It's a myth. It has no scientific or statistic background whatsoever but people believe so many stupid things because they are stupid. I just debated some.. ... living being.. on his IDEA totally unsubstantiated that poc have a GENETIC preposition for dying of covid!!! The f? Didn't help that allegedly the preposition was "given poc from god " (omg)
Prejudices. Stupidity is about mind and thoughts, not hair color. This may be due to Marilyn Monroe. Despite being seen as a stupid blonde in Marilyn Monroe, her IQ was very high. I like Marilyn Monroe. I like blondes. I also like blonde and blue eyes girls. But I don't like prejudices.
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Genetics are strange.
i know a girl that looks just like Blake lively, but brunette. like two drops of water on face features and body.
The first time I saw her I was thinking "but I already know you"...
I hope they will meet some day and take a pic together. That would be amazing.
as far as the question goes, it's a stereotype which started as a connection (true or false) and then psychology took over.
It works that way. After one points out some sort of connection to you (no matter how true or false it is) you will tend to think back at that connection in the future when you notice a stupid person with blonde hair, ignoring the counter-examples, in this case of normal blonde people, because they don't stand out.
You expect people to be able to hold a conversation, you find it normal and also you don't usually discuss rocket science in most day to day situations to the point where you go "my god that guy/girl is so intelligent".
Most daily interactions allow for dumb to stand out more than the intelligent.
So the moment you see a dumb person you will instantly and subconsciously think back at the "blonde=stupid" which someone pointed out and you'll go "oh, that's why" and think "it checks out now". You'll also repeat it, as people tend and like to take things as their own discovery/connection and so on.
So it got carried around over time from one to another, to the point everyone see it as some sort of truth.
Linked to this, might be the envy of others as blondes attract attention easier.
Other reason that crosses mind: maybe when the fad to dye hair blonde started, society frowned upon such behaviour and tried to combat that in an aggressive manner
Because blonds is the most pleasing hair color in a woman for a man. If a woman has nothing to impress a man with, most importantly because they are not smart enough, they will resort to compensate with the hair color that's considered the most attractive.
Natural blonds obviously do not fall in this category but they have become victims of this generalisation.
For that matter, any woman that colors her hair for attention is either compensating for something, or seeking attention, and/or has self-acceptance issues. If you love yourself the way you are why would you change yourself, right? If you thought you were good enough you would not feel the need to change anything.
When I look for a partner I am always looking for the naturals and tend to ignore the ones with the make-eu. If they really feel they need make-up chances are they are really ugly, but in any case, have self-acceptance issues. If they can't accept themselves how could they accept others. Plus no man wants a high-maintenance woman. Make-up and hair color are a waste of time, and a waste of money.
Be yourself. Accept yourself. Love yourself.
I can think of why two simple words Jessica Simpson. Her clothing company is partners with a failing business Macy's and she doesn't have the slightest clue how much financial trouble Macy's is in. But it's not only some blonds that are complete dingbats I know of a bankteller in one of my local branches who for the life of me haven't got the foggiest clue how she is doing her masters degree in college when every time I used to talk to her she seemed dumb as a post or as dumb as a bag of rocks and mind you she was a brunette. There's also a few receptionists at my doctors office his business partner was thinking with the head between his legs instead of the one on top of his neck when he hired the dingbat brunette receptionists he did. Every time I call I have to yell at the dimwits to put me on to my primary dr's receptionists. Then I used to know a p. o. s old horny bastard lawyer who was hitting on his receptionists who mind you were high out of their fucking minds on aderal which they snorted up in the women's bathroom while on break (which they flat out said they were going to do before snorting it with each other and actually took out the bottle while I was waiting to speak to another prick lawyer) and the other prick lawyer kept hitting on one of the dingbats while she was high as a fucking kite while in the middle of her job working mind you even though both were and one was a brunette the other was a redhead. Some male bosses higher women using the head between their legs instead of the ones attached to their necks which is only so they can fuck them after which makes for very poor business
I think it's because blondes were (I like to think they still are) often considered as very attractive mainly thanks to popular women like Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Grace Kelly, Kate Upton... It is also (in most cases) a very striking looking color, it draws the attention of not just men and let's be honest, many women think of other women as potentional competition, blondes had the "advantage" of getting a lot of attention from men. Darker haired women got jealous, made the jokes...
I do not wish to insult anyone of any hair color, I'm just saying what I think.
Reason being for them being blessed in one way. Meaning blonde hair and almost always good looks. Then they don't take time 2 use thier brains. Basically they do stuff without thinking. Then when something happens they think it wasn't thier fault. They don't want 2 take responsibility for thier decision. What it is most of the time. U maybe blessed with looks but not the brain 2 go with it. An example how many people do it know that has blonde hair in Hollywood. That sometime or another don't do or act stupid.
