Paging Dr Fanon
Jessica has new quality from Fefe Dobson. Interesting title, “As a Blonde,” given that Dobson is black. Explicitly, the lyrics position “blonde” as simply a difference of no intrinsic importance, another alternative for Dobson comparable to her desire to “try a different lipstick on.” But the way the fantasy of being blonde is figured suggests something more is going on, something involving privilege. The blonde Fefe Dobson would “never have to watch [her] weight,” for instance, and further:
Wave my magic wand
As a blonde
Will I get whatever I want?
I’ll be ever so enticing
Down a lot of ice cream
Never even wipe my face
The track’s got a great Ramones sort of feeling to it, too.
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