Poop Man Bob Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Carrot-Tops: Being Red Not So Easy In The British Isles, Some Redheads Feel Discriminated Against July 29, 2007 — Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman and Marcia Cross all have one thing in common. Besides being successful actresses, the three ladies are all redheads. Some call them carrot-tops, copper-colored or believe stereotypes about feisty personalities. But in at least one country, being a redhead isn't so easy. The British Isles feature more redheads than anywhere else on earth. But some people who have the genetic trait said they feel discriminated against. "It's horrible," one woman said. "I mean, I love redheads. But people are quite anti-them." In England, the flame-haired are called "ginger" or "ginge." Photographer Charlotte Rushton said people often yell at her in the street and she often feels like part of a minority. "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down," Rushton said. The nation that gave the world Ginger Spice, the Duchess of York and Lily Cole may be ginger-phobic. And it is not a joke. One British family of redheads, the Chapmans, told the British media it was driven from its home by abuse including anti-redhead grafitti, vandalism and physical assaults. Even Prince Harry has said he was bullied at school because of his hair. Apparently, his army buddies called him the ginger bullet magnet and his girlfriend calls him the big ginger. "Somebody with ginger hair will stand out from the crowd." said Louise Burfitt-Dons of the group Act Against Bullying. Waitress Sarah Primmer just sued her boss for sexist and "ginger" abuse and won $35,000 compensation. "When you get older, you don't expect people to say things about the color. It's not nice," she said. Even TV comedian Catherine Tate highlights such absurdity with a fictional refuge for abused gingers on "The Catherine Tate Show." "We have all sorts of gingers here: Gingers in denial, confused gingers even militant gingers," she joked on her show. Rushton said when redheads see one another, there often is a sense of camaraderie. "Redheads walk along the street and we nod or wink or smile at each other," she said. Rushton has photographed red heads for an as-yet unpublished book, "Ginger Nuts: A Celebration of Carrot Tops." "It's a glorious color," she said. "It's amazing. Nature produced this color." Link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 SPITFIRES IN THE NEWS!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MountHolyoke Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Yo, did you read that article in the news last week about the British family that has had to move several times because their three Ginger kids continue to be bullied and robbed by the other kids in the neighborhood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o.O Almost Free Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 One British family of redheads, the Chapmans, told the British media it was driven from its home by abuse including anti-redhead grafitti, vandalism and physical assaults. hahaha word Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 carrot top is HILARIOUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Feast Island Man Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 carrot top is HILARIOUS lol like w0rd. l0l Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullnbones Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I did the no pants dance with a ginger once. It was awesome. However I was obviously mega worried that even though it was impossible, I might somehow end up with a ginger kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARRERO BEAST Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCN2yRB0-8Q&mode=related&search= EWWW SICK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I will go to England right now wearing nothing but an american flag and fight every faggot i see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Feast Island Man Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 you'll get jihadded the fuck up by the massive muslim community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Thats true. But I roll deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango 24 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 matt damon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colt45oe800 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Spitfire I'm on your team. Lets punch some limey bastards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Wait wait, I am English and I don't hate 'gingers' (pronounced with a hard G at the beginning and a soft G in the middle as in "gingham"). Or at least not ginger girls, yeah, hot ginger girls are hot, the rest are the worst. In fact, fuck gingers, except hot ginger girls. Wait, have I made that point yet? Hot ginger girls = OK the rest of the gingers = bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGOE1 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I will go to England right now wearing nothing but an american flag and fight every faggot i see. we dont want the others thinking that america is full of ginger people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Some1 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCN2yRB0-8Q&mode=related&search= EWWW SICK yo fucked up did you get permission from Spitfire to post his default myspace pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rental Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 kermit says its not easy being green either. even in the new hp book, jk rowling makes several cracks at gingers. i laughed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sleeping Pills Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 AYE SPITFIRE I GOT YO BACK SON! i'm holding a 9mm in my hand righ now. let's go kill some ginger haters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CALIgula Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 wasnt there a thread about how buff carrot top was back in the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARRERO BEAST Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCN2yRB0-8Q GINGERS HAVE NO SOUL^^^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeedependency Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Prince Harry wasn't helping the ginger cause when he thought it would be cool to sport Nazi gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 i'll take on the role of 12 oz ginger representative. RED ON THE HEAD, FIRE IN THE BED. that article is great. i hated being a redhead when i was little. now i could give a fuck. broads don't mind it, and its certainly never affected my employment. i'd laugh my ass off if it did. word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 even in the new hp book, jk rowling makes several cracks at gingers. i laughed. Yeh what was up with that. the book is full of sexual innuendos too. she's on a preverect trip or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shitting Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I thought redheads were universally teased... ..in Australia we call them 'rangas' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAJ Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 i'll take on the role of 12 oz ginger representative. Positions been taken buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Positions been taken buddy. you can represent the broads, i'll represent the men. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat ralphy Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 maybe this will change some minds.....if not who cares...brits are fuckin limey cunt bastards to begin with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VAJ Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 you can represent the broads, i'll represent the men. I'm far from ginger. I'm like the exact opposite. I was talking about spitfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Aw man, son of a bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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