should a character following bimbo tropes be good at cooking?

[SimonDoom]

i don't think it's that anti-feminist???

It all depends on how you write it. But that's true of everything here.

When my successful friend said she wished she was beautiful and stupid, I think that was an anti-feminist statement. She expressed a desire to exchange brains and drive and education and ordinary looks for beauty and stupidity. She expressed a desire NOT to have to think about things. That's part of the fantasy--her particular fantasy, not anybody else's.

Does the fantasy make her a loser? Of course not. Nobody's fantasies make them losers. Being a loser, or, more accurately, a bad person, is a matter of what you do, not what you fantasize about.

You might want to do some research. Read stories to see the different ways authors explore the bimbo fantasy, and see which way best fits your interests. There are plenty of bimbo stories here.

 

[alohadave]

I remember a friend of mine, a highly intelligent, assertive, and extremely successful attorney, who went to the best schools, made gobs of money, and had achieved national prominence in her field, once said sometimes she wished she was just stupid and beautiful, that life would be easier and more fun that way.

Story idea: Bimbo pills. Fast acting pills that turn a woman into a bimbo for 1-3 days. After the fun, she goes back to normal and back to her workaday world.

Pair it with stud pills, or something similar for the man, and you have a fun way to spice up your sex life.

 

[SimonDoom]

Story idea: Bimbo pills. Fast acting pills that turn a woman into a bimbo for 1-3 days. After the fun, she goes back to normal and back to her workaday world.

Pair it with stud pills, or something similar for the man, and you have a fun way to spice up your sex life.

Could be a fun idea. Brilliant but plain research scientist creates pills that turn her into a gorgeous bimbo temporarily. Kind of an erotic Jekyll and Hyde fantasy. Only the bimbo starts to take over and get out of control.

 

[EmilyMiller]

I’m a blonde with a flat chest, a master’s degree, and no surgical / chemical enhancement - do I qualify?

Em

 

[HordHolm]

Could be a fun idea. Brilliant but plain research scientist creates pills that turn her into a gorgeous bimbo temporarily. Kind of an erotic Jekyll and Hyde fantasy. Only the bimbo starts to take over and get out of control.

Or there could be some mistaken identity hijinks, and of course, an evil corp coming in to try to steal the recipe.

 

[AchtungNight]

It all depends on how you write it. But that's true of everything here.

When my successful friend said she wished she was beautiful and stupid, I think that was an anti-feminist statement. She expressed a desire to exchange brains and drive and education and ordinary looks for beauty and stupidity. She expressed a desire NOT to have to think about things. That's part of the fantasy--her particular fantasy, not anybody else's.

Does the fantasy make her a loser? Of course not. Nobody's fantasies make them losers. Being a loser, or, more accurately, a bad person, is a matter of what you do, not what you fantasize about.

You might want to do some research. Read stories to see the different ways authors explore the bimbo fantasy, and see which way best fits your interests. There are plenty of bimbo stories here.

And no matter what you do, someone may have a problem with it. Sometimes it’s a problem more of their own manufacture than an actual one, and sometimes it’s a misinterpretation issue, but that doesn’t make the problem nonexistent in either case. Just gotta be prepared.

I wish I’d been more prepared when I wrote my “Disney’s Gargoyles deal with a race riot” fanfic long ago, or my more recent fanfics with positive slut characters based on celebrities that follow Freezone beliefs, or other things I’ve done that people have had trouble accepting at first. All these things have been controversial, but someone has to open doors. That’s the way I see it. And for the record I’ve gotten more good reviews than bad.

 

[ChloeTzang]

I’m a blonde with a flat chest, a master’s degree, and no surgical / chemical enhancement - do I qualify?

Em

But can you cook?

