Why do people think blondes are dumb?

Question

Do you guys think blondes are dumb? Because some blondes are really smart, but not me. I have a ton of blonde moments, and I am naturally blonde. I take a ton of blonde test and everyone of them say that I am really blonde. What do you think?

Answer 1

Hair color doesn't make a person dumb or smart. If you've had "a ton of blonde moments" that means somehow you were taught that you are blonde and you are pretty so you need to act dumb! Don't let anybody tell you you are stupid. Being blonde has nothing to do with being dumb. Just be yourself.

Answer 2

It is a stereotype, BUT........ if you do some research on it you will prob find that.... It has been scientifically proved to be true!! No, I'm serious, this statement has been widely blown out of proportion, but it was proved that people that carry the gene that forms blonde hair had a very small chance of being "dumber" then a person with different or darker coloured hair!! it is very unfair but tests were carried out, then people cottoned onto it and it has been used as a joke ever since, However, it was only a small percentage, blonde's are prob no dumber then dark haired people!! by the way i saw this on the news about three years back and was fascinated, but clearly realised that's where the whole "dumb blonde" thing came from!!! hope this helps.

Answer 3

People have different suggestions of your question. But most people think blondes are dumb. People do have sayings, shout outs, or expressments for saying "DUMB BLONDE". But no one never knew who discovered a saying like this.

Answer 4

The fact that modern day has influenced everyone to think that blondes are dumb is bad..
sure some blondes are dumb, but there are dumb redheads and burnettes too.
Marylin Monroe was on all the magazines that men had back then....so of course blondes became perfered to the men..
while blondes were enjoying the attention, some of them didn't care about their studies...
so they got labled "dumb blondes"

Answer 5

I was told by a reliable friend of mine that blondes are considered "dumb" because of what happens to some people who get there hair bleached blonde. because their hair is so close to their nose and they breathe it in, the bleach fumes affect their brain for a while and they become a little airheaded. everyone has their "blonde moments" it's just they are given more attention because of our hair color.

Answer 6

I think it's because most guy like blonde, which give blondes the excuse to concentrate on themselves than what's going on around them.

some blonde are really smart, it's stereotype issue.

Answer 7

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. 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.

- right out of the good ole wikipedia.

Answer 8

I think that blondes are really smart...many says that they are dumb because its a old mith from the past..i know many blondes who are very clever.

Answer 9

it is a true sterotype! im blonde naturally and i ahve very blonde moments! sometimes i play on it tho when its to my advantage! as any woman would!!! but i think it has stemnmed from high powered men lusting for peroxide blondes who didnt know much better but times have a changed! they find bruneetes with brains much more sexier as they are a challenge!!!

times are a changing my fellow blondie! we need to change our tactics!!

Answer 10

ha . i coloured my hair dark i am a natural blonde and people who only know me as dark say i should be blonde.am always having blonde moments.