Excuse me, but it’s Madison Ave. and all those liberals in the advertising business that have pushed the thin blonde standard on us for decades. Remember Twiggy?
I can’t recall any straight man (of any ethnicity) that does not covet a thin, blonde, blue-eyed woman (TBBEW). It’s just universal. Now that does not mean other women cannot be beautiful (plenty are). But there is just something about a TBBEW that elevates them to the pinnacle of female beauty. Also, they are in relatively short supply.
Which is why so many women color their hair blond (yes, they do).
BTW, as I’ve aged, I’ve grown to appreciate Asian women too. Something I did not do when I was younger.
I won’t argue your point because I was privileged to live it for a number of years, including the (reasonably) thin part until I had my fourth baby.
I’m now 76, my hair is mostly silver white, and I still get looks from men. It amazes me.