How can the color of your hair change the image you reflect? Blond-haired women are aware of this situation as they experience it every day. Victims of stereotyping in the media since the invention of television, they are usually considered less intelligent and dumber than brunettes. Paris Hilton, Jessica Simpson, or even Britney Spears have become symbols of the blond-haired-stupid-stereotype and are always portrayed like inferior women because of their hair color. Does the hair color really determine who you are?
You only have to type “blond jokes” on Google to see that this stereotype is known worldwide. In these jokes, blond-haired women are not only described as stupid, but literally as dumb in the sense of mute. Some of them rely on sexual humor to portray or stereotype their subjects as promiscuous. An example of that is “Q: What can strike a blonde without her even knowing it? A: A thought.” Or “Q: What does IDK mean? A: I don’t know. Q: Oh my God, no one knows!” …show more content…
When a blond woman is part of a casting, she is more likely to have a highly sexual role than any other woman because her hair color says that she relies on her looks rather than on intelligence according to the stereotype. Paired with blue eyes and big breasts, the phantasm of the blonde girl has spread all over the world with movies such as Femme Fatale and Bombshell. Unfortunately, the dumb blonde stereotype has some negative consequences and can also damage a blond person's career