Historically speaking prostitutes would dye their hair blonde to advertise their profession. Later on cinema portrayed blondes as dumb and ditzy, Marilyn Monroe despite being intelligent played the dumb blonde card so well it fooled a lot and helped cement the stereotype.
The original saying maybe from Europe, with the dumb blonde in question being a French courtesan named Rosalie Duthé, satirised in a 1775 play Les Curiosités de la Foire for her habit of pausing a long time before speaking, appearing not only stupid but literally dumb (in the sense of mute) The latter stereotype of dumb blonde.
It is thought to have stuck around due to another stereotype of blonds having more fun, leading people to believe they are more likely to go out partying rather than studying or using their looks to get through life by marrying a rich man instead of using intelligence, the stereotype that blonds are dumb though was potentially disproven as they came out as more intelligence during a small sample of IQ tests.
Probably because there was a trend to be blonde at one time. Women may have thought of blonde hair like they do with big ass and boobs. Plus, being a lighter color draws more attention (crazy hair colors like blue may have not been a thing in the past). And a lot of these trend followers may not have been the most intelligent out there. I mean, generally people who are obsessed with attention may not be really little Einsteins. Having naturally blond hair or dying it blonde because you think it would look good doesn't make you stupid.
Most people do not think that but the stereotype comes from media mocking American culture. Being a female representing America would be some average white girl with blond hair and big boobs and no common sense. It’s Eurocentric beauty but with no brains because according to the world, Americans are stupid people.
That's a really good question I have always wondered about that myself? ... I am going to have to think about that one...
Sorry, just kidding... I couldn't help myself... I will never do it again, promise!
Why do people hate outsiders? (xenophobes)
Why do people hate non drinkers? (no idea how to call them)
Why do people discriminate the younger ones? (ageism)
Why do MGTOW hate women? (misogynists)
Why do feminazis hate men? (misandrists)
Why do people hate kids? (pedophobes)
Why do freeloaders hate capitalists or businesspeople? (hence freeloaders, leeches etc...)
Same story all over again. These roots originated from hatred.
Blond jokes, like jokes that use ethnic stereotypes, have been around for a long time. They're funny. One lady here on GAG, who is a blond, asked people to share blond jokes and she shared some as examples to get the ball rolling. OMG! I was dying!
What's absurd is when some nincompoops believe the stereotypes.
Then again, some people might only wish that sexy blonds actually were dumb and promiscuous. :-)
Lol, I honestly don't think blonde girls are stupid at all... Physical features can't show that. A very sexy (or not sexy) person can either be smart or stupid.. it's on the inside that matters...
It's only Legally Blonde's fault! It corrupted our minds!!! 😂😂😂😂
They grew up believing it and now are locked into that role, mind over matter Shane in society for doing that to blonds hmm could be a new movement gearing up, we are blonds we never bleach we are true and not d. u. m. b. Be a cool slogan what I'm serious
You can trace a lot of the blonde stereotypes back to Anti-German propaganda in World War II. And, if you think it sucks for women to be stereotyped as dumb blondes, it equally sucks for many blonde men to be stereotyped as unmasculine and affeminate, and feeling like we can’t compete with the movies, and media brainwashing women to only want tall, dark, mysterious types that look like Johnny Depp.
Blonde girls are usually attractive people and they are given a confidence boost by people who praise them so they say whatever and get positive reactions compared to other people so that makes them more careless Because they never been told it's not cool or it's not okay so They Look Dumb in a Comparative way to others and not generally Dumb
The "Stupid Blonde" stereotype did NOT originate with natural blondes. It originated with dyed / bleached bottle blondes such as Marilyn Monroe (natural reddish-brown) & it is still predominantly fake blondes (such as the image) that play the part of stupid/dumb not natural blondes.
I know a lot of blond girls who look nice but they lack confidence - they try too hard to please others - and base their confidence on their looks - and bend over backwards for guys who don't respect them instead of trying to set limits on what kind of person can talk to them what type of treatment they allow men to have in their lives - I think that is where the stereotype comes from
That's a western stereotype, I've never heard it before from any other civilization.
It makes no sense at all, blondes are just like any other girls.
They're all dumb.
Ok that was a joke. Lol
Don't overthink stuff like that, it's obviously wrong and I feel sorry for whoever believes that.
Because blonde hair is almost always just bleached, natural blonde hair is very rare, and obvious.
Hair dyeing could be seen as spending too much effort on one's appearance, or as changing one's appearance in a major way to look more attractive.
And that extra emphasis on one's looks may get interpreted by others as a more vapid attitude that values other aspects, such as personality and intelligence, less than "beauty".
That's my guess.
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