History PlayingWith / DumbBlonde

* '''Parodied''': Blond hair dyes cause characters to grow stupid. Brown, black, red, purple etc. dyes restore IQ points.

* '''Enforced''': "You can't make her smart; [[ViewersAreMorons everyone will think she's dumb no matter what you do]]."

* '''Deconstructed''': A blonde character has grown foolish owing to her lack of study, because no one will take anything she says seriously.

* Bob is a dumb guy with light hair.

* '''Invoked''':
** Evulz overhears a prophecy that a blonde will try to rise up against him. So he makes sure every blonde is kept ignorant of the rest of the world, especially his evil dictatorship.
** Alice [[ObfuscatingStupidity acts dumb]], even though she is just as smart as everyone else, to lower their guards.
* '''Exploited''': ???

* '''Invoked''': Evulz overhears a prophecy that a blonde will try to rise up against him. So he makes sure every blonde is kept ignorant of the rest of the world, especially his evil dictatorship.
* '''Exploited''': Alice acts dumb, even though she is just as smart as everyone else, to lower their guards.

* '''Invoked''': "You expecting me to be smart? I'm blond!"

* '''Discussed''': "You see that blonde girl? I bet she's a moron."

* '''Reconstructed''': Other blond characters cope; the DumbBlonde had been weak to let it overcome her.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice's hair is as colorless as corn silk and her head is as [[TooDumbToLive empty as a potted plant]].

* '''Inverted''':

* '''Subverted''':
** The InsufferableGenius begins a BattleOfWits with the blonde character to bring attention to how dumb she is but she is smart enough to realize exactly what he is doing and call him on it.

* '''Double Subverted''':
** He persists and she tries to match him but ends up saying something really stupid.

* '''Deconstructed''': A blonde character has grown foolish owing to her lack of study, because no one will take anything she says seriously.
* '''Reconstructed''': Other blond characters cope; the DumbBlonde had been weak to let it overcome her.
* '''Zig Zagged''':

* '''Averted''': The dumb characters of the story are redheads or brunettes.

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** The blonde is at the top of her class and intends to remain there despite anyone who might try to compete with her, so she wants them to know that they shouldn't even bother, a PowerBlonde.

* '''Straight''': Alice is a blond character and is less intelligent than the others.

** The blond is at the top of her class and intends to remain there despite anyone who might try to compete with her, so she wants them to know that they shouldn't even bother, a PowerBlonde.

** The InsufferableGenius begins a BattleOfWits with the blond character to bring attention to how dumb she is but she is smart enough to realize exactly what he is doing and call him on it.

* '''Deconstructed''': A blond character has grown foolish owing to her lack of study, because no one will take anything she says seriously.

** The blond character is always coming up with stupid comments and moments of insight, until neither the audience nor the characters know whether she's a GeniusDitz, ObfuscatingStupidity, or TooDumbToFool.

* '''Discussed''': "You see that blond girl? I bet she's a moron."
* '''Conversed''': "Oh, a blond character. I bet they've made her a moron."

* '''Straight''': Alice is a blond character, and is less intelligent than the others.

** Whenever anyone has a problem they need an answer to they go to the blonde because she is TheSmartGuy of the FiveManBand.
** The blond is at the top of her class and intends to remain there despite anyone who might try to compete with her so she wants them to know that they shouldn't even bother, a PowerBlonde.

** Except that she just parroted some obscure facts that she memorized to impress. She doesn't even understand them.
** Alternatively, The blond who appeared to be as smart as everyone else says something really stupid at the end.

** The blond character is always coming up with stupid comments, and moments of insight, until neither the audience nor the characters know whether it's GeniusDitz, ObfuscatingStupidity, or TooDumbToFool.
** The blond has some common sense, stupid or no, and so is given to DumbassHasAPoint moments throughout the series.

* '''Exploited''': Alice acts dumb, even though she is just as smart as everyone else to lower their guards.

* '''Straight''': A blond character is less intelligent than the others.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The blond character is always coming up with stupid comments, and moments of insight, until neither the audience nor the characters know whether it's GeniusDitz, ObfuscatingStupidity, or TooDumbToFool.

* '''Inverted''': Whenever anyone has a problem they need an answer to they go to the blonde because she is TheSmartGuy of the FiveManBand.
** or: The blond is at the top of her class and intends to remain there despite anyone who might try to compete with her so she wants them to know that they shouldn't even bother, a PowerBlonde.
* '''Subverted''': The InsufferableGenius begins a BattleOfWits with the blond character to bring attention to how dumb she is but she is smart enough to realize exactly what he is doing and call him on it.
** or: She turns out to be using ObfuscatingStupidity, showing she knows a lot about something.
* '''Double Subverted''': He persists and she tries to match him but ends up saying something really stupid.
** or: Except that she just parroted some obscure facts that she memorized to impress. She doesn't even understand them.

* '''Inverted''': The blond is a [[TheSmartGuy genius]].
* '''Subverted''': The blond character turns out to be using ObfuscatingStupidity, showing she knows a lot about something.
* '''Double Subverted''': Except that she just parroted some obscure facts that she memorized to impress. She doesn't even understand them.

** Alternatively, Blond characters are as smart as the other characters.

* '''Inverted''': A blond [[TheSmartGuy genius]].
** Alternatively, dumb redheads or brunettes.

* '''Averted''': No blond characters.
** Alternatively: Blond characters are as smart as the other characters.

** DumbassHasAPoint

** ...exactly once.

* '''Exaggerated''': Hair like spun gold, IQ of a potted plant.
** '''or''': Alice has Platinum Blonde hair and is TooDumbToLive.

* '''Justified''': She finds her blond hair beautiful and wants it to be all anyone pays attention to so she won't say anything that shows that she's more than a pretty face. * '''Inverted''': A blond [[TheSmartGuy genius]].

* '''Justified''': She decided to use her looks because it was easier than education.
* '''Inverted''': A blond [[TheSmartGuy genius]].

* '''Inverted''': A blond genius