Blonde

The Feminine Ideal Has Roots in Bleach And We're Cutting It at the Root.

Blonde isn't just a hair color, it's a system. A standard. A silent code that whispers perfection, power, and privilege. In this sharp-tongued, lipstick-pink manifesto, author Maya Alisa peels back the layers of whiteness, femininity, and the pretty little lies that hold it all together.

Told with wit, bite, and big sister energy, Blonde dissects the ways white womanhood became the blueprint for beauty, girlhood, and feminism - and how Black and Brown women have been forced to shrink, code-switch, and perform just to survive in its shadow. From "Life in Plastic" to the politics of the "Petting Zoo," from chick flicks to chick politics, this book calls out the microaggressions masked as compliments, the mean girl cosplay in corporate offices, and the weaponization of white fragility that still haunts sisterhood today.

You'll meet the "Unfriendly Black Hotties" who lost themselves in assimilation, the "KKKarens" who wield victimhood like a sword, and the icons, like Beyonc?. who were never built for the table, so they built their own. With each chapter, Blonde challenges readers to unlearn, unmask, and unseat a culture obsessed with the blonde ideal... and reimagine a feminism that actually includes all women.

Blonde is a political roast, a pop culture love letter, and a call to build a new sorority, one where we all get to be seen, heard, and served.