Blonde jokes are jokes that make fun of women with blonde hair, often portraying them as unintelligent. Some believe the origin is from jealousy or actresses like Marilyn Monroe. Some blondes find the jokes harmless, while others try to prove them wrong. Jokes targeting a particular group are often considered hostile and prejudicial.
A blonde joke is a type of joke that makes fun of people, usually women, with blonde hair. These jokes revolve around the recurring theme that blondes have low intelligence and lack common sense. Many work along lines similar to David Beckham’s jokes in the 1990s and early 2000s and jokes Britain makes against the Irish or jokes New Zealanders make against Australians.
Usage of the term varies, but blond is a rare type of adjective that has masculine and feminine forms. Others include brunette and brunette. Few men are referred to as blond, and all references to a blond or blond bimbo mean a woman. This means that the “e” in “blonde jokes” refers to jokes that make fun of women with blonde hair.
Typical blonde jokes ask a question and then give an answer. One has a blonde who falls to the floor and dies. Later, it is discovered that her music player’s battery was dead and the tape kept repeating “inhale, exhale” – the woman died on the “inhale”. This joke was also transcribed with the blonde being replaced by David Beckham in the late 1990s.
Sometimes, blondes can get revenge with jokes. One joke asks, “Why are blonde jokes so short?” The answer: “So the brunettes can remember them”. The film “Legally Blonde” also tried to debunk the stereotype of blondes by having the blonde protagonist become a lawyer.
Blondes are singled out as the victims of blonde pranks because they are associated with light-hearted fun. The exact origin of the blonde jokes is unknown. Some people believe it is because of the blondes portrayed on screen by actresses like Marilyn Munroe, Suzanne Summers and Diana Doors.
Another possible reason is jealousy. Blondes are seen as beautiful and special in many cultures. Many men find blonde women attractive and desirable compared to others. Simple jealousy may have had non-blondes making snide remarks about the man wanting the blonde just for his looks and not his brains.
Many blondes believe that blonde jokes are harmless, while some try to take action to stop them and still others try hard to prove them wrong. Subtitles in jokes are hard to spot and pin down, but some are easier to discern than others. If a joke becomes spiteful or derogatory, it is often hostile; if it revolves around a witticism where the person being mocked can change to and the joke would still be funny, then that might be fine.
Jokes, such as those about blondes, that target a particular element of society are often considered hostile. Such jokes are believed to have a prejudicial subtext to them. Jokes about women are sexist, jokes about blacks are racist, and jokes about Jews are anti-Semitic, for example. Many groups have taken such jokes played on them and neutralized them by playing the joke on themselves.
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