Never judge a cover by a book.

Photo: Jess Husband

Jarrah as Blonde

By Carissa Pritchard

The question regarding Jarrah’s impending scene as “Blonde”, is not whether she can do violence, but how she’ll play “sexy”.

Violence is a natural human instinct – whether you’re male or female. This was proven this morning when my daughter bit me on the arm to try and stop me from putting her jumper on. 

Anyone with kids knows how much socialisation goes into overriding human instinct. As for sexuality, society has two stereotypes for that:

1. Feminine – bubbly air head: a “Beauty” from Beauty and the Geek or
2. Masculine – cold and emotionless: Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct.

Jarrah is the friendliest person on set and her conversations always reveal a greater depth than even her first impressive insight into Blonde’s sexiness. But what I find more notable is her genuine warmth. Today she ensures everyone has a share of the free lunch rations before she eats. Not her job to care, but she does anyway. So how will Jarrah do sexy?

Over lunch, Matt, camera assistant and chief clapper, offers his opinion on women being sexy, “When I tell women I know, that I don’t find the women on Beauty and the Geek sexy, they don’t believe me. But I have absolutely no interest in a woman who reduces herself. When they act like they don’t know where Germany is on a map, I don’t think it’s because they’re stupid. They just believe that’s what men want. To me, a woman who’s interesting and intelligent, that’s sexy.”

Yes, it would be hard to have a conversation with a woman like the “Beauty” who said, “My mother always told me never judge a cover by a book”, but we’re not talking about being intelligent, we’re talking about being sexy. Doesn’t society separate the two? “Beauty” and “the Geek”. Is it the same for men?

                                                                                Photo: Jess Husband

Matt: camera guy & good guy

“Oh yeah”, says Matt, “if you don’t want to talk about how much you lift and who you had sex with last night, there’s nothing to say in a group of guys. I’m not interested in ending up with no neck (he performs quite a good Arnie impression), so I don’t fit in.”

Finally it’s time. Edwina, White and Pink exit the warehouse, leaving Blonde and the cop alone. Blonde flicks her cigarette away, slips off her jacket and drops it on the table. She turns to the cop and purrs, “Alone at last”, smiles cheekily and strides towards her.

Wow! Sexy? Yes.

Not as dumb and beautiful or cold and masculine. Rather, deliciously naughty, fun, and confident. Jarrah proves a sexy woman doesn’t have to fit a social stereotype, or in other words, never judge a cover by a book. 

Photo: Jess Husband

Blonde and the Cop (Belinda)