Marilyn Monroe : The Stereotypes Of Marilyn Cameron Monroe

Everyone knows that blondes are dumb. They're always being silly and love having a good time. They don't take life too seriously and are always up for a laugh. They're never ambitious. But hey, at least they're always up for a party. Everyone knows they have more fun.

Stereotypes have great impacts on people all over the world. One of the reasons why people believe stereotypes blindly is that they know less about the objects. In order to decline the uncertainty of this new object, people choose to believe the stereotypes to feel safer. For the purpose of understanding the world more objectively, we ought to treat stereotypes critically and at least not be convinced of stereotypes blindly anymore.

Stereotypes are unescapable. No matter what part of the world you are at or who you are talking to, everyone has some bias. Claude Steele say’s exactly this in his book “Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do” when he states “ We could all take out a piece of paper, write down the major stereotypes of these identities, and show a high degree of agreement in what we wrote.” His piece addresses the effects of stereotypes, which result in what Steele calls “stereotype threat”. Stereotype threat is being aware that there is an expected behavior or response to a certain part of your identity and being afraid to carry out this expected behavior or response. The threat of proving this stereotype can cause you to lose

Karen is not the only one who has very little power over who she will become. In “Blonde”, Jean also has very little power over her life. Jean so desperately wants to be blonde. She even studies her friend, who is blonde, so she can “act” like a blonde. Her fascination of being blonde does not stop there. Jean explains, “That the dazzling blonde I was could be undercovered by a surgeon’s blade... [That underneath my skin] was a girl of pure gold, Goldilocks or Shirley Temple, Even, one day perhaps, Marilyn Monroe”(1-2). This implies that Jean knows the famous blonde celebrities and wants to be like them.

Stereotypes are uneducated opinions towards a certain group, most commonly used within races, skin colors, and cultures. Stereotypes are usually from a majority group towards a minority group. Most of us do not think about it much but, Stereotypes are in our everyday lives, and everyone has taken part of a stereotype, either they have been the one stereotyping or they have been the victim of a stereotype and has been stereotyped. Throughout my life, I have heard a lot of stereotypes towards my kind, and more than likely it is always a negative stereotype. Some stereotypes through time die-off but as they die-off, new stereotypes flood or society. I am a minority, I am Mexican-American and classify myself and embrace myself as one. The stereotype that I have experienced the most is that all Mexicans are unintelligent delinquents. The stereotype of Mexicans being unintelligent and lazy was influenced by the media. Media sources in our lives skew the way we judge people. This stereotype may be taken lightly by everyone who iterates it but what is not taken into account is the effect this stereotype has in the community for those of us that are Mexican. It has a negative impact on my community, I noticed that the negative effect of this stereotype starts by influencing a couple of individuals and then expands to the community as a whole. The stereotype that Mexicans are these unintelligent delinquents gets planted in our heads at a young age and that affects the way some of

One of the fundamental themes in Legally Blonde is that a female having an ardor for fashion does not make her dim-witted and that fashion insight is not an immanently futile form of knowledge. Elle’s fashion knowledge is introduced when a retailer labels her as “a dumb blonde,” and tries to take advantage of her by ripping off the last season sale tag and selling it to her for full price. “Did you see this one? We just got it in yesterday.” the retailer told her. Slyly, she asks “Is this a low-viscosity rayon with half-loop top-stitching on the hem?.” “Why yes, it’s one of a kind,” the retailer replied. Elle uses her fashion knowledge and wittily replies “It's impossible to use a half-loop topstitch on low-viscosity rayon.

Smart or dumb, white or black, short or tall, jock or a nerd; These are some assumptions society has come up with. Stereotypes exists in one way or another all around the world, from social class to careers to hair color. The world we live in today has so many stereotypes and misconception regardless of the fact not knowing that person. Our society has grouped individuals based on what they see on the outside and not what’s on the inside. Stereotypes were made so that individuals do not have to take time to get to know someone instead they can judge and get to know them based on what they hear about that particular group. Stereotypes are extended to a point where they become unreal, but no matter how far a stereotype has been taken, the

Blonds are dumb, redheads are hot-headed, and people with disabilities are helpless these are a few common stereotypes. Those who do not understand put labels to try to better

For example, Asian males are under the stereotype that they excel in math. When Asian males

Stereotypes are harmful for the people which power does not favor, and are used as a tool used by people in power to show and state their authority over the people of lesser means.

The dangers of these stereotypes are clear. Stereotyping can lead to depression, a loss of self-meaning, and even a subservience to these stereotypes, which only enforces them. These moral distortions of stereotyping are one of the evils plaguing modern-day society. In his essay “Stereotypes and Stereotyping: A Moral Analysis”, Lawrence Blum states that stereotypes are “rigid false generalizations (Blum 265).” The rigidity of these stereotypes forces many to stay consistent with those

These impeccable dolls have no room for jealousy in their lives. They are comfortable in their own skin and become fast friends with the blonde Vegas escorts, just as they do with their fellow brunettes. However, in other areas of society, there is some evidence that suggests that the blonde versus brunette rivalry is alive and well, and has been for some time. There is even a Wikipedia page that details some of the history of this assumed rivalry. Some interesting facts listed about the alleged hair color contention

The entire cycle of social stereotype can cause a bias in textbooks, which in turn, spreads more stereotype. It’s a never ending cycle, and one we can’t seem to find the end of the tunnel with.

Velma Von Tussle the wife of WZZRT owner Arvin Hogepille, boasts the largest blonde hair in the movie. And with her character being one of the most “white” and racist, it would only make sense. Tracy Tumblad starts the film with light hair, when she joins the Corny Collins show she receives a half blonde half brunette do, which looks black and white when see on the television. By the end of the film Tracy’s hair is straight black, she has completely overcome racism and it shows with her change in hair color. She closes with a great summary of the ideas she discussed in the article and is a nice summary of her ideas on Waters vision for Hairspray.

This concern can have ironic effects on performance and behavior that inadvertently increase an individual’s likelihood of confirming the stereotype. In their seminal research on this phenomenon, demonstrated that when the stereotype that Blacks are low in intelligence is salient, Black students underperform relative to White students on standardized tests.” (Najdowski 564) Therefore if Najdowski were to discuss this research question, she would elaborate on the fact that really the stress that the victim and the person who stereotypes is great, as due to stereotype threat, the victim would subconsciously act in such a way that conforms with the claims of the stereotype, while those who do stereotype will see the pattern, which will in turn make it even the more difficult for them to control this forced habit.