Essex blonde jokes

By Penny Chorlton. But a TV documentary tonight suggests that the image is unfair. So, how much do you know about this much-maligned English county? Penny Chorlton reveals all. Essex girls: Helen Mirren, left, is slightly embarrassed about her ties to the county, Denise Van Outen, right, is more stereotypically 'Essex' that white stilettos and streaky fake tan. Yup, Essex through and through.

Blonde jokes are a class of jokes based on a stereotype of a dumb blonde woman. These jokes about people, generally women, who have blonde hair serve as a form of blonde versus brunette rivalry. They are often considered to be derogatory as many are mere variants on traditional ethnic jokes or jests about other identifiable groups that would be considered more offensive such as Italian jokes involving Carabinieri. In some cases, jokes about stereotypically stupid people have circulated since the seventeenth century with only the wording and targeted groups changed. Some blonde jokes rely on sexual humour to portray or stereotype their subjects as promiscuous. The blonde of the joke is often placed in an unusual situation with a brunette or redhead.

Essex girl , as a pejorative stereotype in the United Kingdom, applies to a female viewed as promiscuous and unintelligent, characteristics jocularly attributed to women from Essex. It is applied widely throughout the country and has gained popularity over time, dating from the s and s. In the typology of the British, there is a special place reserved for Essex Girl, a lady from London's eastern suburbs who dresses in white strappy sandals and suntan oil , streaks her hair blond, has a command of Spanish that runs only to the word Ibiza , and perfects an air of tarty prettiness.

Essex Man is 20 this week. Wanna make something of it? Well, yes actually.