Quite frankly, I don’t get any of the blonde jokes. I don’t mean that I don’t understand them because trust me; I do. I’m saying that I don’t know why they even exist. Who the f*** made a stereotype saying that most blondes are dumb?!? Honestly, I just don’t get it. In the past 19 years of my life I have heard COUNTLESS blonde jokes, all due to the color of my hair. “Why do blondes wear their hair up? To catch everything that goes over their heads.” “Why do blondes hold their hands tightly over their ears? Because they’re desperately trying to hold in a thought.” “How do you confuse a blonde? You don’t. They’re born that way.” “Three blondes walk into a building. You’d think at least one of them would’ve seen it.” UM…EXCUSE ME?!? Why should the color of one’s hair automatically give someone else the impression that that person is dumb?! Here’s the answer: it shouldn’t.

I for one am SICK of blonde jokes. Yes, I’m blonde. BUT I’M NOT DUMB PEOPLE. No man or woman should be stereotyped due to the pigmentation of their hair. It honestly doesn’t make sense. For blondes, it’s especially worse. Doing some research, I typed “blonde stereotype” into Google where many definitions appeared. According to Wikipedia, they say…

“Blonde stereotypes are stereotypes of blond haired people, especially women. Its sub-types include blonde bombshell and dumb blonde. Blondes are differently stereotyped from brunettes as more desirable and less intelligent. There are many blonde jokes made on those premises. Although said jokes are chiefly aimed at women, there have been blonde stereotypes sometimes associated with men, such as "dumb jocks" or "surfer dudes”.”

Don’t get me wrong, I know there are thousands of stereotypes out there based off of people’s appearances. But by being a blonde, I get ridiculed and made fun of many times a week. I get called names such as “easy,” “dumb”, and “classic blonde”. Well, that’s funny. Right?! Do they know that I graduated high school with honors? Do they know that I just finished my first year of college, ending with a 3.8 GPA? Do they know that I’m only 19 years old, but have a long resume? Do they know that what they say actually hurts? Think before you speak people!! Just because this stereotype has been around for a while, does NOT mean that it’s okay to ridicule someone based off of their hair/appearance. Yes, I may have blonde hair. But I’m not dumb. And that goes for a lot of people.