AIBU to be so offended by this?

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This article as been in several newspapers today
Ross Wajtknecht, 11 who was described as a 'Ginger Kid' on a receipt given to him at Domino's Pizza
A RED-haired boy burst into tears when hurtful Domino?s Pizza workers called him Ginger Kid on his receipt.

Ross Wajgtknecht, 11, has endured bullying because of his hair and is horrified that staff at the fast food chain also poked fun at him.

He was at the takeaway with two pals and they all gave their full names when they ordered.

When they collected their pizzas, his friends had their first names on their receipts ? but Ross couldn?t believe his eyes when he saw what was on his.

He said: ?I was really sad. I get bullied at school about my hair but you don?t expect it from an adult. I couldn?t stop thinking about it and brought the packet home because I wanted to show my mum.?

Furious mum Evette, 43, said: ?He is usually quite a strong and confident lad who doesn?t let comments upset him but reading that has really knocked him.? Ross? dad, Andrew, 45, called the Domino?s blunder ?totally disgusting?.

The builder added: ?You would not describe someone by the colour of their skin or by calling them fat so why is it OK to call Ross ginger? I think they picked on him because he is just a lad and they knew he wouldn?t defend himself. It is prejudice.

?They offered him a free pizza but the damage has been done and he doesn?t want to go back in case it happens again.?

Ross, of Peasedown, Somerset, bought the pizza from the Domino?s branch in nearby Midsomer Norton.

Manager Pat Bennet said: ?It was for the benefit of the person who took the order. It wasn?t meant to cause offence.

?I have apologised to the family over the phone and the member of staff concerned has written an apology to the boy. We will ensure nothing like this happens again.?

But Ross? family are demanding a full apology from Domino?s head office.

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I was very offended by this so was DH who as ginger hair and so does our DH
Whats your views?

I think that the problem is that ginger is often used as an insult.

I went to a posh restaurant once and when the waiter was taking the drinks orders I noticed he was writing a description of each of us next to the drinks - presumably so he could deliver the drinks swishly without having to ask whose was whose. He wrote 'pregnant lady' next to me - I couldn't make out the others but I remember thinking that he would have to be careful what he wrote and who got hold of his pad as things like 'fat man' or 'old woman' wouldn't go down too well!

That lynx advert that says 'always the best man' is funny actually because I read somewhere that red-heads are the most likely of all the hair colours to marry and reproduce.