Is the whole 'blondes are stupid' stereotype exist in the UK and Ireland?

Question

What about other parts of Europe? Or is that just an American thing?

Answer 1

Only exists for the dumb, ignorant and losers among us

Answer 2

Yep it's over here in the UK as well - the phrase "having a blonde moment" is part of the language for doing something dumb.

It seems to occur in Australia as well - someone in Oz sent me this joke recently:-

A plane is on its way to Melbourne when a blonde in economy
Class gets up and moves to the First Class section and sits down.

The flight attendant watches her do this and asks to see her ticket. She then tells the blonde passenger that she paid for Economy And that she will have to go and sit in the back.

The blonde replies, 'I'm blonde, I'm beautiful, I'm going to
Melbourne and I'm staying right here!'

The flight attendant goes into the cockpit and tells the pilot
And co-pilot that there is some blonde bimbo sitting in First
Class that belongs in Economy and won't move back to her seat.

The co-pilot goes back to the blonde and tries to explain that
Because she only paid for Economy she is only entitled to an
Economy place and she will have to leave and return to her original seat.

The blonde replies, Im blonde, I'm beautiful, I'm going to
Melbourne and I'm staying right here!'
Exasperated the co-pilot tells the pilot that it was no use
And that he probably should have the police waiting when they land to Arrest this blonde woman that won't listen to reason.

The pilot says, 'You say she's blonde?'
'I'll handle this, I'm married to a blonde, and I speak blonde!' He goes back to the blonde, whispers in her ear, and she says,
Oh I'm sorry - I had no idea," gets up and moves back to her
Seat in the economy section.

The flight attendant and co-pilot are amazed and asked him
What he said to make her move without any fuss. The pilot replied, I told her First Class isn't going to Melbourne ."


- bald guy in the UK

Answer 3

It's certainly prevalent in the UK and Ireland (quite unfairly), but I'm not prepared to believe that it exists in the Nordic countries, where blonds are in the majority!

Answer 4

From my point of view it's just a stupid little gossip or what ever you might call it. That only spreads in America because we are stupid enough to believe this kind of crap. Don't they realize everyone is slow at some things and smart and fast at other things!

Answer 5

no! i'm from sweden and we are clever we invented ikea and we invented the sauna and the sauna2 which is better than the sauna. i feel our blonde hair played huge part in our success of the sauna and the sauna2
turkish claim copyright over sauna2 but my friend Nlifridjje jyannco who is blonde and clever, went to find turkey but he has to wait till christmas time to meet with him..not of my friends look like music system as you say stereotype...

Answer 6

some days i feel like an idiot and want to dye my hair blonde just to see how they go with my emerald eyes. And who cares what others think. Those english weared those wigs to look like the blonde haired blued germans cause of weak attempt to be the master race.

Answer 7

Yep, that stereotype exists here too, everyone knows it.

I'm not sure, but I suppose it might be an Americanism though.

Answer 8

Exists in whole of uk as far as i'm aware, not sure about rest of europe though.......

Answer 9

oh no its universal my wife is blonde has a degree in pure mathamatics and has zero common sense, she has been known to turn up the TV during rememberance day to "Hear" the 2 minute silence,

Nice but dim

Answer 10

Yeah it does. But many blondes in my school got A* (That's A stars BTW)