What's with the Hair?!!!

Philippines
May 12, 2007 2:39am CST
I used to read many jokes about blonde people implying that blondes are kind of dumb. Is it true? I am a Filipino so i really don't have any idea if those are true. It just occurred to me since i read many, yes many, jokes about blonde guys!! I find no relationship with a person's mental capacity to the color of his/her hair! but it's just making me wonder where does this kind of jokes come from? Doesn't it change the way people look at blonde guys?
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@samson1967 (7414)
• India
18 May 07
Blondes - Blondes are beautiful too..
The dumb blonde is a popular-culture stereotype typically applied to people with blonde hair color, most frequently women. The archetypical "dumb blonde", while attractive and popular, lacks both common street-sense and academic intelligence, often to a comedic level. Numerous actresses have played characters labelled as "dumb blondes", famously including Marilyn Monroe, Suzanne Somers (primarily for her role as Chrissy Snow on Three's Company), and Goldie Hawn (for her persona on the variety show Laugh-In.) Country music chaunteuse Dolly Parton, aware of this occasional characterization of her, addressed it in her 1967 hit Dumb Blonde (though Parton's lyrics challenged the stereotype, stating "...just because I'm blonde, don't think I'm dumb 'cause this dumb blond ain't nobody's fool..."). More recently, Paris Hilton has been characterized as a dumb blonde due to her public persona, which is portrayed by popular culture as promiscuous and self-absorbed, and Jessica Simpson has been seen as one due primarily to her behavior on her TV series, Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica. There is a common category of jokes that employ the dumb-blonde stereotype for their effect. They usually involve a situation in which a blonde performs a random or dangerous act because she misconstrued the meaning of the words describing the act, to comedic results. Another variation employs two blondes, one as the recipient of the other's stupid question, only to give an even more ridiculous answer herself. Source- Mywiki.
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• Philippines
18 May 07
wow!! what a post!! but i really love the new knowledge i earned from this post..thanks very much.. so it is true in some cases but media tend to exaggerate things i guess.
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• India
18 May 07
I am glad that you liked my post. Media plays a major role in influencing the society and culture. Thanks for BR.
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• Philippines
18 May 07
yeah they do.. you're welcome.. i really love it. very educational.
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@maddog108 (3435)
• Australia
12 May 07
im afraid it is true.the colour of there hair seems to effect the functioning of there brain.some try to cover it up with dye or a hat but unfortunatly theres nothing that can be done there blondeness still shines through
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• Philippines
18 May 07
really???
• United States
12 May 07
you know, i dont think ive ever heard a blonde GUY joke. but tons of dumb blonde women jokes. lol wonder why? a PRIME example of proof of blondes being dumb is...PARIS HILTON!! though of course not all blondes are dumb..just a lot of them LOL! j/k!
• India
29 May 07
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