blonde 

It's a hair colour (gold, usually), NOT a personality trait.

The dumb blonde cliché started with the kinds of characters Marylin Monroe played in many of her movies. She usually played characters who were pretty ditsy, though sometimes she came through with some profoundly wise insight. So when people blame their ditsiness or naivety on being blonde, they are just pandering to a popular culture stereotype.

In other words, being blonde has nothing to do with being stupid. Being stupid has everything to do with being stupid.

Marylin Monroe's character, at the end of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, convinces her would-be father-in-law that women chasing after rich men is like men chasing after beautiful women.

blonde by mad hatter June 22, 2004

blonde 

A word that the English language borrowed from French to describe a hair color that is traditionally described as "fair" or "flaxen" in English.

Blonde is a light hair color, ranging from light brown/dark blond to the tow headed platinum blonde.

"Blond" is used in French to refer to a fair-haired man and "blonde" is used for a fair-haired woman.

Blondes are stereotyped (often unfairly) as being sexually promiscuous and/or unintelligent. Since fair hair first appeared, many darker-haired peoples have imitated it... thus leading to fair and red hair being associated with prostitutes in some cases. The origins of the "dumb blonde" stereotype are not very clear, but it could be that the hair of many blondes turns darker as they grow and mature, and thus fair hair is associated with youth and childhood, and thus with innocence and naïveté.

Contrary to the stereotype, only a small minority of the blonde community is dumb. Marilyn Monroe, Judy Holliday, and Betty Hutton (contrary to their ditzy images) were quite intelligent women who wanted to be taken seriously.

The only dumb blondes that I know of are Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, and Ann Coulter.

Lindsay Lohan (foolishly) dyed blonde her beautiful scarlet tresses.

If blondes are so dumb, explain the intellect of Golden Retrievers and the alleged stupidity of the red-haired Irish Setter. For once, a someone with a darker hair color is the "dumb" one.

blonde by Lorelili April 1, 2006

Blonde 

A person ("blond" is gender-neutral; the added -e is specifically for a feminine context) whose hair color ranges from a pale yellow to light brown. This characteristic is somewhat common in people of European/Caucasian stock, although it is said that natural blondes are becoming rarer.

A common trend in modern times is for people to dye their hair blond using a certain hair coloring agent. This trend is due to the depictions of blondes as symbols of beauty and attraction in the art and media outlets.

An example of a blonde is Naomi Watts. Her fair hair glimmers every time she is on screen.

Blonde by Gopi D. March 11, 2005

blonde 

No darker than the sandy color of a lions mane. Get that through your head people.

That person has blonde hair.

blonde by Traveling Bob August 10, 2006

Blonde 

beautiful people...just like brunettes, redheads, and whatever color hair. Its a way to express your personality.

If your not a natural oh well you can be just as beautiful. stupid or intellegent. everyone is beautiful in thier own way. come people have some self confidence, resepect learn to take a joke and have fun!!!! it is a part of life!!!

Blonde by I dont care how they do it February 26, 2005

blonde 

A light hair color. It can be annoying to be a blonde as a minor because your mother may not allow you to dye it, with the reason, "90% of blondes dye their hair blonde, and you lucked out by getting it naturally."

Me: Can I dye my hair brown?
Mom: You can't dye ALL of it brown, because 90% of blondes... You're lucky to have light hair.

blonde by Rinney July 11, 2005

blonde 

1) a person born with a certain shade of lighter hair; no correlation to high or low intelligence.

2) a person born with dark hair but who for some reason decided to dye it blonde; very strong correlation to low intelligence.

Notice that the dumb blonde myth is dictinctly American.

Needless to say it fails to hold water somewhere like Scandinavia, the people of which are noted for their brooding, introspective nature. Somehow, the majority-blonde population there have built some of the most progressive and successful nations in the modern world.

blonde by Glumdalclitch May 6, 2006