it is silly to have a quote from a 27-yr-old blond model saying that being blond is not special today. if it was an evolved trait to stand out from the female crowd at a time of female competition due to high female-to-male ratios, it is certainly not a trait that is still evolving for the same reasons. if you wanted to stand out in northern europe you would evolve to be dark. besides, there is no competition due to shortage of males as there was in europe 35000 years ago!
-rishab On Mon, Feb 27, 2006 at 12:35:19PM +0530, Srini Ramakrishnan wrote: > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2058688,00.html > > Cavegirls were first blondes to have fun > Roger Dobson and Abul Taher > According to the study, north European women evolved blonde hair and > blue eyes at the end of the Ice Age to make them stand out from their > rivals at a time of fierce competition for scarce males. >
