Just when did blondes become dumb?

[TrendyMartini]

Originally Posted by listenup

Blondes became dumb when the majority of the US population became jealous of cute aryian couples and children and decided to come up with some bull shit stereotype to attatch to them to make themselves feel superior. It's really sad that people actually spend time coming up with jokes to make others feel bad about themselves. Having natrually blonde hair has no scientific effect on your ability to be "smart." So maybe while all you brown haired insecure idiots are reciting blonde jokes and getting a nice laugh, maybe you should watch your fing mouths because people are spending hundreds of dollars dying their hair blonde- so this debate is over and it makes me sick trying to defend myself against you ignorant stereotypical aholes

Wow, sweetheart.... take a couple deep breathes. I would think that someone who is so offended by this particular stereotype would be smart enough to realize that ranting about these things in that fashion accomplishes nothing. If you're a smart woman, and happen to be blonde, conduct yourself with dignity and prove people wrong with your actions. I think this post gave one to the other team.

[Shipuuden]

Originally Posted by listenup

Blondes became dumb when the majority of the US population became jealous of cute aryian couples and children and decided to come up with some bull shit stereotype to attatch to them to make themselves feel superior. It's really sad that people actually spend time coming up with jokes to make others feel bad about themselves. Having natrually blonde hair has no scientific effect on your ability to be "smart." So maybe while all you brown haired insecure idiots are reciting blonde jokes and getting a nice laugh, maybe you should watch your fing mouths because people are spending hundreds of dollars dying their hair blonde- so this debate is over and it makes me sick trying to defend myself against you ignorant stereotypical aholes

You should color your hair some color besides blonde so you can have some artificial Intelligence.

[Atomic Rooster]

What happens when a blonde develops Alzheimers?


Her I. Q. Goes up.

[Shipuuden]

Originally Posted by Atomic Rooster

What happens when a blonde develops Alzheimers?


Her I. Q. Goes up.

Lol thats great I've never heard that one.

[Chapper]

Originally Posted by surreal

I think it came from the late 40's and 50's when blonde women became sex symbols in Hollywood, and Men had to see them as dumb. Because their egos couldn't handle being attracted to a woman that was smarter!

Hollywood definitely had something to do with it. Anybody here old enough to remember Barbara Hutton the daffy blond actress of WWll days?
Here's another famous one from way back when.

[diode]

Originally Posted by Toadman

Maybe they're dumb because they choose to not educate themselves, and take the easy way out of by relying on vanity and looks. They know they are rarely taken seriously and will always face the stereotype, so why not resolve to keep in shape and secure a relationship with as wealthy/famous a person as possible? I guess they do have more fun.

maybe I should duck...

Anyone remember this MTV video by Julie Brown?

Because I'm blonde, I don't have to think
I talk like a baby and I never pay for drinks
Don't have to worry about gettin' a man
If I keep this blonde and I keep "these" tan

'Cause I'm a blonde
Yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause I'm a blonde
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I see people workin', it just makes me giggle
'Cause I don't have to work, I just have to jiggle

'Cause I'm blonde
B-L-O-N-D
'Cause I'm a blonde
Don't you wish you were me?

I never learned to read and I never learned to cook
Why should I bother when I look like I look?
I know lots of people are smarter than me
But I have this philosophy:
"So what?"

'Cause I'm a blonde
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I see girls without dates and I feel so sorry for 'em
'Cause whenever I'm around, all the men ignore 'em

'Cause I'm blonde
Nyah, nyah, nyah
'Cause I'm a blonde
Nyah, nyah, nyah

They say to make it you need talent and ambition
Well, I got a TV show, and this was my audition:

Um, okay. what was it, okay, um,
don't tell me, oh yeah, okay...
"Duck, Magnum, duck!"

'Cause I'm a blonde
Yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause I'm a blonde
Yeah, yeah, yeah

I took an IQ test, and I flunked it, of course
I can't spell VW, but I got a Porsche

'Cause I'm a blonde
B-L-A-N-D
'Cause I'm a blonde
Don't you wish you were me?

I just want to say that being chosen as
this month's Miss August is like a compliment
I'll remember for as long as I can. Right now I'm
a freshman in my fourth year at UCLA, but my goal
is to become a veterinarian, 'cause I love children.

'Cause I'm a blonde
Yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause we're a blonde
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Girls think I'm snotty, and maybe it's true
With my hair and body, you would be too

'Cause I'm a blonde
B-L-... I don't know!
'Cause I'm a blonde
Yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause I'm a blonde
Yeah, yeah, yeah
'Cause I'm a blonde
Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Here's the video in question
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rNfZxgkH7k

[EXreaction]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_blonde

[TrendyMartini]

Originally Posted by EXreaction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb_blonde

Good link, Ex.

Like many popular-culture stereotypes, the origins of this concept are murky. The 1925 Anita Loos novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady (later used as source for a film by the same name made by Howard Hawks and starring Marilyn Monroe) featured the character Lorelei Lee, a beautiful but empty-headed singer. While some look to this as the source for the concept, in fact, it might be far older.

Some have suggested that, because Caucasian babies are often born with at least a touch of blonde hair, an association has arisen tying those having fair hair with childhood and youth (and the accompanying proclivities toward naïvité and/or innocence). Also, as blonde hair is often associated with physical attractiveness and youth, some argue that those around blondes may have a tendency to admire or fawn over them, encouraging some to behave in a child-like manner (consciously or not) in order to gain attention and affection. On the other hand, some have postulated that the association is older still, having its roots in ancient times. The ancient Greeks and Romans were fascinated by the fair hair of the Celts and the Nordic peoples and wished to emulate their red and flaxen tresses. People in the Mediterranean area often bleached their hair or bought wigs made from the hair of enslaved Germanic and Celtic peoples, and most notably the highest-ranking courtesans. Due to this association of red and fair hair with harlots, light hair earned a degree of contempt from the high-ranking ladies of society. In Medieval Europe, the upper classes tended to be darker haired than the peasantry, likely due to the period tendency to marry within one's own class and the fact that lower class people were far more exposed to sunlight. Blonde hair was, at this time, often associated with commoners, who were ostensibly deemed less intelligent. Puritans, associating makeup and dyeing of hair with prostitution, forbade the dyeing or bleaching of hair, creating an imprint on dyeing hair that lasted until the 1920s. The "dumb" side could have been a way for wives of adulterous men to reassure themselves about the infidelity of their husbands; to think that their husband's blonde mistress was sleazy, worthless, ditzy, and not very intelligent[2]. Or, the idea might stem from the idea amongst Romans and Greeks that Northern Europeans were barbarians and thus less advanced than Southern Europeans.

[Shipuuden]

Really and truthfully I think its not blondes that are dumb its the person, I know lots of blondes that are smart and some that are dumb same with brunettes.

[Toadman]

Yes but smart blondes(natural) manipulatively know when to fall back on "tee-hee my bad" mode when things don't go as designed. I've heard it straight from the horse's mouth several times.