Blondism

[Dragonair]

What is the 'blondiest' country? Is there any country that has more than 50% blond adults? How rare are platinum blonds in those countries anyway?

[Dr. Gutberlet]

Though not a blonde myself, Sverige has quite a fair share. However, I read somewhere that Ukraine and some Baltic states have the most.

[Warka]

I remember reading here a few months ago a study or article someone posted having modern Poles, believe it or not, displaying the most typically "Nordic" (blonde/blue) features moreso than any other people on the planet today. Try a search.

[kultron]

Finland has the most.

[Felix the Cat]

Seems to be especially common along the shores of the Baltic, not sure why

[The Retard]

Estonia? Denmark?

[Dr. Gutberlet]

I remember reading here a few months ago a study or article someone posted having modern Poles, believe it or not, displaying the most typically "Nordic" (blonde/blue) features moreso than any other people on the planet today. Try a search.

That is believable. Polish women are quite beautiful!

[Odysseus]

Bah, I don't like blond hair. Give me brown hair any day over ugly blond hair.

Brunettes of the world UNITE!!

[Ixtab]

Sweden has the highest percentage of blondes.

[Schizo]

According to the statistics, Finland has the highest percentage of naturally blond people.

[Fissile]

When I was a young boy, I had very light blond hair that gradually changed to brown by the time I was in my mid twenties. Having been on both sides of the fence, I can tell you that a very large percentage non-Whites and some Mediterranean Whites admire and are extremely envious of people with natural blond hair.

[Petyr Baelish]

1. Finland, Estonia
2. Rest of Baltics
3. Scandinavia, Russia (ethnic Russians only), Poland
4. All the rest.

[Vissario]

According to some researchers, "blond hair and blue eyes" are a genetic defect stemming from random mutations in the gene pool being propagated by natural selection during the ice age. It is said that light hair assisted people who hunted in the snowier regions where blending in was important. The blues are assumed to have done the same; break up the human form by blending in with the light fauna.

So, in the end, the much prized "Aryan" look is actually a break from the norm of human genetics instead of the gold standard of it. I suppose this explains why it is quickly disappearing in a world which no longer favors its original use. Although, with the potential of genetic coding becoming a reality, I'm sure people will be lining up for tailor-made babies who have blond hair, blue eyes, and skin as fair as pearls.

[Isra'il Yahya]

I remember reading here a few months ago a study or article someone posted having modern Poles, believe it or not, displaying the most typically "Nordic" (blonde/blue) features moreso than any other people on the planet today. Try a search.

Racially nordic peoples are less blonde by percentage than baltid types. Most blonde Poles are also not nordic racially. Nordics can be found in any variety of colors, skin tones, and pigments. Nordic features have more to do with facial features, body structure, and DNA than blondism.

Keeping it short, most Poles are not that nordic at all, but rather belong to a baltic type.

Baltid types on the phora.

Ukkonen for example is very dark, but racially an East-Baltid variation with higher than average Nordish mixture. Mackie is a blond East-Baltid closer to a mesocephalic mean.

http://www.snpa.nordish.net/rg-hallstatt.html

http://www.snpa.nordish.net/rg-baltid.htm

http://www.snpa.nordish.net/rg-east.htm

[calvin]

According to some researchers, "blond hair and blue eyes" are a genetic defect stemming from random mutations in the gene pool being propagated by natural selection during the ice age. It is said that light hair assisted people who hunted in the snowier regions where blending in was important. The blues are assumed to have done the same; break up the human form by blending in with the light fauna

That always sounded like nonsense to me. The critical thing would be the degree of advantage that a genetic mutation would accord and not simply the fact of an advantage. A genetic hunting advantage that could equally well be achieved by doffing a rabbit fur hat, isn’t a significant advantage. Blond hair, as a random mutation, could also have been a disadvantage, in that it is likely that blondness among a dark population would be considered an aberration that would probably be considered to be ugly. There would also be the major obstacle of a recessive genetic trait rising to dominance over a dominant genetic trait. Sounds like complete bollocks as an explanation, who are these researchers?

