The dumb blonde is a popular-culture derogatory stereotype applied to blonde-haired women. The archetypical "dumb blonde", while viewed as attractive and popular, has been criticised as lacking in both common street-sense and academic intelligence, often to a comedic level. The dumb blonde stereotype is frequently used in the popular blonde jokes.
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Appearances in popular culture
Numerous actresses have played characters labelled as "dumb blondes", famously including Marilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, Jayne Mansfield, Marie Wilson, Judy Holiday (most notably in her Academy Award winning role in Born Yesterday), 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). fact: date=March 2009
The film Legally Blonde starring Reese Witherspoon featured the stereotype as a centerpiece of its plot, although the protagonist turns out to be intelligent enough to graduate from Harvard Law School.
Country music legend 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..."). Also, saying she was not offended by "all the dumb-blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb. I'm also not blond."
In MTV's Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, Jessica Simpson is frequently portrayed as a dumb blonde despite being a reality show on their lives after marriage. Her mother, Tina Simpson, told the media that Jessica's IQ is 160 but later revealed to be 151, which is still considered to be intelligent.
Blonde jokes
There is a category of blonde jokes that employ the dumb-blonde stereotype for their effect.
Many blonde jokes are variations on other discriminatory jokesfact: date=December 2008. Blonde jokes nearly always take the format of the blonde placing herself in a situation or making a comment that serves to highlight her supposed promiscuity and/or lack of intelligence, cluelessness, and clumsiness. The blonde of the joke is often placed in an unusual situation with a brunette or redhead.
Blonde jokes have been criticized as sexist by several authors. Research shows that men find blonde jokes significantly more amusing than women say they do.
Related characters
Valley girl and Essex girl carry many of the same connotations as "dumb blonde", although they are non synonymous.
The author of the comic strip Blondie, Chic Young, starting with "Dumb Dora", gradually transformed his subsequent Blondie into a smart, hard-working, family-hearted woman.
See also
- Bimbo
- Chav
- Ganguro
- Kogal
- Paninaro
- Cheerleader
- Yuppie
- Sex and intelligence
