counter represent the blonde. In the 2001 movie Legally Blonde‚ the main character Elle Woods evolves from the stereotypical blonde to a Harvard Law graduate. In the beginning‚ she was the president of her sorority‚ had a pet Chihuahua and majored in fashion merchandising. She states‚ "Two weeks ago I saw Cameron Diaz at Fred Segal‚ and I talked her out of buying this truly heinous angora sweater. Whoever said orange was the new pink was seriously disturbed!" (Legally Blonde). She then applied
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because society has been taught to accept groups of people with certain characteristics‚ especially females. They are often stereotyped by their roles in society and their image. Stereotypical women are commonly used in feature films like Legally Blonde and print texts to exploit maternal role models and sex symbols. The media uses persuasive techniques such as layout‚ camera angles and lighting‚ characters and setting to promote stereotypes. The layout in print advertisements can mean a lot of
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On Being Barbie Why is it that just because my hair happens to be blonde rather than brown or black or even red that I become the subject of hateful or “funny” jokes? On July 9th in 1999‚ I was introduced to this big world full of people‚ drama‚ love‚ stereotypes‚ and tons of things that I had yet to understand. I was an innocent child starting in the world with years of learning ahead of me just like everyone else. However‚ there was one thing that set me apart from all of the other babies‚ and
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to type “blond jokes” on Google to see that this stereotype is known worldwide. In these jokes‚ blond-haired women are not only described as stupid‚ but literally as dumb in the sense of mute. Some of them rely on sexual humor to portray or stereotype their subjects as promiscuous. An example of that is “Q: What can strike a blonde without her even knowing it? A: A thought.” Or “Q: What does IDK mean? A: I don’t know. Q: Oh my God‚ no one knows!”
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can still harm those who have been stereotyped. While I witness many different stereotypes each day‚ there are three stereotypes that occur in my life more than others. When crossing paths with others I will often be unfairly stereotyped due to my blonde hair and my gender. I also witness stereotyping against my husband for his visible tattoos. The saying ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’ crosses my mind often as I deal with the actions that occur due to stereotyping. Stereotyping can sometimes
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The term that is heard most for stereotyping a blond is “having a blonde moment.” In a recent study from Daily Mail Online it showed blondes to be more intelligent than people with brown or red hair. The study of just how smart blondes are showed “blonde haired women had an average IQ of 103.2” (Woollaston‚ Victoria)‚ jumping past brunettes at 102.7 and red haired women at 101.2. Hillary Clinton is a well-known blonde woman in history even though some people have a difference of views‚ she
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& Fedele‚ M. (2011). The Teen Series and the Young Target. Gender Stereotypes In Television Fiction Targeted to Teenager. Observatorio (OBS)‚ 5(1)‚ 215-226. Macmillan Dictionary. (2001). Dumb Blonde. In Dictionary. Retrieved April 11‚ 2013‚ from http://www.macmillandictionary.com/ditionary/british/dumb-blonde Signorielle‚ N.‚ & Lears‚ M. (1991). Children‚ television‚ and conceptions about chores: Attitudes and behaviours. Sex Roles‚ 27(3)‚ 157-170 Sloop‚ M.& Wood‚ J.T (Eds). (2006). The SAGE handbook
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years. Starting with her change in physical appearance and the lengths that she would go to to make her self feel beautiful‚ then her sister morphing into the “dumb blonde” character and finally‚ fully changing and losing her real inner beauty all because she thought it would make her more physically attractive. Society has portrayed skinny‚ blonde‚ and willingness for boys to be considered “beauty”‚ but this is not necessarily the case. Inner beauty is what should be considered beautiful. A exceptional
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Elliot is the dumb blonde. Carla is the fiery Latina. Dr. Cox is the overbearing egotistical Chief‚ and JD is the pretty sissy lover boy doctor. Maybe it is because I always loved Scrubs more for its love stories rather than the humor and jokes‚ but I truly never thought it was making other people subconsciously think negatively of any one of the characters or other’s of their same color…well besides maybe Elliot because the show sometimes plays really really really heavy on the dumb
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Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ June 1‚ 1926 – August 5‚ 1962)‚ was an American actress and model. Famous for playing "dumb blonde" characters‚ she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s‚ emblematic of the era’s attitudes towards sexuality. Although she was a top-billed actress for only a decade‚ her films grossed $200 million by the time of her unexpected death in 1962.[1] She continues to be considered a major popular culture icon.[2] Born and raised in Los Angeles
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