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Why is the stereotype "dumb blonde" mostly targeted at woman/girls?
I'm getting love island usa on my feed, one of the contestants is Kenzie and she's blonde and people have identified her as a 'dumb blonde'. But then my sister was watching the flash series on the TV and I saw one of the characters, Eddie Thawne is blonde and he reminded me of Thor, and I thought, "hmm.. blonde men. I've never heard of blonde men being stereotyped as dumb. But I think Thor is kind of like a dumb blonde, but I never seen anybody call him a dumb blonde or associate him as a dumb blonde.." but I'm not saying this to say men should face this stereotype too, just why does it exist and mostly directed towards woman/girls.
To some extent, men have the "himbo" stereotype, which is typically embodied by a dumb blonde man, but it's not nearly as negative as the "dumb blonde" stereotype women are assigned (and even the "himbo" type is derived from "bimbo," another dismissive term originally assigned to women, so...). I think there are several derogatory layers that play ...... 1 reply
