"Ginger boys are just ugly"

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Just wanted to rant

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.
Idiots

In the US otoh, being Irish is considered something to be congratulated about. There is a corresponding lack of anti-red sentiment. It would be interesting to see if redheads are treated badly in the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.

Oh hello flowersandshit, how lovely to see you again- I have two beautiful ginger dc who I bf IN PUBLIC - how do you like THAT?!

Well I'm climbing over several thousand non-ginger blokes to get to the divine Damien, so it think we can safely say the stupid woman is wrong.

Plus I personally would love to have been born with red hair.

I'm ginger and my daughers are ginger. Although I've never encountered any teasing or bullying I was pleased that sons got the mousy brown hair. I do feel that gingers can look pasty but as women we can use makeup to look less...ethereal. (My eyes look like wee holes in the snow withouht mascara)

I find it that people are just so bizarrely rude. I had never even noticed before that Harry has red hair, a friend and one of her ds's also have red hair and it didn't register with me until she pointed it out. I would just love luscious thick hair whatever the colour

Surely the only possible negative is the annual sun cream bill?

If some twat wants to bully you they can always find something regardless of hair colour etc.

Both myself and my DS have auburn/strawberry blonde hair. People love to reassure me that we're not really ginger.

The thing is OP, if you're still here, is to try and make sure your son doesn't become ashamed or his hair like his own father is.

At school people attempted to pick in me for my hair colour, but I didn't give a shit, so it didn't work . I hope you're able to give your children a similar type of confidence to know idiots for what the are.

Love ginger. Particularly with pale Celtic skin. This anti-ginge thing is British, weird, and aesthetically wrong IMHO. I find ignorance like this regarding any aspect of personal appearance quite sinister and disturbing actually.

Also, gingies can wear blues, greens, purples etc and look almost breathtakingly stunning, in a way that is almost impossible to replicate in blondes and brunettes.

Just my opinion.

Ginger is gorgeous. I work with a girl who has the most gorgeous ginger hair, nearly all my exs have been ginger and handsome

It's a shame anyone thinks that way

Lots adamant that anti-ginger comments aren't racist... Legally they're right, but surely having a prejudice against someone because of their hair colour is hardly different from having a prejudice based on skin colour. They are equally wrong, it's just that skin colour has (rightly) been made socially unacceptable as racism.

But actually, ginger hair is a racial characteristic (eg Celts) so I think there's a good case for recognising this as racist too.

My eldest son has the most gorgeous fiery red hair and green eyes. He hated his hair colour when younger and was bullied for it. I told him these brainless nomarks were just jealous because they looked ordinary. Hes never had any problems getting girlfriends because hes a lovely handsome man. It helped with the bullies that he grew into a 6ft 3 strapping lad though!

I have had so many men fall at my feet and the one thing they all had in common was the reason why and that because of my long flowing ginger locks. Both my ex and my husband said the first thing they noticed about me was my hair and how they fell for me just on that alone. My brother is exactly the same he has women chuck themselves at him because of his gorgeous ginger hair. Unfortunately neither of us have ginger haired kids which is really sad, my son was born a deep auburn but it went bright blonde after 6 months. I still love him though
I absolutely love my hair and ginger hair in general it's so vibrant and I especially love men with long ginger hair

Can't believe we are on page 9 of this thread and no one (unless i have missed it) has mentioned Max Martini.

My DH and both DS are different shades of ginger and gorgeous. None of them were teased in school any more than any other child. Kids will always fined something in others to take the piss at. Having been bullied in school myself I armed by sons with comebacks and techniques to (hopefully) avoid being bullied themselves.

DH is going grey in a very sexy way. He is just sort of fading from ginger to grey all over. Unlike his mates who have patches of grey and look like bashers ;)

Flaming spellchecker. Badgers

Next time this happens, have some sexy Ron Weasley photos ready to show them how desirable ginger men are.

(Yes, there is a BIG Ron Weasley fan base....)

I think it is racist. Red hair tends to originate from certain northern European areas, so is predominantly a racial characteristic. I'll admit that until a few years ago, I couldn't see myself with a man with red hair, but then one day I suddenly 'got it', and now I definitely would.

My DS has the most beautiful ginger hair & skin so white it's like alabaster.
At 17 he's growing his hair shoulder length.
He's swopped 6th form college because he was bullied dreadfully at his last one for being ginger, (& he's 6 ft 3").
I know I'm his Mum, but I think he's gorgeous!

I think red hair is common enough in English people for it to be difficult to argue that people who are anti-red hair are anti-scot or anti-Irish.

Some people just aren't very bright. For a long time it was fine to victimise anyone on the basis of difference. Now that so many other groups are no longer legitimate, some people cling on to the idea that a redhead can still be a target for abuse.

Mother and son. They seem to have done all right in spite of their red hair.

Kristofer Hivju from Game of Thrones fame in the UK.

Ok who left the gate open on the twat farm again?

Ummmm... Tom Hiddleston anyone?!

DH is ginger. I think hes super hot.

I saw Damien Lewis on my way to work one morning (I do work in the Wedt End). I walked around the corner and we almost crashed into each other. I didn't say anything just looked into his eye and we both smiled. Let's say I wish that happened everyday. So the woman was wrong as well as rude OP.

www.google.co.uk/search?q=tom+Hiddleston+ginger&client=ms-android-samsung&prmd=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAWoVChMIhunDt6XsyAIVye4aCh15vwOR&biw=320&bih=452

drool

I fancied him as Loki and then realised he was actually ginger and he shot to the top of The List. DSis reckons he looks too much like DH though and so she can't approve

My DS is ginger and he is incredibly handsome! absolutely no bias here at all

My DD1 is blonde, my DD2 is ginger. I was a bit surprised when DD1 was born but she has redeemed herself by marrying a ginger man!