Discrimination against British 'gingers' has them seeing red
Classic British playground taunts such as "tut-tut ginger nut, where d'ya get your hair cut?" have evolved in recent years into more nasty matters.
Poor Prince Harry. Not only is he unlikely to become king, he's a 'ginger.'
"Discrimination against redheads seems to be getting worse and worse," said Simon Cheetham, founder of Red and Proud, a Web site that seeks to counter discrimination against redheads — called "gingers" here — by honoring those with flaming tresses.
"In this politically correct world you can't say anything about people's religion or sexuality but it's still OK here in Britain to portray redheads in a negative manner," he said.
In the United States, an estimated 2 percent to 5 percent of people are born with red hair.
Because the gene that causes red hair is recessive, researchers say it is diluted whenever carriers have a baby with someone who has the stronger brown hair gene.
Owen O'Neill, a red-haired British comedian, hosted a BBC documentary in May called "The Ginger Gene" that encouraged more redheads to have children.
O'Neill said he loved being a ginger although he admitted that people on the street sometimes yell out "Oi, Ginger!" whenever they see his red hair.
In general, the disdain for redheads in Britain is often so great that — besides a baby's sex and weight — the first question new parents are asked is if their baby is a ginger.
British model Katie Price, who goes by the one-word name Jordan here, caused a stir earlier this month when she said of her new red-haired daughter Princess Tiaamii: "I love her anyway, even if she is a ginga."
Debbie Sparey, a London mother of a red-haired daughter, said people may treat redheads differently simply because they stand out.
"I think it's purely the fact that they look different with their freckles and pale skin," Sparey said. "The interesting point is that it is generally the younger generation who will mock redheads while most older people tend to think they are lovely."
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The discrimination against redheads -- also known as "rangas" and "gingers" -- is getting chronic to the point that they cannot walk out into the streets without being taunted, and some have resorted to hair dye to try to avoid being made fun of, and in some cases, verbally and physically attacked.
This is an outrage which must be stopped!
And even the CHURCH was in on this persecution of redheads!
In the middle ages, when the Church was conducting its hunts for witches, vampires and werewolves, red hair was thought to symbolise the presence of the DEVIL.
When even the Church turns on people for simply having a recessive gene, it becomes clear that there is a serious problem with society and its tolerance.
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