Why is it so terrible to be ginger? they are an ethnic minority after all...!?

Question

redheads ive known all through my school days have been laughed at...WHY it should be treated as a form of racism after all they are a minority..but why is it socially sooo bad to be ginger they are'nt all "ugly" i just don't get it.

Answer 1

Ginger hair is considered very attractive on a girl- if anyone is mean to a ginger-haired girl (eg Lindsay Lohan), it is more likely to be out of envy.

Ginger hair on a male (such as myself) does not seem to attract girls. They probably consider it 'zany' and even if some are secretly attracted to it, they do not make any move because they think it would cause too much hassle when they are introducing you to their parents or friends: 'Oh, by the way, he has ginger hair'. When I was at school, I used to go on my breaks alone. Perhaps it wasn't only to do with my hair colour and I would like to think things became better but they only did in some ways.
There are some famous ginger-haired people - eg. Mick Hucknall, Chris Evans who have gone out with beautiful women but I also wonder- if they weren't rich and famous (and yet still had the same talent) would girls have looked at them for the right reasons?

We are kind of an ethinic minority because the ginger gene seems to be primarily associated with the Scottish and the Welsh (I am English). As people with ginger hair can't change it (it doesn't dye- at least mine doesn't), making jokes about it is the same as making jokes about people who are a different race.
Jokes of this nature have actually probably become more fashionable in the last few decade as a counter-attack against the political correctness that was in fashion in the late 80s and early 90s.

Answer 2

Aren't not are'nt for starters. As it happens there is a case in English Law regarding a teacher who was dismissed in the main for being a gingernut. This was found to be unlawful owing to the English law concept of Equity which means treating people equally unless you can come up with a very good reason for being racist (or legally entitled to)(see UK Gov versus peoples of BIOT - British Indian Ocean Territories). One good way is to immediately change the law - works great for governments see above and numerous cases involvong Mafia and Berlusconi (Italy). **** the question was ginger. Answer is It is OK to pick on a small minority as long as they are powerless i.e voiceless and the vast majority of people are indifferent or ignorant (possibly owing to media manipulation Berlusconi Italy- Murdoch in US, OZ,UK).
Lastly your final comment is very racist or would you care to define ugly and why it is acceptable to be disparing towards gingernuts. A gingernut is a sweet tasting biscuit (cookie if you prefer) and I have never met a red head who
has been offended by the term. That said I am sure they will all come flying in with their rebuttals. I take it you are American or should I say Yankee because you seem to think that so with a few more ooooooooooooooooooooooooos gives emphasis IT DON'T it looks rididiculous catch my drift.

Answer 3

The etymology for the word barbarian:

Derived from the Latin word: barbarosa (meaning redhead). The Roman Empire had many battles against some of the Nordic tribes, who happened to have red hair, and so those Nordic tribes were labelled as barbarosae by the Romans. Because the Romans thought they were barbaric, they hated redheads, so to them barbarosa was a negative adjective. Ever since, many non-redheaded people (not just those of Roman descent), think of them in the same way.

It could also be a psychological thing, the colour of the hair giving the victim a sense of fear/prejudice. It's very mean, though.

Answer 4

I do not remember ever being teased at school about being ginger or a redhead. I also do not remember ever being laughed at because of the colour of my hair.

Sure I used to attract nicknames associated with hair colour, just as the coloured kid at primary school was called golly-wog occasionally. I never found it offensive, it was like saying hey blondie pass the ball! If you play ball with each other, you can call each other what you like in the playground.

I used to get into fights too. Never about the colour of my hair. Usually about taking a stance over an issue. They never amounted to much as I took the view that I either avoided a fight, or I hit so hard the fight never really took place. I guess it was practise for future life, avoid a battle at all costs as you might lose. If you are going to fight, be decisive and end it quickly before you can get hurt.

As for natural red haired women. They are usually very attractive, and can be more stunning than blondes or brunettes.

However, as we all know looks are what attracts you to buy a car. It is when you drive the car, that you know what it is really like.

Answer 5

Because redheads are rare. It's kinda like that nursury rhyme "The ugly duckling"...turned into a beautiful swan.

My fiancée is a redhead, and I've known a few. They usually are picked on in school, and then they burts out into beauties.

If you don't believe me, pay attention to how many "Reds" you see in public and what you see on TV. Fads start from this.

When my girls has talked about dying her hair, I've always said why? You have a color people have paid for to get.

Answer 6

I do not find redhead's terrible, in fact I am quite attracted to them, and in a way you are right in saying that they are a minority, as their gene line is from the original British Celts who lived here in the UK before the Romans arrived.
As for being made fun of.....The people who have and had the problem are the one who were taking the micky!

Answer 7

Redheads are beautiful - but different. And you stand out. That's why. In this country people sneer at someone who stands out. Until I came here, it never occurred to me that there was anything ugly about being a redhead. It's a British thing. Sad.

Answer 8

I'm not sure if redheads are considered an ethnic minority or race form.

I think its a part of growing up, everyone was teased to some extent. I know I was and still am to some extent.

Answer 9

I am a redhead........have been all my life. However, this is the first time referred to as "ginger"? Something new? We are a "ethnic minority"? What Ethnic Minority?

From Southern Italy........we are redheads!!! and blondes!!
NOT "GINGER"!

Answer 10

I love being a redhead - i stand out from the crowd and have no wish to conform to other people's stereotypes - gingers should embrace their gingerness!!!!!!!!!