AMST 1080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Dan Quayle, Party System, Blonde Stereotype
17 May 2016
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3 contemporary joke cycles and elucidate the themes found in jokes about dumb blondes. Joke cycles attention is paid to: i. ii. Joke content broaches taboos or creates perceptions of superiority. Women and gender as the significant factor in the joke cycle. Rise in dumb blonde jokes = women"s social change i. ii. iii. Link to the rise in women"s visibility in public places and in places of power since the women"s movement. Changing of traditional gender roles and the appearance of women in the workplace. Has generated tension for the creation of jokes c. d. Focus on blonde they are sometimes understood to reference other women as well. Dumb blonde jokes around college campuses i. ii. Their comments reveal that depending upon the context and persons involved, they see the jokes as containing elements that are funny, not funny, or put downs about women in general, and as true. e.
