AIBU to want to kneecap people when they say "Oh, she will HATE it one day" when they are talking about DD's hair right in front of her?

[EmMcK]

DD has red ringlets. They are amazing. Below shoulder length, deep auburn with burnished lighter ones on top. We cannot leave the house without someone stopping to comment on them.
On the whole people are lovely, but a fair few also say "what amazing hair but she'll hate it one day won't she". I do rictus smile and say that I hope not/think not, but AIBU to want to whip out a softball bat and take out their knees* for making her question whether her hair, which is already a distinguishing factor, is also something to hate.
*Having never kneecapped anyone, I am also not sure that this is the correct technique.

Your hair is fabulous, Goodas, truly. I never understood that either - the bullying for having red hair, and then 10 years later, the bullies dyeing their hair the same colour!!

Gorgeous hair Goodas! I think the shorter style was a great move, looks so stylish but bet it's so much easier to manage.
Some people are just weird about anything that is less common.. well fuck 'em!

Gingerism is a thing and its serious. DS2 is ginger and gets negative comments from strangers in the street every time he leaves the house. He has been physically attacked on more than one occasion by people who follow up their jeering with a good kicking.

He gets approached a lot by people wanting him to do things because he is ginger , for example in Amsterdam he was followed and pestered by a hen party who had "find a ginger man and get him to carry the bride over a bridge" on their list of challenges. He was not happy at being pestered and they were VERY unhappy that he didn't want to do it. In the end he went along with it just to get them to leave him alone. Doesn't sound much like fun does it?

She has absolutely beautiful hair!

Don't ever, ever let her straighten or colour it, it'd be a crime!!!

God Carabos, that's horrible. What prats there can be. I hope your son has some great friends who adore him to balance out the idiots.

Your DD is super cute and her hair is really very lovely. :)

You look fantastic Goodas

Wow, she has amazing hair.

My 4 DC all have dark brown hair and dark brown eyes so I go a bit loopy over my beautiful nieces red ringlets and bright blue eyes. I'm allowed to though because I'm her favourite auntie . My niece is 15 and still loves her hair. She straightens it sometimes but likes it curly too. It's a truly lovely colour. She doesn't get teased about it but she is generally a confident girl who is confident about her looks.

Love love love that hair. Can't believe anyone would say anything negative about anything so absolutely gorgeous. Lucky her. People are beyond utterly ridiculous sometimes. Honestly, I love that hair so much. V jealous.

I get that this is a thread about hair colour, but the thread title triggered the image of the little boy who was kneecapped in Salford last week. There was a picture of him lying in his hospital bed with his bandaged-up knees