Sweden, yes. America? Probably not.

I took it that she was a good representative because she was cute and talented - blonde and blue-eyed were just descriptions of what kind of cute she was. If she was olive skinned and petite, it would have been okay too...

And yes, I DO watch women's softball and volleyball for reasons other than the sport... LOL...

@po: yes, blonde and blue eyed are what the dominant class define cute by. it's an instant pass, along with thin, into the land of cute, regardless of any 'cuteness' in facial shape, personality, etc. just by virtue of being blonde and blue you get cuteness as an adjective.

"If she was olive skinned and petite", what about if she was black as black can be? what if she were NOT petite, since the data i've seen says that "By 2002, average weight for men was almost 191 pounds; for women, average weight was 163 pounds." 163, while being far from obese, is still not considered petite, especially with the average height being reported at 5'4" in 2002.

So again, what are we representing by saying blonde, blue, petite, and lighter are great representation?

Maybe only blonde and blue-eyed Americans watch Fox News, so in a way it doesn't even matter. The media and audiences are just feeding whatever they want to each other, whatever they want to believe about our country.

Blonde and blue eyed is no where near an "instant pass into the land of cute". Much of it has to do with personality as well. A sullen loner is unlikely to be described as cute.

Kim Fields from "Facts of Life" was very cute, as was Lisa Bonet from The Cosby show.... its not about skin tone and eye color, but about personality and certain facial features.