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Stereotypes Of Smart Blondes
How do you kill a blonde? You put a scratch-and-sniff at the bottom of a swimming pool! There are two types of blondes. They are either dumb to a point where it’s annoying, or they’re geniuses;there’s no in between. If you hear the word “dumb” I promise you that the first thing that will pop into your head is the word “blonde.” Although this stereotype is mostly true, there are exceptions. Some examples of smart blondes are Jennifer Aniston, Ellen DeGeneres, Princess Diana, and even Carly from my math class. But just when you’re about to disprove the stereotype, you remember that there’s people in this world like Jessica Simpson and Paris Hilton.
The stereotype is even shown in movies like with Shelley from “The House Bunny” or Ellen from

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