How Women Evolved Blond Hair (To Win Cavemen's Hearts When Food & Men Short)

Independant (UK) ^ | Tuesday, March 7, 2006 | Arifa Akbar

[x5452]

I see a sequel to Legally Blonde coming up Evolutionarily Blonde. ;p

[coconutt2000]

So, apparently European men kept on getting themselves killed.

That part of the pattern hasn't really changed all that much. Perhaps there's something in the water?

[presidio9]

Is this the end-result of human evolutionary patterns?

[SlowBoat407]

And the day after the first blonde got attention, peroxide was invented.

[Doohickey]

By extension, redheads evolved to eat men when they become too plentiful.

[justshutupandtakeit]

As long as women dye their hair blonde in greater numbers than other colors I won't believe the blonde has become less appealing.

[GSlob]

Hmm... In accordance with a commonly held opinion that the East Asians evolved their higher IQs in the less hospitable and harder to survive in areas, one would expect a sizable native blonde populations in places like Japan, Korea, and China. At least the same evolutionary pressures applied as well, and in spades.

[KarlInOhio]

It is even possible that certain hair colours can indicate wealth and experience.

Gray hair?

[presidio9]

[ansel12]

"As long as women dye their hair blonde in greater numbers than other colors I won't believe the blonde has become less appealing."

The bottom line.

[KYGrandma]

Hey, some of us blonds are smart!

[ASA Vet]

By extension, redheads evolved to eat men when they become too plentiful.

Obligatory "Redheads are Neandertals" image.

[DJ Taylor]

This theory presupposes that early northern European males were monogamous. Somehow, I just don't think so.

[N. Theknow]

Neanderbarbie.

[presidio9]

Actually, the proportion of north-south to east-west landmass makes Asia the easiest place to elvolve culturally, and Africa the hardest.

[KarlInOhio]

But what do those have to do with blond hair? (Must look up, must look up) Oh! She is a blonde.

[Calpernia]

Now look what you have started!

[Filo]

one would expect a sizable native blonde populations in places like Japan, Korea, and China. At least the same evolutionary pressures applied as well, and in spades.

But without the "rare mutation" there would have been no way to select for those traits. . .