Going blonde is like buying yourself a light bulb. - Heidi Klum
What an enlightenment!
One of the great benefits of being blonde is that with low expectations it's quite easy to surprise people all the time. Thanks to the stereotyped "dumb female blonde" you can actually play a perfectly scripted roll all the time and use the benefits of being underestimated whatever conversation you enter.
Now while that dumb blondie character has long time been a staple of Hollywood movies - just thinking about Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde or Alicia Silverstone in Clueless -, reality looks quite different.
I don't want to disappoint you, but according to science blondes tend to have an IQ above average. Woooot?
@surfermarly presenting her new hair style
Debunking the myth
Human beings love stereotypes. It's so easy and comfortable to categorize people according to their physical appearance, why even complicate life and think a bit deeper?
Blondes are dumb, brunettes are smart. Period.
Well, not really.
Against the common belief that blondes are especially dumb, it's been scientifically proven that this is not the case. On the contrary, there's been a study from the NSL National Longitudinal Surveys according to that blondes statistically even tend to have an higher IQ than brunettes:
The surprising answer - at least given the prevalent stereotype - is that among white women, those reporting having blonde hair have the highest average IQ and the second-highest median, or midpoint, IQ. - Jay L. Zagorsky
So what do we do with our good old stereotypes then?
The shocking news: blondes are not as dumb as we thought...
Yet, isn't it more fun to slip into the silly role after all? Hmmmmm....
Yesterday I told my hair dresser that I wanted to be blonde again no matter what. How do you like the result?
It takes a smart brunette to play a dumb blonde. - Marilyn Monroe
Remember: Her hair style may just be the attempt to fool you π
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So your saying... I would be smarter in summer with the blonde highlights??? π€ (I actually hate them but maybe I should start to like them now I'm aware of this fact π€£). The fun part is true, they always show up in summer and after every day on the water there are more highlights in the hair!
PS. Loving your new look!π
Haha, so we're all smarter in summer, isn't that great?
I just started to love summer even more due to that fact, hahaha!
Thanks for the compliment π
Hehe yeah smarter, happier, more energetic. You made me change my opinion on being blonde in summer. Hooray for the blondes and the summerπππ
Have you tried doing an IQ test before and after dyeing your hair? :D
Hahaha, great comment! I should've done that :-D
I'm fooled by blondes all the time!
The new hair colour and style looks great! :D
Me, too!!!! :-D
Thank you, Asher!
How's the Balearic beach life going?
:D!
Very good thank you, I've just been to the beach (again). The go-pro came with me yesterday so i could record a windy/wet 2 year anniversary post :D
The weather was a bit off yesterday and today it's gorgeous again!
Aaaaah it's your Steem Anniversary, how cool's that!!! :-)
Congratulations
Thank you Marly!
Haha. :xD
:D
So you're smarter AND you have more fun! Doesn't get any better does it?
LOL - that's been the goal! Isn't life so easy sometimes :-))
Feels great to see you in my blog btw, thanks for stopping by and I hope life's treating you well.
I love this! I am blonde and have always battled that stereotype, I remember going for job interviews in the business world when I was young, even had a few say "little missy, let me tell you how things work" Boy did I show them lol Your hair looks amazing both ways :)
Haha, in Spain we're called seΓ±orita which could be an appropriate translation of little missy - haha! It's a worldwide funny phenomena.
Thanks for stopping by, and thank you very much for your copliment @birdsinparadise :-)
Haha funny post and have fun @surfermarly!
I'm glad at least a couple of people understood the ironic part of the post, haha!
Thank you :-))
:)
Blondes people are also often cast as the evil characters, also. It just seems common in movies.
I need to try to get a phony German accent to appear more intelligent. Try that see how many you can convince that they should use crypto-currencies with a German accent on a Tuesday afternoon and repeat with an Alabama accent the week after. I imagine there would be a market difference.
I don't expect you to go through all of that trouble. I am just expressing my bias about people's biases based on accents. If someone who lives in the Northern U.S. wants to try it, I would be interested in reading the result.
Haha, do you want me to lend you my phony German accent? :-)
Honestly, I had never thought about the influence an accent might have in a sales talk. Probably it's because I have the German accent and everything always turned out great, lol
Why did the blonde get fired from her job at the M&M factory? Because she kept throwing away all the Wβs.
What did the blonde say when she found out she was pregnant? I hope it's mine.
What do you call 24 blondes in a cardboard box? A case of empties.
How do you get a blonde to laugh on Saturday?
Tell her a joke on Wednesday.
Why donβt blondes eat pickles?
Canβt get their heads in the jar.
Hahaha, that's definitely the best one on the list! :-D
Love it! Fantastic and statistics are correct. my wife is blonde and very intelligent. She keeps me on my toes for sure! Your hair looks great! Nice choice!
