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 😉
Much love,
Marly -
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This blog was created in July 2016, aiming to provide thought-provoking content for open-minded people who go on adventure, step out of comfort zones and embrace the new.
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