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"Ginger boys are just ugly"

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CrumpetHead · 30/10/2015 22:17

Just wanted to rant Angry

Had 32wk consultant appointment today, sat in tiny waiting room with about 15 other people all crammed in and there's two women sat opposite DP and I chatting to each other, conversation goes something like "have you ever thought that your baby could be ginger" "oh god no don't say that, I wouldn't mind so much if it was a girl but ginger boys are just ugly, yuk"

DP was sat next to me and could hear the whole thing, he is ginger and so is our 14 month old DS. How rude can you get?!
DP wears a cap constantly when he's out because he got teased in school about it.

What difference does it make what colour hair you have? It's just a colour the same as brown, blonde, black are colours! Thinking about it now it's really making my blood boil and if I could turn back time I wish I'd have said something to them instead of staying quiet because I didn't want to cause an argument.
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gingerdad · 30/10/2015 22:29

You'll never guess my hair colour.

MaisieDotes · 30/10/2015 22:26

I have a 14 month old ginger DS too OP

I am also ginger. I think ginger-bashing is the sign of a very insecure person.

Happfeet2911 · 30/10/2015 22:26

Auburn is one thing, white skin and carrot is not good, sorry!

WorraLiberty · 30/10/2015 22:26

They sound like a pair of twats

But realistically what could you have said to them though?

There are plenty of people (normally not on Mumsnet though) who despise ginger hair, so you were best off just rolling your eyes and filing them under W for Wankers.

ShamelessBreadAddict · 30/10/2015 22:25

not that I'm biased being ginger myself or anything

ShamelessBreadAddict · 30/10/2015 22:24

Yanbu. How rude and stupid. I know loads of hot gingers!

Shakey15000 · 30/10/2015 22:23

Pfft, ginger men are sexy as hell and my DH isn't even ginger Grin

OMGBabyNo3 · 30/10/2015 22:22

Husband ginger, both sons ginger. Eldest DS modelled for several years. Bet they're all better looking than the idiots that said that...

ThirtyFivePounds · 30/10/2015 22:22

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Needle · 30/10/2015 22:21

Jeez, YANBU, that's flipping horrible, if they'd replaced "ginger" with "black", they wouldn't have dared to say that.
I'm the same, I always wish retrospectively that I'd spoken up but keep quiet at the time. I hope your DP wasn't too upset by the conversation.

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 30/10/2015 22:21

You did the right thing by not getting into a possibly heated debate with a couple of stupid arses.

Ignore them. You know they wer e talking like twats

SurlyCue · 30/10/2015 22:20

Well they are clearly thick as champ because i have met some of the most adorable little boys who have variations of ginger and red hair. Really beautiful children. And i've had some gorgeous ginger boyfriends too. Ignore them. Theyre stupid idiots.

MajesticWhine · 30/10/2015 22:19

YANBU. Pathetic people. (I love ginger men)

G1veMeStrength · 30/10/2015 22:19

People are twats unfortunately.

Fwiw around half my family has red/ginger hair and no one has ever been teased about it. I don't think it is 'a thing' for kids these days like it used to be.

PacificDogwod · 30/10/2015 22:18
Shock

Rude and ignorant. And wrong Grin
Red hair in all its incarnations is gorgeous.

Idiots indeed.