I really want to try an experiment in which both my roommate and I go missing.   I would be wonderfully curious to see who would get more press.  If my hypothesis is correct, I'd be mentioned, in passing, on the local news ticker, while my roomie's face would be all over Nancy Grace by midnight.  

What is it exactly that sets us apart?  Well to state it bluntly, she's a blonde, and I'm not.  

You've all heard of "missing white girl syndrome," but they should really just start calling it "missing pretty blonde girl syndrome."

For a missing brunette to be newsworthy, there has to be some sort of special circumstance.  She has to be linked to a political figure (Chandra Levy), pregnant (Lacy Peterson), or a crazy-eyed runaway bride (Jennifer Wilbanks).  As for a blonde to be newsworthy, she just has to be good and blonde.  And, If you happen to be a minority, well, you can just forget it; you are completely screwed.

You don't hear about a missing brunette girl until she's already dead; and, in that case, she must have been drinking or reckless, or something equally deserving of her fate.  Someone please enlighten me; is there something about us that makes us seem less worthy of sympathy than our blonde counterparts?  Is there something more enticing about blondes that makes the world stop every time they don't come home for dinner?  Are they some sort of rare gem?  Am I missing something?  Because, personally, I take offense.

You hear all about Natalee Holloway, but have you ever heard of Amy Bradley?  Doesn't ring a bell?  Didn't think it would.  In 1998, Amy Bradley went missing from Carlos and Charlie's Bar in Aruba, the same as Holloway.  Though, Amy has brown hair, which just further proves my point.

The faces of Elizabeth Smart, Madeleine McCann, Jessica Lynch and JonBenet Ramsey have been pounded into our minds, but when do you ever hear anything about the poor missing brunette girls?  It's really a shame.  If you have dark hair, and you go missing, don't count on being found unless it's in a dumpster.