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Is calling someone ginger an insult?
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Back when I was at school being ginger was seen as a bad thing and I don’t know why?
And there are even jokes about being ginger etc.
I really love a sexy ginger and hear they are very passionate lovers and fiery etc.
What are your thoughts on gingers? |
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over a year ago
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Being one of only two ginger kids in my year, I got through school largely unscathed, I used to use humour to deflect things, my thinking was if I got in there first and took the piss out of myself they had nothing left, it worked and I got to hang with the cool crowd, they accepted me as one of their own. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Gingers need love too 
It's not OK to bully people based on their appearance "
Very true. But also it seems strange that you hear of ginger jokes, blonde jokes but very rarely hear a brunette one. How many jokes start with:
“How many brunettes does it take to change a lightbulb”
Or
“A brunette walks into a bar...”
Seems strange. |
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"Being one of only two ginger kids in my year, I got through school largely unscathed, I used to use humour to deflect things, my thinking was if I got in there first and took the piss out of myself they had nothing left, it worked and I got to hang with the cool crowd, they accepted me as one of their own. "
What happened to the other one? |
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"Gingers need love too
It's not OK to bully people based on their appearance
Very true. But also it seems strange that you hear of ginger jokes, blonde jokes but very rarely hear a brunette one. How many jokes start with:
“How many brunettes does it take to change a lightbulb”
Or
“A brunette walks into a bar...”
Seems strange."
The brunette thing is that we're boring. |
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"Being one of only two ginger kids in my year, I got through school largely unscathed, I used to use humour to deflect things, my thinking was if I got in there first and took the piss out of myself they had nothing left, it worked and I got to hang with the cool crowd, they accepted me as one of their own.
What happened to the other one? "
I want to say I went back and rescued him, as was our pact, but I left him to fend for himself with the geeks and nerds. I was unable to look him in the eye after that, he was a Permanent reminder of where I came from, but like I said to him ‘You may be my twin brother, separated only by minutes, but it’s dog eat dog out there!’
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As a redhead, who endured daily, cat calling, derogaity remarks, slang swear words and sentances and being builled for the colour of my hair, growing up as a child. The word goes right to my inner soul and makes me shudder even now.
I was walking in town just a few years back and got derogity cat calls from a group of lads. You can get done for rascits remarks for the colour of someone skin. But not for someones hair colour. Whats the differance? It hurts just as much.
So for me I hate the word. I'm a redhead. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Of course it’s an insult if it’s used in a derogatory way.
Not sure how hair colour makes you more passionate though! "
That's true I'm bald and theirs plenty of power going through this solar panel  |
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"Of course it’s an insult if it’s used in a derogatory way.
Not sure how hair colour makes you more passionate though!
That's true I'm bald and theirs plenty of power going through this solar panel "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Of course it’s an insult if it’s used in a derogatory way.
Not sure how hair colour makes you more passionate though!
That's true I'm bald and theirs plenty of power going through this solar panel
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You know it |
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By *an4funMan
over a year ago
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"As a redhead, who endured daily, cat calling, derogaity remarks, slang swear words and sentances and being builled for the colour of my hair, growing up as a child. The word goes right to my inner soul and makes me shudder even now.
I was walking in town just a few years back and got derogity cat calls from a group of lads. You can get done for rascits remarks for the colour of someone skin. But not for someones hair colour. Whats the differance? It hurts just as much.
So for me I hate the word. I'm a redhead. "
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I hated it when I was very young - old ladies stroking my hair and telling me how people pay a fortune to try and achieve my colour; boys who'd try and goad me into retaliating, with their chanting etc. I developed a death stare and a sharp wit.
In my teens I learned to love being different and made a point of standing out for other reasons.
I now still get the "you'd pay a fortune for that in the hairdresser's" comments, even though there are only traces of it left.
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"I hated it when I was very young - old ladies stroking my hair and telling me how people pay a fortune to try and achieve my colour; boys who'd try and goad me into retaliating, with their chanting etc. I developed a death stare and a sharp wit.
In my teens I learned to love being different and made a point of standing out for other reasons.
