Ugh! You're such a dumb blonde!� Everybody has either heard or said this or something like this. I certainly have .The use of this stereotype has skyrocketed in the past century . A stereotype is a preconceived idea about a person or thing. Saying all blondes are dumb is like believing gamers are always nerds or that all Americans are fat. Stereotyping is not the way this century wants to be remem-
Where Did This Stereotype Come From The blonde stereotype has been around for a while. There are a few different theories as to how it started. One of the most common has some truth to it. Some say that over time blondes started to be viewed as pretty party girls. Because of this people believe that blondes are only focused on their looks and not academics. This is a popular theory and one that has been popularized by books and movie throughout the years. One example of movie like this is Mean Girls. In Mean Girls, Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and Karen Smith (Amanda Seyfried) are two of the plastics. The plastics are the most popular girls in school, and yes, they are blondes. In Mean Girls they were also the girls who went to all the parties and failed all of their tests. This movie is one of the many that stereotypes blondes in a bad manor. Other theories include people who bleach their hair are dumb, peasants with lighter hair because of the sun are dumber than the royalty, and some people think that “ they were just born dumb�.
bered. The dumb blonde stereotype could possibly help create jokes that you think are funny, but sometimes they hurt people. In fact in this article explains the science behind dumb blondes, the origin, types of blonde stereotypes and how being called a dumb blonde affects people.