Why do we hear the word brunette so much but brunet is so rarely used? Blond isn't hugely common but certainly moreso in comparison.
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Of course, these words in general are an interesting fluke in English: a final remnant of linguistic gender
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Replying to @addamschloe
My hunch is that's it's because we/society care/s more about women's hair (colour esp) than men's.
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It's also more objectifying to say blonde, brunette, redhead. Eg: "a brunette walked into a bar" vs "a brown-haired man walked into a bar".
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For other words w gender: actor/actress, dominator/dominatrix similar things to do with sexism cause the f version to have -ve connotations.
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