Blonde hair isn't superior; it is merely favoured

[WritingANovel]

Ok here's how I think the trait blonde-hairedness evolved: in the beginning, everybody's hair was black, like the hair of the monkeys/gorrillas/whatever the heck it was that we evolved from. Then, through mutation, someone with blonde-haired was born. Blonde hair was pleasing to the eyes (as for why this is, I will get into it later, when I feel like it, maybe), therefore, the mother tended to spend more time caressing the hair of this blonde child, which encouraged the neurons in the brain to develop. Also, she would also tend to give him/her preferred treatment, maybe through more food, more attention, more playtime with him/her, all of which were conducive to the child's survival in the early harsh environment. You do this for enough generations, pretty soon you will have a population of blonde-haired people. This trait survives among a sea of black despite its being recessive, because it confers upon its carriers survival advantages over its dark-haired counterpart.

[alooha from hell]

it's all opinions anyways.

[Mitchell Y. McDeere]

I think blond hair is a superior trait because it indicated a Neanderthal which is bigger and stronger than the dark hair cromagnum man. I think natural blondes are just remnants of the neanderthals that cromagnum men bred with to create our mutt of a species.

[WritingANovel]

Originally Posted by Mitchell Y. McDeere

I think blond hair is a superior trait because it indicated a Neanderthal which is bigger and stronger than the dark hair cromagnum man. I think natural blondes are just remnants of the neanderthals that cromagnum men bred with to create our mutt of a species.

How do you know that the Neanderthals were blond?

[vazilizaitsev89]

then why is blonde hair a recessive gene?

[KikoSanchez]

Hmm, this is sort of an interesting question, the mutation I mean. It'd be a like black parents, with 100% lineage of black hair, suddenly birthing a blonde child. Do you think the mutation of blonde hair came in gradual steps or one sudden mutation?

[KikoSanchez]

Regardless, I think blonde hair has little to do with survival and more to do with the rate of reproduction. It's very possible that blonde hair was simply found more attractive. Also, many children, as did I, are born with blonde-ish hair and grow into dark-haired people as they age, so it could be looked at as a sign of youth and fertility in women.

[WritingANovel]

Originally Posted by KikoSanchez

Hmm, this is sort of an interesting question, the mutation I mean. It'd be a like black parents, with 100% lineage of black hair, suddenly birthing a blonde child. Do you think the mutation of blonde hair came in gradual steps or one sudden mutation?

Actually we kind of already have a very similar process, which is albinism. Both parents must carry an allele for this trait to manifest. I think what happened was in the ancient times two people who happened to each carry the mutated, blonde-hair-conferring gene/s met and mated.

In other words, the mutation came in suddenly, but the arising of the trait came in gradual steps.

[WritingANovel]

Originally Posted by KikoSanchez

Regardless, I think blonde hair has little to do with survival and more to do with the rate of reproduction. It's very possible that blonde hair was simply found more attractive.

This is assuming that blonde people mated more frequently to produce more offspring. This I find unlikely, especially given the nature of the Caucasian people as observed today. I mean, they tend to form monogamous pairs, which means it is unlikely that blonde hair males mated with many women to produce blonde haired populations. I didn't mention blonde females because their reproductive rates were limited, unlike the males.

Also, many children, as did I, are born with blonde-ish hair and grow into dark-haired people as they age,

lol sucks to be you

so it could be looked at as a sign of youth and fertility in women.

Yes. But being viewed as youthful and fertile does not mean the woman will have more kids/have greater success in raising her kids in adulthood. She would be fucked more often and perhaps more heartily (LAWL) but it would not affect her reproductive success any.

[KikoSanchez]

Originally Posted by WritingANovel

This is assuming that blonde people mated more frequently to produce more offspring. This I find unlikely, especially given the nature of the Caucasian people as observed today. I mean, they tend to form monogamous pairs, which means it is unlikely that blonde hair males mated with many women to produce blonde haired populations. I didn't mention blonde females because their reproductive rates were limited, unlike the males.

I don't really think we can observe people today, with so many social mores and norms and apply this to pre-historic people. Furthermore monogamy is far from 'natural', nor are most Caucasian people or any people mostly monogamous, that is most people have had multiple partners and many opportunities to impregnate/reproduce. Simply put, if blonde men and women are found more attractive, they will be given more opportunities to mate and thus possibly reproduce.

Originally Posted by WritingANovel

Yes. But being viewed as youthful and fertile does not mean the woman will have more kids/have greater success in raising her kids in adulthood. She would be fucked more often and perhaps more heartily (LAWL) but it would not affect her reproductive success any.

The fact that she will have more sex means she is given more opportunities to reproduce. That is, an ugly girl may have 0 to few opportunities to have sex, while the sexiest woman in a community will be hit on and given sexual opportunities all the time.