I now still get the "you'd pay a fortune for that in the hairdresser's" comments, even though there are only traces of it left.
C"
I still get old people wanting to touch mine, especially when out in the sunshine...its like a beacon to them |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Of course it’s an insult if it’s used in a derogatory way.
Not sure how hair colour makes you more passionate though! "
Maybe its because of something genetic- its a recessive gene, afterall.
Maybe its because of the years of bullying, it builds character, makes you more fierce?
Either way, its a definite thing x |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I used to get stick for having ginger hair when I was a kid, it changed to brown and now greying. However I do get stick now for having ginger in my beard, it is all good natured ribbing though.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Gingers need love too
It's not OK to bully people based on their appearance "
Unfortunately in school that seemed to be the primary reason for bullying, when i was at school anyway. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Being one of only two ginger kids in my year, I got through school largely unscathed, I used to use humour to deflect things, my thinking was if I got in there first and took the piss out of myself they had nothing left, it worked and I got to hang with the cool crowd, they accepted me as one of their own.
What happened to the other one?
I want to say I went back and rescued him, as was our pact, but I left him to fend for himself with the geeks and nerds. I was unable to look him in the eye after that, he was a Permanent reminder of where I came from, but like I said to him ‘You may be my twin brother, separated only by minutes, but it’s dog eat dog out there!’"
You did the right thing. It's all about surviving at school.
I'd have done exactly the same thing if I hadn't been blond, handsome and extremely popular. |
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"As a redhead, who endured daily, cat calling, derogaity remarks, slang swear words and sentances and being builled for the colour of my hair, growing up as a child. The word goes right to my inner soul and makes me shudder even now.
I was walking in town just a few years back and got derogity cat calls from a group of lads. You can get done for rascits remarks for the colour of someone skin. But not for someones hair colour. Whats the differance? It hurts just as much.
So for me I hate the word. I'm a redhead. "
Exactly this. 40+years of being jeered at in the street just for the colour of my hair. Lewd remarks about other body hair.
Now I take the power back, and will often use the word ginger.
But redhead is preferred.
And there are varying shades like titian and strawberry blonde. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I am part ginger (facial hair but not head, weird), I am smitten by redheads and madly in love with one.
Any term used as an insult is an insult and ginger has been used too much for that purpose. I tend to use redhead and stick to ginger as an adjective and avoid using it as a noun. |
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"I hated it when I was very young - old ladies stroking my hair and telling me how people pay a fortune to try and achieve my colour; boys who'd try and goad me into retaliating, with their chanting etc. I developed a death stare and a sharp wit.
In my teens I learned to love being different and made a point of standing out for other reasons.
I now still get the "you'd pay a fortune for that in the hairdresser's" comments, even though there are only traces of it left.
C
I still get old people wanting to touch mine, especially when out in the sunshine...its like a beacon to them "
As an old person, I’d love to touch yours, hair that is. |
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I love red hair. I think it looks incredible. I’ve never understood why people are bullied for it. Envy? Simply being unusual, and therefore a legitimate target in the eyes of dickheads? Who knows.
I personally don’t use the G word – it’s been hurled as a slur too often for me to feel comfortable with doing so. Actual redheads can use it if they like, but it’s not for the likes of me.
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By (user no longer on site)
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Seems strange in a work where people walk around with Green, Blue and Pink hair (sometimes at the same time) one colour gets abuse
Likely built into kids being stupid and used to build themselves up at the expense of others
Question, do many people with red hair dye it other colours? |
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Depends on who and the context. My mates calling me ginger and teasing me is fine. I call my ginger son the ginger ninja.
However, I was bullied to a horrible degree as a child. Though as an adult I suspect it would have happened anyway. The rhyme "hello ginge" was the baine of my life for years in school.
But the worst case was when I was in my early 20's and these 2 men started verbally abusing me saying I should dye my hair as it was an eyesore etc. That was hard to deal with I won't lie. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Natural red and blonde hair are uncommon so can be seen as being picked out as 'other'. Usually people are made fun of if they are considered different or not of the 'norm'.
