Study: Blondes Make Men Act Dumber

FoxNews.com ^ | 11/1907 | FoxNews.com

[AngelesCrestHighway]

While blondes may have more fun, a new study suggests that fair-haired ladies may be making those around them dumber. Researchers found that men's scores on general knowledge tests drop when they are shown photos of blonde women, the Sunday Times of London reported. Upon further inspection, it was found that the test subjects were not distracted by the light hair, but driven by social stereotypes to "think blonde." "This proves that people confronted with stereotypes generally behave in line with them," Thierry Meyer, joint author of the study and professor of social psychology at the University of Paris X-Nanterre, told the Times of London. "In this case blondes have the potential to make people act in a dumber way, because they mimic the unconscious stereotype of the dumb blonde." The study indicates a belief by scientists that stereotyping is a powerful driving force in interacting with others.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Men don't need blondes to act dumber...we can do it all on our own.

[Jeff Chandler]

But redheads make choo choos jump their tracks.

[JamesP81]

Study: Blondes Make Men Act Dumber

Hmm. Apparently, it's contagious.

[Slapshot68]

Actually it’s not a matter of becoming a dumber, rather it’s a switchover of cognitive thinking to the “other brain.”

[avacado]

This blonde, Jane Mansfield, gave me a kiss when I was 3 years old with a broken leg in the hospital -- got the picture to prove it. I ain't been right since.

[Badeye]

‘Researchers found that men’s scores on general knowledge tests drop when they are shown photos of blonde women, the Sunday Times of London reported.’

I’ll just note the Brits to this day think Diana was a rocket scientist, and leave it at that....(chuckle)

[zek157]

Jane was hot.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

What if the man is blonde as well? Just askin’.

[668 - Neighbor of the Beast]

The blood supply is one of those zero-sum affairs. Summon it to one organ, some other must sacrifice. In this case the brain doth drain.

Full disclosure: 668 is a 20-something, green-eyed blonde.

[Red_Devil 232]

It is the only reason we are still watching FNC.

[org.whodat]

The old story about the cat and the railroad tracks, “Don’t lose your head over a little piece of tail”

[JamesP81]

BTW, for me, it's not blondes that make me dumb.

Redheads can make me forget my own name. Brunettes with long, very full hair can do that too.

[Slapshot68]

Add to that the introduction of naked breasts and we become downright vegetative.

[ozzymandus]

This may explain the behavior of liberals around Ann Coulter. Or at least it might if any of them were hetero.

[KC_Conspirator]

You mean Jayne Mansfield, the satanist?

[Slapshot68]

“Redheads can make me forget my own name. Brunettes with long, very full hair can do that too.”

My most serious weakness are brunettes with bright blue or green eyes.

[org.whodat]

Redheads can make me forget my own name. Brunettes with long, very full hair can do that too.

And they all get better looking at closing time

[Liberty Valance]

[reagan_fanatic]

Study: Blondes Make Men Act Dumber

Well, DUH!

[bannie]

Those dumb, Germanic people. 'Em blonds are so dumb 'at never invented nuthin'.