[B-Pep]

Most of the blondes I've seen have been Polish, but like others have stated they are not nordic for the most part.

I personally don't find blondes to be exceptionally attractive like others seem to. I think a lot of the mediterraneans who specifically like blondes have inferiority complex's and tend to act like negroes/guidos. Personally I like Mediterranean and Eastern European girls (alpinic) a lot more over nordic blondes.

[Byssus]

According to some researchers, "blond hair and blue eyes" are a genetic defect stemming from random mutations in the gene pool being propagated by natural selection during the ice age.

"Genetic defect," strictly speaking, denotes a pathological mutation. If these new traits were propagated by natural selection, they clearly weren’t defective from the standpoint of evolutionary fitness.

The blues are assumed to have done the same; break up the human form by blending in with the light fauna.

This doesn't make any sense to me.

So, in the end, the much prized "Aryan" look is actually a break from the norm of human genetics instead of the gold standard of it. I suppose this explains why it is quickly disappearing in a world which no longer favors its original use. Although, with the potential of genetic coding becoming a reality, I'm sure people will be lining up for tailor-made babies who have blond hair, blue eyes, and skin as fair as pearls.

Is a "norm of human genetics" even conceivable? Which population would best embody this ideal?

[Felix the Cat]

Instead of studying bugs and rodents, I wish geneticists and other biologists would tackle some of these questions:

When did the blonde hair/blue eye genetic mutation occur?

Why did it happen?

Why did it occur in the Baltic area? (I've always suspected it was something to do with the Gulf Stream)

When did it diffuse to particular areas of the world, and by which routes?

[delete]

When did the blonde hair/blue eye genetic mutation occur?

Why did it happen?

Why did it occur in the Baltic area? (I've always suspected it was something to do with the Gulf Stream)

When did it diffuse to particular areas of the world, and by which routes?

Your post made me remeber that I had read that there was always areas in scandinavia that were ice free, where people could have survived during the last Ice age.

I have a hard time finding liks to this, but here is one old abstract

Biogeographic and geologic indications of unglaciated areas in Scandinavia during the glacial ages
Eilif Dahl

The present distribution and composition of the Scandinavian arctic-alpine flora suggest that some species may have survived the last ice age in unglaciated refuges, probably along the coast and in adjacent mountain areas of Norway. It is concluded that the geologic evidence does not necessarily invalidate the survival theory since such features as glacial striae and unweathered erratics may date from an earlier rather than the final glacial stage in scandinavia.

and here is a link in Norwegian, that at least indicates that the debate is still on. http://www.forskning.no/Artikler/2003/september/1062744016.29
http://www.forskning.no/Bilder/1062747247.17/1062747247.17_content.jpg They are talking about DNA testing this creature, to see how diverse it was from the central european ones.

[Mackie]

Racially nordic peoples are less blonde by percentage than baltid types. Most blonde Poles are also not nordic racially. Nordics can be found in any variety of colors, skin tones, and pigments. Nordic features have more to do with facial features, body structure, and DNA than blondism.

Keeping it short, most Poles are not that nordic at all, but rather belong to a baltic type.

Baltid types on the phora.

Ukkonen for example is very dark, but racially an East-Baltid variation with higher than average Nordish mixture. Mackie is a blond East-Baltid closer to a mesocephalic mean.

http://www.snpa.nordish.net/rg-hallstatt.html

http://www.snpa.nordish.net/rg-baltid.htm

http://www.snpa.nordish.net/rg-east.htm

Yeah, I would believe that we got most of the blondes as well.
Cant remember if i said so before but you really do look finnish other than for being very dark. Its a strange combination, nothing negative though :D
Curious, what exactly does " blond East-Baltid closer to a mesocephalic" mean? :p

[Isra'il Yahya]

Yeah, I would believe that we got most of the blondes as well.
Cant remember if i said so before but you really do look finnish other than for being very dark. Its a strange combination, nothing negative though :D
Curious, what exactly does " blond East-Baltid closer to a mesocephalic" mean? :p

Intermediate between a round head like an alpine and a longer head like a nord.