Blondes are seen in cultures as more desirable (specially linked with blue eyes). And being seen as less intelligent as they are seen to rely more on looks (the ditsy blonde of Hollywood dumb surfer dude).
Redheads are linked with the sanguine temperment (in the early days of medicine) - feisty and social. This is a stereotype that has been around for hundreds of years. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I think like everything it depends on the intent.
If it's used in a derogatory way or as an insult then of of course its unacceptable.
If its used as a descriptive way then I think its fine.
I was in a shop once and was trying to describe the shop assistant that had served me the day before because I wanted to speak to him again about an item.
I said it was the tall guy with ginger hair, I was told "well thats offensive"
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"I think like everything it depends on the intent.
If it's used in a derogatory way or as an insult then of of course its unacceptable.
If its used as a descriptive way then I think its fine.
I was in a shop once and was trying to describe the shop assistant that had served me the day before because I wanted to speak to him again about an item.
I said it was the tall guy with ginger hair, I was told "well thats offensive"
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I don't find it offensive at all, in work I'm often described as the ginger one with glasses. It's a matter of fact and I have no issues with it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think like everything it depends on the intent.
If it's used in a derogatory way or as an insult then of of course its unacceptable.
If its used as a descriptive way then I think its fine.
I was in a shop once and was trying to describe the shop assistant that had served me the day before because I wanted to speak to him again about an item.
I said it was the tall guy with ginger hair, I was told "well thats offensive"
I don't find it offensive at all, in work I'm often described as the ginger one with glasses. It's a matter of fact and I have no issues with it. "
Thats kind of my thinking.
I was taken aback that what I said was deemed offensive. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I saw this - it made me giggle 
"Redheads are said to be the children of the moon. Thwarted by the sun and addicted to sex and sugar" Tom Robbins
C"
I feel personally attacked by this  |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
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"I think like everything it depends on the intent.
If it's used in a derogatory way or as an insult then of of course its unacceptable.
If its used as a descriptive way then I think its fine.
I was in a shop once and was trying to describe the shop assistant that had served me the day before because I wanted to speak to him again about an item.
I said it was the tall guy with ginger hair, I was told "well thats offensive"
I don't find it offensive at all, in work I'm often described as the ginger one with glasses. It's a matter of fact and I have no issues with it. "
As there are few people with red hair it's an easy way of describing someone you're looking for. Although, we could say red hair instead of ginger.
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"I think like everything it depends on the intent.
If it's used in a derogatory way or as an insult then of of course its unacceptable.
If its used as a descriptive way then I think its fine.
I was in a shop once and was trying to describe the shop assistant that had served me the day before because I wanted to speak to him again about an item.
I said it was the tall guy with ginger hair, I was told "well thats offensive"
I don't find it offensive at all, in work I'm often described as the ginger one with glasses. It's a matter of fact and I have no issues with it.
As there are few people with red hair it's an easy way of describing someone you're looking for. Although, we could say red hair instead of ginger.
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See it depends my ginger son doesn't like being called a redhead, his logic is that he doesn't use a red crayon to colour his hair in pictures. And he kind of has a point |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I think like everything it depends on the intent.
If it's used in a derogatory way or as an insult then of of course its unacceptable.
If its used as a descriptive way then I think its fine.
I was in a shop once and was trying to describe the shop assistant that had served me the day before because I wanted to speak to him again about an item.
I said it was the tall guy with ginger hair, I was told "well thats offensive"
I don't find it offensive at all, in work I'm often described as the ginger one with glasses. It's a matter of fact and I have no issues with it.
As there are few people with red hair it's an easy way of describing someone you're looking for. Although, we could say red hair instead of ginger.
See it depends my ginger son doesn't like being called a redhead, his logic is that he doesn't use a red crayon to colour his hair in pictures. And he kind of has a point "
Does he use an orange crayon? Thinking about this it seems odd that 'ginger' is used as ginger (the spice) is not red or orange. |
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"I am part ginger (facial hair but not head, weird), I am smitten by redheads and madly in love with one.
Any term used as an insult is an insult and ginger has been used too much for that purpose. I tend to use redhead and stick to ginger as an adjective and avoid using it as a noun."
