No, this isn't gonna be a treatise on the Top 500+ Blonde jokes floating out there in the universe, it's gonna be quite the opposite. With being a blonde myself, jokes about being one is nothing new to me but the stereotypes that us blondes are dumb, dittzy and totally out of touch with the world around us is something I do have a bit of a problem with. Of course, yes, I've told my share of blonde jokes too because as I always say, if you cant laugh at yourself, what can you laugh at it? And I too, like many other of my blonde compadres have repeatedly exclaimed "Oh, I must be having a blonde moment!" Humor is usually never a bad thing unless you use it as a weapon to harm others; however, negative stereotypes about various groups of people, including us blondes, is a bad thing. So, I've decided to stop cracking jokes about being blonde regarding myself and others; and, have decided to illustrate that one's hair color has no correlation to their intelligence, their ability to excel at their goals or their desire to simply be themselves, as we all should be. There is no shame in being a blonde, whether toehead, yellow blonde, honey carmel, bleached, dyed, you name it, because we all are special, regardless of our genetic hair color.
Of course, writing a mere blog entry on this subject just isn't gonna cut it when it comes to getting the aforementioned messages out to the rest of the world, so I would like to share my idea of eventually establishing a national foundation for blondes. Oh my God, I have to admit, writing that and then reading it just made me chuckle too cause I can just imagine all the innuendoes I just set myself up for by saying that, and yes, I can see the humor in it too; BUT, I feel it's a legitimate idea. Nope, not another one of those fly-by-night organizations complete with t-shirts, bumper stickers, pins and mousepads stamped with any logos on it, but a true organization that promotes us blondes in a very honest, positive light. Naturally, all blondes are welcomed to join, as are any of their friends, family and/or supporters - you don't have to be blonde to join but you do need to accept, as well as promote, the truth about blondes - that we're honest, decent, hardworking folks like everyone else, we are not idiots, morons or trollups of any kind. Okay, maybe some blondes out there are those things but that most certainly does not mean that we as a collective group of individuals are any or all of those things. What better way to make such a statement than to establish a national organization - BlondeNation - designed by blondes, for blondes?
Like with all the other hair colors out there, blondes have made their contributions to the world over the centuries too. Yes, I suppose the first place to start is the area where they have been glorified as actresses, musicians and sex symbols, the entertainment industry. Of course, several have crossed over into more than one medium in that particular industry but most of us know of or have heard of one or more of the following people: Mae West, Jean Harlow, Carole Lombard, Lana Turner, Betty Grable, Marilyn Monroe, Kim Novak, Jayne Mansfield, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Gwen Stefani and the list goes on and on. But we blondes are also capable of excelling in areas other than acting, singing and being seductive. What are those other areas? I've researched and cross-referenced every subject connected to blondes on the internet and all I've come up with so far are blogs and articles about being blonde versus brunette, a ton of references to Marilyn Monroe, a gazillion or more blonde joke websites and that is about it. Sad, just so sad that no one out there has documented the intellectual contributions that us blondes have made to society. Or maybe I am wrong about all of this, perhaps the world realized long ago what I have known all my life - that the point is mute, that it doesnt matter what color a person's hair is, what does matter most is how they use their brains, their intelligence, to make a difference in the world. I truly was prepared to go down every career field out there - scientists, mathematicians, astronomers, newscasters (Jessica Savage, Diane Sawyer and Katie Couric to name a few), financiers, explorers, inventors - and list the blondes from each category; but, such lists do not exist, not even on the world-wide-web.
Trust me, I've cross-referenced everything out there on the internet and nada, zip, zilch, notta friggin thing and I find that so damn frustrating. Another odd thing about all the research I've done is that there are millions of references to blonde women but very very few in regards to blonde men. Granted, I realize that this may very well be a result of Hollywood's decades-long obsession glorification of blonde females, but still, even when it comes to blonde males, actors, models, singers and musicians are all that I came up with. No shit. Oh wait, werent Amelia Earhart, Beryl Markham and Margaret Bourke-White all blondes? I believe they were and all three were women who dominated in predominantly male-oriented career fields. Hey, fantastic accomplishments not just for women, but for us blondes too. Still, I'm sure there are thousands more examples that exist out there, I just cant seem to locate them but in a way maybe that's not sucha bad thing because one of my main points in wanting to create BlondeNation is to establish and promote the fact that hair color is irrelevant to an individuals true potential. But I also think it's equally important to provide blondes with a sense of national pride, unity and commaraderie when it comes to being who we are. Why? Because people are always making fun of them, at the expense of them and I think that's wrong.
Being blonde is merely a feature on a person's body and that's basically it. It's just like eye color, skin texture, height, weight, etc., - it's just a result of who we are gentetically. And that is all. It doesnt make anyone any less intelligent than others, nor does it make a person anymore clutzier or ditzier than anyone else out there. Perhaps it can be sexier than other peoples out there but that is truly a matter of personal opinion - besides, there is so much more to a person than their ability to seduce others, as well as their sexuality too. Being blonde is just one tiny piece of the overall person and that about it sums it all up. Thank you for reading.
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