I love this!! I went blonde for a part I was playing and I had NEVER dyed my hair before and I love it! Since then it has been the best social experiment ever. It's amazing how by changing my hair and loving it has freaked out other people- I mean heaven forbid you love yourself no matter your hair colour! ;)
yes, you are absolutely right Miss @surfermarly. Our expectations should be less from our effort and as a result, when we will get the result we can be happier. That's really good thing and I would be very happy to implement it in my life...
Thank you :-)
A sea of positive and it's excellent!
Well you sure are one of the most beautiful and sharp lady that I have seen in this virtual world :)
Well blondes are only dumb in the movies :)
I have some amazing friends who are smart...and you look absolutely amazing :)
so funny you are........
My theory: Fake blondes give real blondes a bad reputation. Seems like you didn't go full (platina) blonde tho, but looking good :))
Bad reputation in which sense? Cause we're even dumber than the real ones? :-D
Your compliment doesn't save you from explaining your theory in detail :-)
Alright: People have different hair color. But when 'being blonde' is an excuse for some to do stupid things, people with other hair colors that wants to do stupid things and "get away" with it can just dye their hair blonde and excuse it on some myth that blondes are more stupid. That way they, for the untrained eye, confirms that myth as people see them as blonde and behaving blonde-ish. I think this is unfair to those with natural blonde hair, but what do I know, I'm neither female nor blonde :P
Hmmmmm maybe you're taking the whole thing a bit too serious? I should've added the tag #ironic to make things more clear...:-) I was actually just joking about all that... Does hair colour effectively matter? Of course it doesn't! :-)
artificial blondes do not count ;)
I was actually waiting for that comment to appear... (see above: stereotypes :-))
Anyone reasonable knows that hair is just hair. I'm actually missing some ;)
Anyone who would actually believe is actually the one with the lower IQ.
Maybe I should've included an #ironic tag here to make things more clear...:-)
Sorry to hear that you're missing some hair. I've got too much of it, perhaps we can make a deal :-D
It's ok. I'm growing the beard. Ladies seem to like the Mr. Clean look (less the earing), although confidence is what women are most attracted too.
I love women because after you remove the gold diggers (who can be bought), the only ones left are the real women who love a man based more on values rather than looks. Men are more into looks imo!
I have no idea what that is, but it must be another stereotype :-)
I can't speak for all the women in the world, but I personally like authentic people who look you into the eyes when they talk to you, who don't tell you what they think you might want to listen but what they have to say, who live a good portion of humor and self-mockery, who are not afraid of being just the way they are - and all that independently from their look.
yup.. what I said ;)
The key to getting ANY women (not strictly materialistic) is to LISTEN to them. And you can take that stereotype to the bank.
Some of the smartest ppl I know are blonde lol! And this hairstyle suits you perfectly, super cute choice! β‘ @amatchgirl
Blonde as a beauty...never heard blonde as dumb...
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I was bright blonde until age 4, then I darkened up and I assumed I was a brunette, maybe a little auburn, taking after a redheaded mom. It wasn't until I started putting in the serious hours outdoors in the summer that natural highlights (photo bleaching) were revealed. A woman trying to help guide a colorist toward a natural look stopped me in a salon and asked what dye had been used...I hadn't noticed the hair lightening on my head, just my fairer forearm hair. It still took a couple more years for a stylist to confirm that I am a "very dirty blonde". I don't think my IQ shifted in that moment haha
This summer I took a plunge to lighten in earlier summer and see how blonde I end up when combined with natural lightening. I enjoy the blonde look for the warmer months, but now I think I want to explore some reds when it gets colder and I'm hiding indoors more often. Your cut is adorable, I love the curl out at the ends. Fair hair often means fine hair and this cut is very flattering and gives great volume!
Every man said -brain and beauty not goes together. And every dady said -my daughter is bold and beautiful. πππ€π
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Hrmmmm.. I think that once hair dye was invented, that whole theory went up in smoke.
Having said that, Brunettes with blonde highlights AND steem ... They are the best!!!
You could be blond and a hairlip and believe me I know how that is. I also used to surf and sailboard and what is worse - write! LOL
Bahubali nodddha. ?
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I don't know what that means.
I adore blondes, brunettes, redheads, hair with pink highlights and... I don't discriminate. ππ
Im digging this hair . ππ
So . Lit
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Your hair looks great! I recently went blonde too. Most of the feedback I've received has been positive, but I've had two coworkers tell me "I like your hair more the other color." - medium brunette. Not that I asked for their opinion. I'll have fun as a blonde for now :)
I don't know what it's like to be blonde, but I'd say not to listen to the people that stereotype you! Life is more than paying attention to what other people think on the superficial level haha
@surfermarly Blonds have more fun...for sure :D
I like your photo's and I think you are a very beautiful young lady. The perception of being dumb if your are blonde is really stupid. Nothing being wrong with being blonde enjoy it!!
Interesting article, from my personal experience I haven't heard of any stereotypical comments towards blondes, but it must've been a rough experience for you..
Have you tried doing an IQ test before and after dyeing your hair? :D
Have you tried to elaborate your own comments instead of copying the ones from others?