Gina: I am glad Archie chose Veronica because, unlike Betty, Veronica is not blond.
Gene: You’re kidding.
Gina: Not in the least. I am black-haired. Because of my ethnic type, I never had an option to become a blonde — I’d look more natural with fur, a snout and a dorsal fin. So, like many dark-haired girls, I grew up with a deep-seated if infantile resentment of blondes, for whom life, we believed, is easier. I am delighted Archie chose Veronica.
Gene: Okay, now please explain how this prejudice does not invalidate and repudiate the entirety of your life’s work.
Gina: Gladly.
Gene:
Gina: I’m thinking.
Gene: Okay.
feminist scholar Gina Barreca, che commenta sul Washington Post questo
