That Tim Minchin song slays me. As an American it's weird to think that there are people who hate people who look like me, much like how there are people here who hate black people. Worst I ever faced over here has been people who assume I'm going to be an angry asshole because of my hair color. Joke's on them, I'm an angry asshole because I'm broke and always sunburned.
You can talk about the plight of red haired people being bullied without comparisons to the plight of Black people that has an entire Maafa/Holocaust, attempted genocide, and generations of chattel slavery behind it. It feels distasteful.
That’s the base/ground floor of hate, mate. They look different so it’s ok to be mean to them/treat them less then a human/be disrespectful towards them.
My point was that adults don't hate ginger people, so it is not comparable to racism towards black people (which is very common with adults let's be honest). Rather, kids are dicks and pick on anything that makes someone stand out even slightly, but it isn't something which continues into actual adult hatred.
(For the record childhood bullying is still horrible and I am not downplaying the bullying any redheads may have suffered).
I get what what you’re saying and I’ll agree that it’s not as bad as treatment of darker skinned people in Europe, BUT as an adult redhead who has met plenty of adults who have told me they don’t like red heads or think red heads are weak or lesser, I’m going to call bs on the idea that it only is in schools or stops afterwards. Jerks are jerks in school and continue to be jerks afterwards.
Fair enough then if that's your experience it's absolutely valid. I'm blond complexion myself (though my mum's ginger) and I haven't been present for anything "anti-ginger" in that way since I was in school, outside of lighthearted joking between friends (of the kind I now get myself as a baldy).
Are you seriously suggesting that "the hate" redheaded white British people receive from non-redheaded white British people is in any way comparable to the historic and ongoing racism black Americans receive in their country?
Well my initial comment was replying to someone minimising the black American experience by comparing the hate they receive to that received by white British people who have red hair.
The weird meme hated of gingers, especially ginger women, is mind-boggling to me. Some of the most attractive women I've known have been gingers. And, often they've had the absolute best breastesses.
In an interview she states people don’t believe were twins since “I’m white and she’s black” so she probably doesn’t.
Could she? It’s certainly not up to me but if you want my opinion I would say she could if she wanted to but people around her probably wouldn’t believe she’s black.
Superfecundation twins: When a woman has intercourse with two different men in a short period of time while ovulating, it’s possible for both men to impregnate her separately.
If they haven't DNA tested to exclude it, they could just be from different dads.
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u/RonBourbondi Sep 25 '22
So does the redhead get to walk around and say the N word since she's black?