I've never understo...Having grown up in Sweden, I've never understood why Americans and others get so worked up about blondes. They are just ordinary girls to me. Unless they are actually pretty, but then that's regardless of hair color. So I guess the stereotype is true--I've always been looking for the non-blondes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-76026528720268789902011-07-20T13:53:24.078-05:002011-07-20T13:53:24.078-05:00The family I live with in Umeå fits the stereotype...The family I live with in Umeå fits the stereotype perfectly. All six of them are tall, have blue eyes, and all have blonde hair aside from one. I stand out immensely when I'm around them! :PJessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02809455053413835177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-52063286146245045872011-07-20T08:00:21.109-05:002011-07-20T08:00:21.109-05:00I hearz ya, bro. It's so annoying when people ...I hearz ya, bro. It's so annoying when people constantly ask me, "Are you Swedish?" :PSamanthahttp://twitter.com/#!/samantha_changnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-66385463623292108282011-07-19T18:37:25.777-05:002011-07-19T18:37:25.777-05:00HAAAA! OMG yes! Being one of those strawberry blo...HAAAA! OMG yes! Being one of those strawberry blond, hazel brown eye distantly Danish individuals, with a side of German... god yes. My sister are both blond with that typical Danish variation of green eyes ( where I went wrong still remains to be seen, but I digress) <br /><br />I look around and wonder hum...but then just try living in Los Angeles with Danish German ancestry and the question always come up with...where is you blond hair and of course the associated tan.. Sighh....<br /><br />And now we have come full circle.Debbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-39724744436398858442011-07-19T15:45:11.583-05:002011-07-19T15:45:11.583-05:00This post is too true.
Personally, I love Swedish ...This post is too true.<br />Personally, I love Swedish stereotypes. I am a sucker for it. It is half the appeal. Tall men? Women love that shit!<br /><br />OH god, I wish I was Swedish. If I was. I would scream it from the rooftops and milk that stereotype baby till next Tuesday.confessionsofaserialtravellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14970636475396578506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-12764241261946576702011-07-19T14:31:10.135-05:002011-07-19T14:31:10.135-05:00You and I must go to different beaches. In Malmö, ...You and I must go to different beaches. In Malmö, my dirty blonde friend was the only one around at times. And the redneck biker quotient from natives in Skåne blew my mind away. Someone should make a Swedish People of Wal-Mart site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com