The rest is easy, unless you take yourself seriously. Just do, like, the Valley Girl, like, thing, Em. Reduce your vocabulary by about 90%, concentrating largely on fashion, makeup and current fads for fitness, sex, and whatever else is flavor of the month, on, like, TikTok. Including current slang. Display no knowledge of reality, business, politics, state of the world, etc etc etc. Look puzzled when anyone mentions countries other than Mexico (good source for gardeners, cleaners and child-care), Canada - it snows up there doesn't it?) and of course the USA. It's not necessary to know any other geography, except, like, isn't Meghan married to that lovely Prince from that England place. Blonde should do it - you don't need big boobs to be a bimbo. It helps of course, but draw attention to your legs and butt instead. Not all guys are into bimbos with big boobs - some are into bimbos with legs and ass. LOL. Under NO circumstances disclose that you have masters. This is an automatic disqualification. An ordinary degree is okay, even bimbos can get those these days, but make sure it's not in anything woke. Guys who like bimbos don't like woke bimbos.

 

[AchtungNight]

Plenty of non-blonde examples of hot girls with low apparent intelligence and esteem out there. Or are the Asian, Latin, and other diverse equivalents a different type? The obfuscating stupidity types too? Hmm.

 

[EmilyMiller]

But can you cook?

The rest is easy, unless you take yourself seriously. Just do, like, the Valley Girl, like, thing, Em. Reduce your vocabulary by about 90%, concentrating largely on fashion, makeup and current fads for fitness, sex, and whatever else is flavor of the month, on, like, TikTok. Including current slang. Display no knowledge of reality, business, politics, state of the world, etc etc etc. Look puzzled when anyone mentions countries other than Mexico (good source for gardeners, cleaners and child-care), Canada - it snows up there doesn't it?) and of course the USA. It's not necessary to know any other geography, except, like, isn't Meghan married to that lovely Prince from that England place. Blonde should do it - you don't need big boobs to be a bimbo. It helps of course, but draw attention to your legs and butt instead. Not all guys are into bimbos with big boobs - some are into bimbos with legs and ass. LOL. Under NO circumstances disclose that you have masters. This is an automatic disqualification. An ordinary degree is okay, even bimbos can get those these days, but make sure it's not in anything woke. Guys who like bimbos don't like woke bimbos.

Hi babes,

I like totes get that now. But you used some big words. Imma gonna ignore them. So, anyway babes, how’s that new masque working out for you? It’s the best, right? Gotta go, shoe sale on at Neiman Marcus. L8r babes. Boop!

Emili (how do I put a smiley face on top of the last i?)

 

[EmilyMiller]

Plenty of non-blonde examples of hot girls with low apparent intelligence and esteem out there. Or are the Asian, Latin, and other diverse equivalents a different type? The obfuscating stupidity types too? Hmm.

Glad you used apparent in there, hun!

Em

 

[AchtungNight]

Glad you used apparent in there, hun!

Em

It helps to grow up around super smart blondes who can fake and defy the dumb stereotype. The very dangerous intelligent blonde characters in my stories are based on these women. You don’t want to mess with them. Believe me.

 

[Bamagan]

Could be a fun idea. Brilliant but plain research scientist creates pills that turn her into a gorgeous bimbo temporarily. Kind of an erotic Jekyll and Hyde fantasy. Only the bimbo starts to take over and get out of control.

That story is already on Lit. Several of them in fact.

 

[EmilyMiller]

It helps to grow up around super smart blondes who can fake and defy the dumb stereotype. The very dangerous intelligent blonde characters in my stories are based on these women. You don’t want to mess with them. Believe me.

We all learn to fake stuff, it’s a defense mechanism.

Em

 

[SimonDoom]

That story is already on Lit. Several of them in fact.

Good to know! I should have known that already, because if it's doable, it's probably been done at Lit.

 

[Cali_Love]

A bimbo is still a human being. She has feelings. Sure, she can be fun, stupid, whatever. But she can also be sad. Emotionally hurt. Sometimes (or maybe all the time) be scared. Underneath, whatever anyone thinks, she is complex. Circle back to my original point, she has feelings. That's what makes her real.

 

[AchtungNight]

A bimbo is still a human being. She has feelings. Sure, she can be fun, stupid, whatever. But she can also be sad. Emotionally hurt. Sometimes (or maybe all the time) be scared. Underneath, whatever anyone thinks, she is complex. Circle back to my original point, she has feelings. That's what makes her real.

