If anyone addresses me by the colour of my hair again, I may lose it. What is it with people?
Why is it considered acceptable to discriminate against ginger people, when its not ok to do similar for different religions or races? Why is hair colour exempt? Its ridiculous!
People might think its only harmless fun, but sometimes it can be vicious. When I was in school I got bullied, for various things, but among them was being ginger. People dont seem to grasp that simply using the word 'ginger' with hard 'G's can bring it all back in moments, the horrible things people can say.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6725653.stm
Some people object strongly whenever anyone tries to compare prejudice against redheads with racism, but I'm not sure. True, we've never (to my knowledge) been enslaved for being ginger, but that doesnt generally happen much anymore anyway. I've been called 'GinGer' with such hatred in the past that it almost equals how I imagine I'd feel if I was black and someone used a racist term against me.
Ive also been told that in history people have been killed for being ginger, because people thought it meant they were of the devil. I'm not sure I'd dare go to some African countries because I'm told people there think redheads are witches, and may hurt them.
There are some real morons in this country. I was walking back from the centre of town yesterday, through Christs Pieces, when I heard someone behind me yelling; "Hey, ginger! Are you the ginger we're looking for?.......... Hey Ginger girl! Are you the ginger we're looking for?.... Oi Ginger!..."
I pretended I hadnt heard them and just walked on, because in my experience rising to them only makes things worse. I dont want to know why they were looking for a 'ginger', and I have no idea what they'd have said to me had I actually responded. I didnt think it was worth the risk.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/3233392.stm
Anyway. There's some of my rantings. Enjoy!
