#22: All Blonds Are Dumb (Not!)

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I'm so sick and tired of this sexist cliche.  In a lot of popular culture, if you are a girl with blond hair, you are destined to be clueless or really slow.  Most of the time when this cliche is used, it is to show male dominance or worse turn a woman into a sex symbol.  Last time I checked, it was the 21st century, where women now have the rights to vote, run businesses, or better yet show they are equal to men.  The only time this cliche isn't terrible is when it is made fun of in comedy, such as is the case with Lindsey from the Total Drama series.  In that series, the cliche is there, but the writers were smart enough to show she can be quite independent and can even be a team leader at times.  Otherwise, this cliche shouldn't be used under any circumstances.  You'll offend your audience and look like an idiot doing so.

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