Doesn't Affect a Person's Intelligence

"Dumb Blonde!" people point and laugh. Some blondes even use the color of their hair as an excuse: "My bad! Blonde moment!" Since when does stupidity have anything to do with hair color? Not all blondes are dumb. Two of my best friends are blondes and they have their "moments" but don't we all?

Most blondes don't like being called dumb. In fact, Ally used to be (probably still is) very offended by it. She finds the term abhorrent. Normally, when someone pointed out she had done something "blonde" she would try to ignore it, but afterwards she would be left despondent and need us to tell her that she wasn't stupid. However, if you were unlucky enough to mention it on a bad day, when she was highly irascible, it would probably end in an interminable tirade explaining that your ideas are hopelessly amiss, and near the end entreating you to never refer to her as a dumb blonde again.

This reverberates in your mind and haunts you long after it's over. You could always tell when you were about to be yelled at when she got into her confrontational stance: feet planted firmly at about shoulder-width apart, leaning forward ever so slightly, with one hand on her hip and the other pointing disapprovingly. And Ally was right; she is one of the smartest and most clever girls I've ever met.

Blonds can be wise, give sage advice, and offer profound judgement. Hair color doesn't affect a person's intelligence, affability, or capability.