We’re talking about the history of the bimbo and how Gen Z is reclaiming the term, The Dumb Blonde & Bright Brunette tropes as well as groupies, Dolly Parton, Buffy, femme fatales, the metoo movement and social media, early 2000’s celebrity backlash the negative treatment of young women in media, the need for inclusion within feminist spaces & so much more. This will be a two part episode!!

Sources:
Bimbofication Is Taking Over. What Does That Mean for You? Vice. Arielle Richards , 2022.
Yours Cruelly, Elvira. Cassandra Peterson, 20201 Please Kill Me, Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain
Elizabeth Wurtzel, Bitch, 1999
Gentleman Prefer Blondes, Anita Loos
Gentleman Prefer Blondes, film
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Truman Capote
Why do men find blonde women so very attractive? Carol Jahme, The Guardian References
Frost, P (2008) Sexual selection and human geographic variation. Journal of Social, Evolutionary and Cultural Psychology,
Ridley, M (1993)
The Take, The Bimbo Trope Explained, Himbos & Legally Blonde
Barbara Walters Interviews Dolly Parton 1979
Courtney Love 2005 Red Carpet