Why Is It Always The Blondes That Are Called Dumb?

Question

Why are the blondes always considered dumb and not the brunettes? Or the redheads? Cuz I'm blonde and I just got moved up in math class because I was too smart for the one I was in, same with history.

Ok since some people seem to think that I have a problem with being blonde and called dumb for it, just know that I don't care. I was just curious. And I want to say to MaybeLater_x that I found your answer quite humorous. The whole leave it to a blonde to put this in the history section thing. Anyway I only put it there because I couldn't find anything else to put it into and that people have been calling blondes dumb in history so there. Lol, jk. Anyways thanks for all the answers.

Answer 1

Trust a blonde to put this in the history section..

Just kidding!
The stupid blonde thing is a stereotype and for some reason - it just caught on. If it's tearing your life apart, then consider dying your hair a different colour. Mind though, just about every hair colour says something. Redheads are supposedly fiery beasts, whereas brunettes are considered the boring, dull people. Not sure about any others but I'm sure someone'll think of SOMETHING.

But to be honest, are you really going to take offence? People can't insult you personally so they have to go by sheer looks; which is vain, for one, and pretty much retarded for two! They can't pick out anything bad so they go for your looks instead.

Cheer up! It's not the end of the world. After all, blondes have more fun... =P
MaybeLater_x

Answer 2

There is a rather interesting article on Wikipedia on this very subject. I quote:

"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 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. Alternatively, this same association may instill a degree of jealousy in others who look to their covetees' hair color as an excuse for derision.

"On the other hand, some have postulated that the association is far older, 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. 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[1]. Or, the idea might stem from the idea amongst Romans and Greeks that Northern Europeans were barbarians and thus less advanced than Southern Europeans."

Answer 3

Blonde is what all the airhead superstars have dyed their hair for years, creating the stereotype that all blondes are ditzy. This is not true. I am brunette. I am also in all honors classes, but I have the stereotypical blonde common sense. The hair color has nothing to do with the personality.

Answer 4

I dont know, perhaps some blonde girls are dumb cuz they think they are superpretty and do not need to use their brains (believe this is true in some cases).

Its just a stereotype.

Answer 5

That originate wiht the idea blodce hair was a sign of innocnece and innocnece in adults was equated with a lack of intelligence.

Answer 6

Thats just your opinion. Though i have brown hair, i dont think blonds are dumb, i mean , its dumb to think that your dumbness depends on your hair color. P.s remeber what elenor roosevelt said, "no one can make you feel inferior without your consent!"

Answer 7

blonde jokes started to give brunettes and redheads something to do on Friday and statuary nite.

Answer 8

i comprehend! you at present WHAT i imagine??? those human beings favor to offer up WHINING AND COMPLAINING about the conflict OF THE FREAKING HAIR colorings! wow you dumb asses who thumbs me down favor to get over your self!

Answer 9

marilyn monroe - that is where the phraze dumb blonde came from.

Answer 10

because sluts are usually blonde or dyed (not saying that blonde people are sluts) and they are not aways amazingly clever