“The Dumb Blonde”
April 18, 2010
I am sure we have all heard the myth that all blondes are dumb. It is a worldwide myth because I remember this saying from when I was little in my own home country. Of course we all know this is not true. I know plenty of blonde girls who are everything but stupid. There have been plenty of times however that I have been somewhere and the comment was made about a girl and her hair color. Why is it that not more people take this as an insult? Maybe because it has become a norm in society.
There are numerous commercials, advertisements, movies and stories about the dumb blonde. Most of those commercials and advertisements all make it seem like blondes rely more on their looks than their intelligence. Then there are the stars who are as well stereotyped by their hair color such as Britney Spears (although many of her actions have a lot to do with it as well), Christina Aguilera and Miley Cyrus and the blonde actresses who played “dumb” in movies and tv shows such as Phoebe in Friends.
Of course the color of one’s hair has nothing to do with someone’s intellectual. We are either born with the “blonde” gene or we dye/bleach it blonde, obviously this does not mean we are born dumb or the moment we change our hair color to blonde we automatically become dumber.
I believe that because this saying is so normalized today that we just automatically relate our actions to the way we look. Blondes make an even better target for this. Fortunately there have been movies that show the exact opposite of the “dumb blonde” such as Legally Blonde. The sexist jokes however are portrayed several times in this movie.
Sexist jokes such as all blondes are stupid or blondes just want to have fun are obviously not always true. Why isn’t it that the brunette’s are dumb? Why specifically the blondes? All I know is that this saying has been around for many years and people still today use it without even thinking about what they are saying and if they might be insulting someone who is a blonde. Of course even if there were, no one would say anything about it because it is so normal in our society.
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