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What do we think of ‘gingerism’?

137 replies

Nikee20 · 31/05/2024 23:29

It’s annoying me!
Why is okay to be not okay with gingers?
Today a colleague said ‘I have a new grandchild, but they’re ginger…for now . But the sun might bleach it.’

Is this okay to say ‘shut the F up’ or -

YABU - this is fine, be quiet

YANBU - this is shit

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MBappse · 31/05/2024 23:47

IMO it used to be a thing and isn't so much any more. Not with kids anyway. They dont even comment any more. Things have definitely moved in the right direction.

Cabinet1278 · 31/05/2024 23:44

As an adult I get far more compliments now as a ginger than a child, although I do take the mic out of myself sometimes. Is it even a thing with children anymore? I’ve just heard about hairlines for some reason!

Seaitoverthere · 31/05/2024 23:41

It passes me off no end and in my experience over the past 50 plus years there are fair number of people who do it.

DeltaAlphaDelta79 · 31/05/2024 23:41

I have ginger hair. Couldn't give two fucks tbh 🤷‍♂️

Swiftea · 31/05/2024 23:40

waltzingparrot · 31/05/2024 23:34

I think it's ok to not like ginger hair.

Obviously, it's not ok to not like the child because they have ginger hair.

Is it OK to dislike a skin colour too? FFS.

ErrolTheDragon · 31/05/2024 23:39
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XenoBitch · 31/05/2024 23:37

YANBU
I love ginger hair.
I have seen the comedian Alasdair Beckett-King a couple of times, and he has the most glorious ginger mane.

Ivalueloyaltyaboveallelse · 31/05/2024 23:37

Not acceptable.

TwattyMcFuckFace · 31/05/2024 23:35

It's rude and unacceptable.

But some people are weird about hair colour. There's a thread about ginger hair every couple of months on MN, and you'll often see posters OTT gushing about how they were 'bitterly disappointed' their child wasn't born with ginger hair, and how 'utterly beautiful' it is etc, and how dull and boring brown hair is.

It's just hair colour, there are far more important things in life to worry about.

waltzingparrot · 31/05/2024 23:34

I think it's ok to not like ginger hair.

Obviously, it's not ok to not like the child because they have ginger hair.

BIWI · 31/05/2024 23:31

Of course it's not acceptable!

PickAChew · 31/05/2024 23:30

It's just bloody rude.