Ginger racism or 'anti-gingerism' as it's sometimes known, not a modern phenomenon by any means. In the future will we all look back at the shocking ways in which society singled the ginger community out for verbal and physical abuse. Will the words 'ginger-nuts', 'cornflake', 'Fanta pants', 'fire-crotch', 'carrot top' and so on come to be as offensive and taboo as the terms 'nigger', 'abo', 'spic', or 'coon' in years to come? It is deemed okay or acceptable to call a person with ginger hair any of the former terms but if you used one of the latter terms to address anyone you'd be in big trouble.
Some people attribute anti ginger sentiment to the fact that Judas Iscariot supposedly had red hair, what do you think ...why do red heads get such a hard time from childhood through to adulthood?
To mods: I considered putting this in the Junk drawer but it could promote some serious responses here in the D&ST section. I'm interested in hearing people's views, especially self confessed ginger bashers.
Some people attribute anti ginger sentiment to the fact that Judas Iscariot supposedly had red hair, what do you think ...why do red heads get such a hard time from childhood through to adulthood?
To mods: I considered putting this in the Junk drawer but it could promote some serious responses here in the D&ST section. I'm interested in hearing people's views, especially self confessed ginger bashers.
Last edited by Braddock (2007-02-19 16:30:54)