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Blond ( Feminine , '''blonde''') is a Hair Color found in certain Mammal s characterised by low levels of the dark Pigment Eumelanin and higher levels of the pale pigment Phæomelanin , in common with Red Hair . From degrees of light brown to pale blond, the various hues of blondness are found in a little less than 1.8% of the world's population. The resultant visible hue depends on various factors, but always has some sort of Yellow ish colour, going from the very pale blond caused by a patchy, scarce distribution of pigment, to reddish "strawberry" blond colours (strawberry blonde is an uncommon hair color) or golden brownish blond colours, the latter with more eumelanin. True blonds have the thinnest strands of hair while the strands of red hair are the thickest. Blond hair can be found in Human s and certain Breed s of Dog s and Cat s, among other mammalian Species . ETYMOLOGY, SPELLING, AND GRAMMAR The adjective is a relatively recent borrowing into (1996) However, many English speakers will often use either one without regard to the French system of Grammatical Gender , and without a clear majority usage one way or another. The word—with one spelling or the other—is also occasionally used to refer to objects that have a colour reminiscent of fair hair. Examples include dolls' hair, pale wood, and Lager Beer . ORIGINS Blond hair occurs naturally in humans of all ethnicity, but at such low rates that it is hardly noticeable in most populations. In certain European populations, the occurrence of blond hair is more frequent, leading to the misguided impression that blondness is a European trait. Based on recent . Note, the end of the Times article takes a bite of the Disappearing Blonde Gene hoax; the online version relpaced it with a rebuttal. A long standing question has been why did certain populations in European evolve to have such high incidences of blond hair (and wide varieties of Eye Color ) so relatively recently and quickly in the human evolution timescale? If the changes had occurred by the usual processes of evolution, they would have taken about 850,000 years. But modern humans, emigrating from Africa, reached Europe only 35,000-40,000 years ago. Canadian anthropologist . 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. The study argues that blond hair originated in the European region because of food shortages 10,000-11,000 years ago. Almost the only sustenance in northern Europe came from roaming herds of mammoths, reindeer, bison and horses and finding them required long, arduous hunting trips in which numerous males died, leading to a high ratio of surviving women to men. This hypothesis argues that women with blond hair posed an attractive alternative that helped them mate and thus increased the number of blonds. DISTRIBUTION AMONG HUMANS blond.]] Fair hair is a stereotypical characteristic of the peoples of -colour ( Blue , Green and light Brown ) and pale (sometimes Freckle d) Skin tone. Strong Sun light also lightens hair of any pigmentation, to varying degrees, and causes blond people to freckle, especially during childhood. ]] INSTINCTIVE AND CULTURAL REACTIONS Dark-haired people have historically found pale hair to be interesting, and often wished to emulate it. The dark-haired women of Rome used to buy wigs made from hair from the yellow- and red- and dark-haired Celtic and Germanic tribespeople and Greek poli with whom their civilisation came into contact. In modern Western Culture , the Bleach ing of hair is common, especially among Women . However, it must be noted that those with fair hair sometimes desire darker hair ( Winona Ryder , for one, is naturally blonde and dyes her hair black). Different cultures around the world often find one type of hair the most desirable. Some research suggests that fair hair, being characteristic of young Children , evokes parent-like feelings of affection and protection in others. This association with children may also be the cause of the common Western Stereotype of blond women as being unintelligent (such as fictional character Chrissy Snow , a stereotypical Dumb Blonde ). Two notable sex icons of twentieth century America who helped popularise this image were Marilyn Monroe and Jean Harlow . Ironically, both were natural brunettes, and both frequently portrayed "classic" dumb blondes in their films, yet were known privately as intelligent people. Jean Harlow is often credited as being the person who made it acceptable in Western culture for ordinary women to artificially bleach their hair blonde without being perceived as Prostitutes . In the early twentieth century, blond hair was sometimes associated with an Aryan Master Race , promoted by Nordicists such as Madison Grant and Alfred Rosenberg , although brown and/or dark hair was (and still is) more common in races that supremacists considered ' Aryan '. Many sub-categories of blonde hair have also been made to describe someone with blonde hair more thoroughly. Examples are: Platinum Blonde, Sandy Blonde, Dirty Blonde, Bottle Blonde, Pool Blonde (greenish-blonde hair people get after going into a chlorinated pool for long periods of time), Hazy Blonde, Zebra Blonde (blonde/brunette with natural blonde/brown streaks in their hair; often occurs when hair is in a design that hides some hair under other hair while out in the sun for long periods of time). SEE ALSO
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