One of my sons has red beard, dark head. I think its part genes and dna that dose that. It gets redder as it gets longer, or in summe, really quite red. |
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"I am part ginger (facial hair but not head, weird), I am smitten by redheads and madly in love with one.
Any term used as an insult is an insult and ginger has been used too much for that purpose. I tend to use redhead and stick to ginger as an adjective and avoid using it as a noun.
One of my sons has red beard, dark head. I think its part genes and dna that dose that. It gets redder as it gets longer, or in summe, really quite red. "
I'm blonde, now grey/silver (shade changes depending on amount of sun) but my stubble is a mix of blonde/brown/red. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Why do we call people ginger at all?
Ginger is beige?? 
Anyway, I digress.
It's a colour of hair, nothing more nothing less. I don't agree with all the 'passionate ginger haired people'. I mean, what the hell is in a hair colour that makes you change how you behave sexually??
Everyone can be passionate about something and their hair colour has sod all to do with it!
Why not start saying all blondes are dumb? All brunettes are boring??
Let's just try and see someone for who they are instead of how they look  |
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Ginge is endearing, it was a nickname used for friends.
If you say ginger with a French twang then it becomes less insulting.
Why is the word ginger deemed insulting anyway? |
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"Why do we call people ginger at all?
Ginger is beige??
Anyway, I digress.
It's a colour of hair, nothing more nothing less. I don't agree with all the 'passionate ginger haired people'. I mean, what the hell is in a hair colour that makes you change how you behave sexually??
Everyone can be passionate about something and their hair colour has sod all to do with it!
Why not start saying all blondes are dumb? All brunettes are boring??
Let's just try and see someone for who they are instead of how they look "
Culture. I agree with what you say but it takes a long time for culture to shift and cultural baggage to change. And people may not realise how much the culture they grow up in affects their thoughts, language and behaviour. |
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"Back when I was at school being ginger was seen as a bad thing and I don’t know why?
And there are even jokes about being ginger etc.
I really love a sexy ginger and hear they are very passionate lovers and fiery etc.
What are your thoughts on gingers?"
Op your post is well intented but then you go and fall into the trap of stereotyping people with this hair colour
Can't you see how wrong that is?
It's a bit like the office scene where Brent tries to justify his black man's cock joke on the grounds that it's "a compliment".
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"I think like everything it depends on the intent.
If it's used in a derogatory way or as an insult then of of course its unacceptable.
If its used as a descriptive way then I think its fine.
I was in a shop once and was trying to describe the shop assistant that had served me the day before because I wanted to speak to him again about an item.
I said it was the tall guy with ginger hair, I was told "well thats offensive"
I don't find it offensive at all, in work I'm often described as the ginger one with glasses. It's a matter of fact and I have no issues with it.
As there are few people with red hair it's an easy way of describing someone you're looking for. Although, we could say red hair instead of ginger.
See it depends my ginger son doesn't like being called a redhead, his logic is that he doesn't use a red crayon to colour his hair in pictures. And he kind of has a point
Does he use an orange crayon? Thinking about this it seems odd that 'ginger' is used as ginger (the spice) is not red or orange."
He does use an orange crayon as did I when I was little. It's the closest colour we have. I read somewhere it's because things cooked with ginger such as gingerbread has a reddish hue to them. |
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"I think like everything it depends on the intent.
If it's used in a derogatory way or as an insult then of of course its unacceptable.
If its used as a descriptive way then I think its fine.
I was in a shop once and was trying to describe the shop assistant that had served me the day before because I wanted to speak to him again about an item.
I said it was the tall guy with ginger hair, I was told "well thats offensive"
I don't find it offensive at all, in work I'm often described as the ginger one with glasses. It's a matter of fact and I have no issues with it.
As there are few people with red hair it's an easy way of describing someone you're looking for. Although, we could say red hair instead of ginger.
See it depends my ginger son doesn't like being called a redhead, his logic is that he doesn't use a red crayon to colour his hair in pictures. And he kind of has a point
Does he use an orange crayon? Thinking about this it seems odd that 'ginger' is used as ginger (the spice) is not red or orange.
