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Red Hair

posted 12 years ago by huwdj
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Interesting. I didn't realise American were gingPhobic. I always thought it was an British thing.

[–] tomfoolery_kitten 12 years ago

Oh, everywhere I've been has been gingerphobic. In England, in Canada, in the US... it's terrible. Most of the time it's just taking the piss. But gingers are gorgeous people. I don't get all the hate.

RED! The blood of angry men
BLACK! The dark of ages past!

[–] IsoldeJaneHolland 12 years ago

Me, either. I'm a blonde, but I LOVE red hair. I've even added strawberry blonde rinses a couple of times. Jessica Chastain lite!

[–] tomfoolery_kitten 12 years ago

me too! I'm blond but I've pretty much been a ginger at heart all my life. I've dyed my hair red twice now, Christina Hendricks style.

RED! The blood of angry men
BLACK! The dark of ages past!

[–] shadowsfan18 12 years ago

I've always thought that whole ginger thing was just some big joke...and no one really "hates" or "fears" them?

[–] huwdj 12 years ago

I agree really, more a silly joke than a real thing. I was just a bit surprised when in popped up in an American sit-com.

[–] budikavlan 12 years ago

Well, for one thing, we didn't call them "ginger" until a few years ago. There was one of the Spice Girls, and then South Park did an episode about it. Before that, they were just called redheads. And I never heard anyone talking about hating or fearing them until the last few years.

I actually have a "type" (one of many, really) that is redheads with pale skin. I realized that I had been attracted to several different guys over the years who looked like that, going back to when I first realized I was attracted to guys.