14 DAY TRIAL // Beauty and brains? Some might say it's possible, some might say it's not. I, for one, say not only that it is a possibility, but also that it's a fact. Beauty and intelligence can coexist in one man/woman.
Let's take for instance the saying that blondes are stupid. I find this affirmation to be extremely false, no matter what a misogynistic man would say. It's absolute stupidity to think that hair color determines your IQ. A natural blonde can be a lot smarter than a brunette. So no, not all blondes are stupid!
Moving on from the blonde regarding saying, we should mention the one that claims that not only blondes, but all women are dumb. At least, dumber than the men. Guess who might say such a thing? Besides the extremely frustrated, insecure and proud owners of more than a few complexes men, a very small number of people would go and say a thing like that.
But don't forget the fact that women have prejudices about men too. We say that if a man's beautiful, then he must be stupid. If he's not stupid then he must be aware of his beauty and therefore, a narcissist. If he's not a narcissist and he is beautiful and smart too, then he must be poor. And, finally, if he's beautiful, smart, rich and not full of himself, then? he does not exist! Why? Because he would be too good to be true. So, you see, men and women are equally prejudiced.
Very well, you would say, but how can we determine one's intelligence level? Mhm? a very good question, because people can be good at some things and pretty bad at others. One knows about science, other about literature and so on? you can't judge all people based on the same criterion.
What about an IQ test? What do you think about that? It can be useful but given properly and being adequate to the subjects. I mean, for people who work with words, who are writing articles and who keep us informed about what's happening in the world, an IQ test containing mostly mathematical questions is not that useful. So, he has an extremely good mathematical knowledge but for a journalist, let's say, how does that help? It's not like you solve a geometry problem in every article. That's why I say that an IQ test must verify the abilities necessary for the best accomplishment of your job requirements. But that's just me!! You are entitled to your own opinion, as long as you have the arguments to sustain it with.
We also say that dumb people are very lucky. It seems that this might not be entirely false. I'm not saying that based on a certain study, I'm saying that just from looking around me. Actually, dumb people seem to be the most relaxed, because they usually don't realize the importance of things and therefore, treat them with superficiality. They are less likely to be overwhelmed with worries and to become frustrated. Whatever will be, will be, right?
Where do we see many beautiful men/women? I think in the world of fashion. Do all models have a low IQ? Some like to deceive their selves into thinking that but I tend to disagree. I happen to know a model that is not dumb at all. Actually, this girl is damn smart! She's about to finish two universities (at the same time) and she still successfully continues her modeling career. So no, not all models are unintelligent!
They say 'don't judge a book by its cover'. Taking this into account should help us not to emit false judgments based on appearance and to see every man/woman as an individual with his/her real defects and qualities. We all have defects but, in my opinion, it's preferable that our qualities compensate these flaws and therefore, make them easier to be accepted.
We have the tendency to look at a beautiful person and say: "She/ he must be stupid!". We say that just to comfort ourselves and to avoid envy conquering us. I think that we should find the strength to acknowledge our own flaws and to feel good about ourselves just the way we are. No one's perfect, you know?! So, give it a second thought before saying about a certain person that he/she's stupid because you might have the surprise of discovering that you're in no way better than that person.
