The Dumb Blonde Stereotype Being a blond girl all my life, I have always taken somewhat personal to the dumb blonde stereotype especially to these funny jokes. Although, yes, many times people find themselves cracking up at these ‘harmless’ jokes witch supposed to be inoffensive, they are unconsciously supporting the stereotype that blondes are stupid.. But have you ever wondered how fair haired woman became such a joke material? If youre not blond, I guess not, but I personally was very intrigued…
Stereotypes Hypothesis: Blondes are unfairly stereotyped as being dumb. Question 1: Where did dumb blondes originate? Question 2: Where are they portrayed? Question 3: How does this stereotypical label affect natural blondes? She’s attractive. She’s fun. She’s flirty. She’s…dumb? The concept of the dumb blonde is a common stereotype that is placed on fair-haired women, continues to pervade society through today. Its origin, however, like many popular-cultural stereotypes, is…
Dumb Blondes Stereotypes are generalizations of individuals or groups of people that may or may not be true. There are stereotypes for all different kinds of people. Most stereotypes can be offensive to the ones they are directed towards because of their lack of validity. However, we live in a world of judgment, so stereotypes will always surround us. I have fallen under the category of quite a few stereotypes. I am an easy target since I have blonde hair, I wear eyeglasses and I am Irish. Since…
A stereotype (from Greek: stereo + týpos = "solid impression") is a generalized perception of first impressions: behaviours Presumed by a group of people judging with the eyes/criticizing ones outer appearance (or a population in general) to be Associated with another specific group Dumb Blonde Stereotype--Myth or Fact The Dumb Blonde Stereotype History First of all, let's take a little look at where this whole "dumb blonde" idea comes from. One theory is that the ancient Greeks and…
individual's hair does not have any connection with his/her intelligence. Stereotypes are widely believed mental pictures of a group of people. The truth can also be exaggerated. Stereotypes are made up because of people not knowing someone else. Misconceptions are views that are incorrect based on faulty understanding which are formed from stereotypes. Misconceptions are misunderstandings of someone or a group. Stereotypes exist because of the media. People like to categorize the world into little…
“Stereotypes, are stereotypes for reason.” I am sure most of us have heard this phrase in some capacity. Blonds are dumb, Asians are always better than everyone, and gamers are lazy man-children. Most of these have some ground, in fact, I would say all of them have grounds. Asians are considered smart, because they tend to excel above and beyond that of most other people. This is a stereotype, because a lot of the time, it’s true. Blonds are dumb. This is a bit less so as far as what is considered…
“Stereotyping Blondes” A stereotype is “...a fixed, over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people.” (Cardwell, 1996) Stereotyping is a crime committed by all. It is not done intentionally in all cases of course. Everyone will sneak in a little joke here and there about the nature of a certain hair color, race, age, weight, etc. What people do not realize is that these little harmless jokes have created stereotypes. I personally believe that the little harmless jokes ended…
In the story “Blonde” by Katherin Min, a young girl named Jean struggles with her self image as she doesn’t see herself meeting the beauty standard that society had created. The world she is living in is telling her that she is not what they see as beautiful. You can see this in how she see’s the girls in the media like Marilyn Monroe and Shirley Temple becoming famous and wealthy, as well as a Barbie doll advertised as being the ideal girl. Along with this, the people in her community like her…
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…
The words dumb and lame both actually have to do with the ability of the body. Dumb is a term used to describe people who can’t talk. I know that if I personally couldn’t talk for whatever reason I would be embarrassed and offended because I’d be considered dumb. Dumb shouldn’t be offensive to those who can’t speak but because basically everyone sees the term to mean stupid it is an insult. Lame is the same way except it applies to people who can’t walk. Retarded isn’t as common as dumb because people…