Karen from Mean Girls is definitely that type of person. Don’t believe me, see the film.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Maybe the bimbo is a successful cook, but only accidentally. She attempts to make tacos and inexplicably fails into making excellent fried chicken instead. Lots of potential for a running gag.

Barbie placed a platter of fried chicken on the table. “Smells great,” I enthused. “I thought you were making tacos.”

“I was.”

”Changed your mind?”

”No,” she replied and giggled. “I don’t know what happened.”

”Oh.” I knew better than to dig deeper. I bit into a breast. The meat was moist and tender. The coating crisp and perfectly seasoned. “Best taco ever!”

We both laughed.

 

[sapphyrix]

Maybe the bimbo is a successful cook, but only accidentally. She attempts to make tacos and inexplicably fails into making excellent fried chicken instead. Lots of potential for a running gag.

Barbie placed a platter of fried chicken on the table. “Smells great,” I enthused. “I thought you were making tacos.”

“I was.”

”Changed your mind?”

”No,” she replied and giggled. “I don’t know what happened.”

”Oh.” I knew better than to dig deeper. I bit into a breast. The meat was moist and tender. The coating crisp and perfectly seasoned. “Best taco ever!”

We both laughed.

ok thats adorable and also exactly the type of running gag i would put in something.

 

[sapphyrix]

This gets into knife edged definitions of feminism. Is feminism about women being empowered in conventional ways or is all types of empowerment inherently feminist? I think the answer totally depends on what team within feminism you cheer for.

i think being a bimbo can be feminist?
like the oc of mine i described above but also
like the traditional idea of what a woman should be is like, wife, mother, kind of an object for her husband but ONLY for her husband, no promiscuity allowed.
now if a woman WANTS to be primarily a wife and mother, she should be able to make that choice, that's feminism. if a woman wants primarily a career, she should be able to make that choice too. juggle kids AND a career? her choice. does she not want to bother with dating/sex at all because it's not her priority? her choice. work in sex work? her choice. get fake tits and sleep with every guy around? still her choice.
all types of women should feel empowered to make all types of decisions. terfs and swerfs need not apply.

 

[MrPixel]

Oh, I can confirm the "smart" bit y'all are talking about.

The IRL "bimbo" I knew - a blonde bimbo, at that - couldn't cook. Her idea of preparing breakfast was scraping the toppings off of last night's leftover delivery pizza into a frying pan with a couple of eggs and dropping the bare crusts into a toaster. I'll grant you, it was creative.

What was frustrating about her was that she was not a trope bimbo, she was actually pretty smart. But she leaned on the bimbo image pretty hard, especially after getting breast augmentation. A paradox, really. We went out on one date and it was pretty clear we were not going to click, and remained "just friends". She married my best friend.

 

[sapphyrix]

Oh, I can confirm the "smart" bit y'all are talking about.

The IRL "bimbo" I knew - a blonde bimbo, at that - couldn't cook. Her idea of preparing breakfast was scraping the toppings off of last night's leftover delivery pizza into a frying pan with a couple of eggs and dropping the bare crusts into a toaster. I'll grant you, it was creative.

What was frustrating about her was that she was not a trope bimbo, she was actually pretty smart. But she leaned on the bimbo image pretty hard, especially after getting breast augmentation. A paradox, really. We went out on one date and it was pretty clear we were not going to click, and remained "just friends". She married my best friend.

ok but pizza toppings in scrambled eggs sounds good

 

[SimonDoom]

This gets into knife edged definitions of feminism. Is feminism about women being empowered in conventional ways or is all types of empowerment inherently feminist? I think the answer totally depends on what team within feminism you cheer for.

I agree with that, and in particular, I believe that within the realm of fiction, you can define "empowerment" however you want.

Is a feminist someone who uses bimboism as a facade to accomplish some other goal?

Or is a feminist someone who wholly embraces bimboism because that's what she wants to do?

In fiction, you are not limited.

 

[TheRedChamber]

My short and fluffy bimbo story, as inspired by this thread.