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As in many historical eras, many fantasy writers divide their humans up into finer ethnic categories than are common nowadays. One of the commonest is [[Monochrome Casting|races that would all be called white]] nowadays but, in the work, are categorized by their hair color, of which blond and dark are the most common. These hair colors are often depicted as remarkably uniform throughout the different populations.
 
There is a certain amount of [[Truth in Television]] here. Before widespread genetic diversity, with people [[LampshadedIf DoubleYou EntendreKnow What I Mean|meeting]] and mixing between different countries or continents, the traits of a single tribe or village or other group of people were often common across the entire population. One group of people, who haven't been mixing with outsiders, will generally share the same general appearance. It's part of why, for instance, there are two main stereotypical depictions of Irish people, the 'black' Irish, like Colin Farrell, and the 'red' Irish, like Colm Meaney (Miles O'Brien from ''[[Star Trek]]''), or how people from countries such as China, Japan, and Korea have black hair and dark eyes.
 
And in the better fantasy writers, this predisposition is all there is.