He does use an orange crayon as did I when I was little. It's the closest colour we have. I read somewhere it's because things cooked with ginger such as gingerbread has a reddish hue to them."
Or that ginger is 'fiery' and that is how redheads are stereotyped. |
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"I think like everything it depends on the intent.
If it's used in a derogatory way or as an insult then of of course its unacceptable.
If its used as a descriptive way then I think its fine.
I was in a shop once and was trying to describe the shop assistant that had served me the day before because I wanted to speak to him again about an item.
I said it was the tall guy with ginger hair, I was told "well thats offensive"
I don't find it offensive at all, in work I'm often described as the ginger one with glasses. It's a matter of fact and I have no issues with it.
As there are few people with red hair it's an easy way of describing someone you're looking for. Although, we could say red hair instead of ginger.
See it depends my ginger son doesn't like being called a redhead, his logic is that he doesn't use a red crayon to colour his hair in pictures. And he kind of has a point
Does he use an orange crayon? Thinking about this it seems odd that 'ginger' is used as ginger (the spice) is not red or orange.
He does use an orange crayon as did I when I was little. It's the closest colour we have. I read somewhere it's because things cooked with ginger such as gingerbread has a reddish hue to them.
Or that ginger is 'fiery' and that is how redheads are stereotyped."
Maybe, that also makes sense with the stereotype. Only thing I know is that I'm significantly more laid back than my blonde sister. |
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"Why do we call people ginger at all?
Ginger is beige??
Anyway, I digress.
It's a colour of hair, nothing more nothing less. I don't agree with all the 'passionate ginger haired people'. I mean, what the hell is in a hair colour that makes you change how you behave sexually??
Everyone can be passionate about something and their hair colour has sod all to do with it!
Why not start saying all blondes are dumb? All brunettes are boring??
Let's just try and see someone for who they are instead of how they look "
Totally agree. It's one of those things that gets said so often peyote believe it and then with the help of a massive dose of confirmation bias, find evidence to support their belief. Its a bit like that nonsense belief that everything from crimes to A and E visits peak with a full moon
As soon as we start grouping people by anything other than their behavoir we begin to objectify them and that never ends well.
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By *ad NannaWoman
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"I think like everything it depends on the intent.
If it's used in a derogatory way or as an insult then of of course its unacceptable.
If its used as a descriptive way then I think its fine.
I was in a shop once and was trying to describe the shop assistant that had served me the day before because I wanted to speak to him again about an item.
I said it was the tall guy with ginger hair, I was told "well thats offensive"
I don't find it offensive at all, in work I'm often described as the ginger one with glasses. It's a matter of fact and I have no issues with it.
As there are few people with red hair it's an easy way of describing someone you're looking for. Although, we could say red hair instead of ginger.
See it depends my ginger son doesn't like being called a redhead, his logic is that he doesn't use a red crayon to colour his hair in pictures. And he kind of has a point "
Technically, ginger hair is orange, not red.
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"Why do we call people ginger at all?
Ginger is beige??
Anyway, I digress.
It's a colour of hair, nothing more nothing less. I don't agree with all the 'passionate ginger haired people'. I mean, what the hell is in a hair colour that makes you change how you behave sexually??
Everyone can be passionate about something and their hair colour has sod all to do with it!
Why not start saying all blondes are dumb? All brunettes are boring??
Let's just try and see someone for who they are instead of how they look
Totally agree. It's one of those things that gets said so often peyote believe it and then with the help of a massive dose of confirmation bias, find evidence to support their belief. Its a bit like that nonsense belief that everything from crimes to A and E visits peak with a full moon
As soon as we start grouping people by anything other than their behavoir we begin to objectify them and that never ends well.
Mr"
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"I am part ginger (facial hair but not head, weird), I am smitten by redheads and madly in love with one.
Any term used as an insult is an insult and ginger has been used too much for that purpose. I tend to use redhead and stick to ginger as an adjective and avoid using it as a noun.
