Are Ginger Kids Looked Down Upon In Your Contry?

[XtreO]

I saw ginger beer was mentioned in the straight edge thread, and that got me thinking:

Are ginger kids looked down upon / stigmatised / oppressed in your country of residence?

Where I come from, ginger kids are in a way looked down upon. We perhaps crack a jolly good joke at their expense every now and then, but nothing serious. Not even more than we joke with other subjects, when I reflect more on the subject. The South Park ginger episode is however an immortal classic in the narrow slice of society I experience.

In some places the same rule applies to gingers as to yellow cars: if you see one you may hit someone on the shoulder with considerable force, while exclaiming "GINGER!" or "YELLOW CAR!" depending on which of the two you see.

But still, does being a ginger does pose any difficulties in our society? Is kick a ginger day something the youth in your country practise with fierce vigour?

This thread is not meant to hurt anyone's feelings, I'm merely [bi]curious*.




*u see what i did thar??

[WalterBush]

No. On some women it's a highly sought-after trait in my neck of the woods.

And they're not referred to as "gingers" in the US, at least, not anywhere in it I've lived. Generally, we call them "redheads."

[T-Bird]

Hi.

As a matter of a fact, the said South Park episode was the first time that I realized that ginger kids are somethig that is ridiculed somewhere. Somehow it doesn't surprize me one bit that the "somewhere" seems to be US.

When I was a kid there was some "gingers", either full blown, or just with freckles. None were treated any differently than anyone else.

Regards
Sam

[baba]

No. America is full of very different looking people, especially on the coasts and in the cities.

[MatticusMania]

I used to be in a band with a ginger. He was from El Salvador but had curly red hair and freckles. There is a difference between redheads & gingers I believe. But no, they are not looked down upon here, as far as I know.

[MJ5150]

I went to school with a red headed girl for a couple years. We called her fire crotch.

-Mike

[Happynoj]

Ginger people get ripped to shreds in the UK.

[L-A]

Nope, not really. My brother cracks the occasional ginger joke, but then again, he picks on anything.

[popinfresh]

Bloody ranga's.

[TOOL460002]

my hair isnt really red, but my facial hair grows in very red for some reason. if i dont shave cars swerve at me. so: yes.

[XtreO]

For clearing up the ginger terminology used in my country:

Pure gingers, or just gingers, got red hair and frecles. There are two varieties of daywalkers; the regular and the seasonal. The regular only got red hair or a shade of red in their hair colour that might only be seen in bright light. The seasonal get red hair during the summer, when the light shines on the hair making it, for some reason beyond me, red and not blond.


And as a second addition; red beard is considered awesome.

[Din Of Win]

Thanks to South Park... everyone calls me a day walker... I have red hair, but no freckles.

I was teased in middle school... but not that bad. Everyone called me 'Pete" (From 'Pete and Pete'). I got called 'Ferguson' once or twice (from 'Clarissa Explains it All').


Now, i don't think i've been called a 'ginger' in a looong time.

I have dreadlocks, so the full 'gingerness' is a little reserved. My beard is red thogh.

Meh...

[Din Of Win]

Originally Posted by MJ5150

I went to school with a red headed girl for a couple years. We called her fire crotch.

-Mike

haha.. since i have red hair and i'm straight edge... my friends called me 'the firestorm' for a while...

[Balog]

I was not familiar with "ginger" as a slang term for people, so I looked it up. Apparently, it can mean either having red hair or being homosexual. Bit of a difference there, innit?

[XtreO]

Originally Posted by Din Of Win

I have dreadlocks, so the full 'gingerness' is a little reserved. My beard is red thogh.

Hardcore! One day, I hope I get a red beard. True story.

[5StringBlues]

Not really.When I was growing up(mid 70's) in the country (texas) there was always some guy they called Red or occasionally "Booger Red". (never understood that one...) People might have gotten picked on for freckles.

Originally Posted by XtreO

In some places the same rule applies to gingers as to yellow cars: if you see one you may hit someone on the shoulder with considerable force, while exclaiming "GINGER!" or "YELLOW CAR!" depending on which of the two you see.

This is a game we used to play called Slug Bug. Whenever you saw an oldstyle VW Beetle you'd punch someone and yell,"Slugbug yellow" or "Slugbug blue!" Etc.

No. On some women it's a highly sought-after trait in my neck of the woods.

+ a whole damn bunch. What's the old saying? "Red on the head,fire in teh ............

[Din Of Win]

Originally Posted by XtreO

Hardcore! One day, I hope I get a red beard. True story.

It makes a pirate themed halloween costume super easy.

[Din Of Win]

Oooooh i did forget...

The one that was tossed around a lot that was annoying was that phrase, "I'm gonna beat you like a redheaded step-son". When my mom re-married and i got a step-father i heard this so much.

I dunno... call me lame, but i don't see much humor in child abuse...

[Jools4001]

Originally Posted by Balog

I was not familiar with "ginger" as a slang term for people, so I looked it up. Apparently, it can mean either having red hair or being homosexual. Bit of a difference there, innit?

Comes from Cockney rhyming slang...Ginger Beer, Queer

[NoTalentHack]

I've never heard of the term "ginger" either (I don't watch South Park). But I never heard or saw anyone be treated poorly just because they have red hair and freckles.

My son has brownish hair but his beard grows in fire red and always grows longer on the corners of his chin than in the middle, forming sort of an inverted horns effect (he grows no cheek hair -gets that from me). It's pretty cool.