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{{quote|''"And for some reason, I got blue hair. [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]."''|'''Strong Bad''', describing his [[Anime]] counterpart Stinkoman, ''[[Homestar Runner]]'', [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail57.html "Japanese cartoon"].}}
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Hair Color is one of the most easily identifiable traits of an individual. The color and style of a person's hair is one of the first things the brain uses to identify who we are seeing. (This is why we tend to confuse people who have similar hair styles and color). Because of this, hair color is often used in media to distinguish different characters. Over time, specific hair colors have gained associated symbolism.
In Western media, female, blonde characters have two major symbolic associations: [[Hair of Gold]] and [[Dumb Blonde]]. [[Brainy Brunette|Brunettes are Brainy]]. [[Fiery Redhead
In Eastern media, hair colors are usually treated differently than in the West. This is simply because there are not many blonds or redheads in Asia. For example, in Japan, blonde hair is associated with delinquents, because Japanese delinquents tend to dye their hair blonde.
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The increasing global nature of media is causing Western and Eastern tropes about hair colors to mix. For example, [[Fiery Redhead]] was a Western trope, but it is now used in Japanese Anime. This may be because it already fits with other Eastern tropes such as [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]].
Animation provides even more options than the typical blonde, red, and shades of brown and black. [[Western Animation]] has usually stuck to more natural colors, while occasionally using slight variations that work better in the medium; such as using dark blue or purple to highlight black hair, or using light blue instead of gray. Japanese [[Anime|Animation]], however, has decided to use a far greater variety of hair colors than can be explained by nature. After all, [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]. For a further discussion of Japanese Anime and Hair Colors, see [[
Compare [[Characteristic Clothing Colors]].
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If you're looking for less-troperiffic information, [[The Other Wiki]] has pages about various [[wikipedia:Human hair color|hair colors]]: [[wikipedia:Black hair|Black]], [[wikipedia:Blond|Blond(e)]], [[wikipedia:Brown hair|Brown]], [[wikipedia:Auburn hair|Auburn]], [[wikipedia:Red hair|Red]], and [[wikipedia:Titian hair|Titian]]. Even they admit that [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|You Gotta Have]] [[wikipedia:Blue hair|Blue Hair]].
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* [[Blonde, Brunette, Redhead]]
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]
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* [[Power Dyes Your Hair]]
* [[Blondes Are Evil]]
* [[Blondes Are Witches]]
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* [[Slashers Prefer Blondes]]
* [[Brainy Brunette]]
* [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette]]
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* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]
* [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]]
* [[Evil Redhead]]
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* [[Redhead in Green]]
* [[Bald Black Leader Guy]]
* [[Bald of Awesome]]
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* [[Charlie Brown Baldness]]
* [[Elderly Blue
* [[Multicolored Hair]]
** [[First Gray Hair]]
** [[Skunk Stripe]]
* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]
* [[Shy Blue
* [[Silver Fox]]
* [[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]
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