One of my sons has red beard, dark head. I think its part genes and dna that dose that. It gets redder as it gets longer, or in summe, really quite red. "
Mine used to do that too, now it’s just grey... |
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"Back when I was at school being ginger was seen as a bad thing and I don’t know why?
And there are even jokes about being ginger etc.
I really love a sexy ginger and hear they are very passionate lovers and fiery etc.
What are your thoughts on gingers?"
It’s funny coz calling someone a ginger isn’t offensive, it’s a fact.
But saying someone had attributes based on their hair colour. That could be offensive. Change “ginger” for a race/religion. Sounds pretty offensive doesn’t it?
Maybe judge people on their character, not their physical attributes |
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"I am part ginger (facial hair but not head, weird), I am smitten by redheads and madly in love with one.
Any term used as an insult is an insult and ginger has been used too much for that purpose. I tend to use redhead and stick to ginger as an adjective and avoid using it as a noun.
One of my sons has red beard, dark head. I think its part genes and dna that dose that. It gets redder as it gets longer, or in summe, really quite red.
Mine used to do that too, now it’s just grey... "
I have started the journey to white and grey, it will happen to the rest of my face soon enough I presume |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I think like everything it depends on the intent.
If it's used in a derogatory way or as an insult then of of course its unacceptable.
If its used as a descriptive way then I think its fine.
I was in a shop once and was trying to describe the shop assistant that had served me the day before because I wanted to speak to him again about an item.
I said it was the tall guy with ginger hair, I was told "well thats offensive"
I don't find it offensive at all, in work I'm often described as the ginger one with glasses. It's a matter of fact and I have no issues with it.
As there are few people with red hair it's an easy way of describing someone you're looking for. Although, we could say red hair instead of ginger.
See it depends my ginger son doesn't like being called a redhead, his logic is that he doesn't use a red crayon to colour his hair in pictures. And he kind of has a point
Technically, ginger hair is orange, not red.
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There didn't used to be a word for orange, so orange things were called red, hence robin red breast and red head.
The colour orange was named after the fruit as it was introduced into Europe. |
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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago
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It's situational.
Some people will find it offensive, some won't.
I have family and friends who have red hair. Some of them dislike being called ginger, some of them embrace the word and could not care less what you said.
Will I go around walking up to everyperson with red head to call them ginger? Of course not, because I just don't know how they feel about it.
But also for those that do find it an insult, accept that not all do so just because you do. It use as a word is not always intended to be used as an insult, in some context and intents it may be a term of endearment or whatever.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Of course it’s an insult if it’s used in a derogatory way.
Not sure how hair colour makes you more passionate though! "
You can’t argue with science, those are just facts. |
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"I used to get stick for having ginger hair when I was a kid, it changed to brown and now greying. However I do get stick now for having ginger in my beard, it is all good natured ribbing though.
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Whoever would do that to you  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Big fan of red headed ladies here.
Afraid my only link to red hairs is this one rogue red hair in my beard, grows twice as quick as all the others too, no idea why |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My niece has waist length naturally curly ginger hair, she is stunning and I'm jealous. I love it. She shrugs off the negativity because she knows people pay a fortune to have curly hair like hers
My hair is reddish brown, boring lol |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Blondes may have more fun, but redheads do it better.  and yes, the carpet matches the drapes.
Proof?
Unfortunately, I'll have to get back to you. I'm completely clean shaven at the moment. "
I’m a patient person, I can wait |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Blondes may have more fun, but redheads do it better. and yes, the carpet matches the drapes.
Proof?
Unfortunately, I'll have to get back to you. I'm completely clean shaven at the moment. "
Happy to exchange each other’s proof of carpet matching the drapes soon |
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Hated it as a kid, used to get picked on quite a bit for being ginger.
As i've got older i have come to realise they are just jealous
Now with a hint of grey it doesn't bother me, do like a sexy female ginger tho |
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By *edheadjMan
over a year ago
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Don't mind it at all. Had kids at school make fun a little, but when I made jokes about it myself and they realised it didn't effect me, they stopped.
Over the years I've come to love my hair colour. Just wish I didn't have to apply suncream at the slightest hint of a sunny door |
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