I wanna get a second opinion on this loose notion I have. I sorta make a distinction between a blonde character and what I dub the 'Anime Blonde'. I don't wanna get into the can of worms that is determining the race of anime characters and whether that even matters or not. This is mostly vibes based and subjective from character to character. But for me, most blonde haired anime character are not exactly what I'm looking for in this category. I mean yes, technically characters like Android 18 and Saber are blonde haired women with white complexions but I argue the anime aesthetic rules over most of that. Lumine from Genshin, Lucy from Fairytail, Yang from RWBY, etc. However characters like Samus and Zelda are like the quintessential blondies and for whatever reason, fit the parameters better, even when drawn in that style. Perhaps because they are more obviously white absent of any specific nationality. And either way, artstyle can remedy this by moving away from an anime style, but again: subjective.
This distinction doesn't really matter in the end, as long as we get to see blonde women getting tickled in art, but it is food for thought. For example I've come up against this quandary I will pass on:
Does a Saiyan from count as a blondie?