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Whats wrong with ginger?!!

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Question - (30 August 2006) 84 Answers - (Newest, 25 May 2008)
A female , anonymous writes:

Hi, I dont understand, my boy mate has ginger hair and he finds it really dificult to get girlfriends. but I dont understand it, I have been out with ginger boys, I love ginger hair :D so why wont other girls go out with ginger haired boys???

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (25 May 2008):

Ginger boys are the sexiest trust me ive been out with one omg he was like so buff its hard to imagine so sexi it is unbelivable! i just wanted to stroke his hair like all the time like all of his hair lol like everywhere hehehe perhaps its less of a like or dislike of ginger hair but more a fascination/hang up if you will. xx

Gingers go In fact ive got a right mind to ask my current bf to go ginger love it hehehe

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (20 May 2008):

Woohoo im ginger i get bullied at school for having ginger hair but i dont care .. im proud to have this coloour hair

woop :P

Go gingers bby :D

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (28 April 2008):

I LOVE GINGER GUYS!!

I'm 1 16-year-old girl, but I can't get a BF...i'm blonde but I guess it's my face that scares people.

ANWAYS... ginger guys are the best (Y)

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (23 April 2008):

Hi my names Emma..

And there are some shallow people out there who dont like the ginger haired variety. However i have a secret (not so secret now) liking for ginger men. I love all kinds off ginger hair. Sometimes in fact i look at brunette or blond haired men and think there not attractive but if they were ginger... maybe , just maybe.

Tell your ginger friend to get in touch :)

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (12 April 2008):

I think ginger is the best hair colour ever :-) I have black hair but i think that ginger hair ROCKS :D x JKD x

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (29 March 2008):

Hi,In my opinion you have made a valid point.However ginger aren't real people... They will undoubhtably be extinct in the next 13-14 years

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (28 March 2008):

yeah i agree with you iim ginger and i have had 2 girls in the past month weird

but there are some people making a treaty to sign to ban gingers from living!(or something like that)

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (16 January 2008):

i don't get it ginger is ok but i think its the stero type [soz can't spell] and i am blonde so i am ment 2 be a slut which i am not

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (11 January 2008):

Hi

I'm a ginger hair addict.

Copper, auburn, red, strawberry blond and any other kind of ginger. I love how it comes packaged with really dark brown eyes and freckles or blue eyes and pale skin. and Im really in heaven when I see a guy with ginger or blond eyelashes.

I'm now in my 40's and 75% of my boyfreinds have been ginger, although admittedly the current one isn't!

I think the less woman there are to fancy ginger haired people the more there are for me! Hehe.

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (11 January 2008):

okay, so im 15 years old. and untill i was 13 i had ginger hair. but then you know the whole teenage angst stage. lol. i rebelled agaist my parents and died my hair black and have been for 2 years now. and im sick of it. so im getting my hair stripped and going back to my natural colour. i love gingers. i love the skin complextion i got frm my red hair to except i burn really easily. i love frecles. :p

ruby-tuesday

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (3 January 2008):

Whoever has a problem with ginger and/or red hair is just plain outright stupid, first of all!

Second of all, there is absolutely nothing wrong with either color. I find redheads/ gingers to be quite attractive. Sadly, there aren't that many redheaded/ ginger-haired guys where I live. :( Anybody who is dumb enough to make fun of somebody's hair color [or just somebody else in general] is quite stupid!

If your friend has a nice personality, then he shouldn't have a hard time finding a GF. The girls he's looking at are shallow bitches if they hate him because of one difference. If he doesn't, than maybe the problem isn't on his head, but in his head. I'm sure he's probably a nice guy though. Tell him that I wish him the best of luck!

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (15 December 2007):

I'm a 17 years old red haired man,i have pale skin but not so much as the average "ginger",i have only a few small frakels(english is my second language,sorry for the typo) and strawberry blond hair.My looks are absolute,meaning women love

it or hate it,i consider myself good looking,and i would like to say to the op,looks have very little to do with your trouble in your love live,from your post i would say you have a problem with self confidence/esteem,woman sense that from a mile a way,accept yourself for who you are,try to improve your

skills and apply them accordingly to each situation and your self esteem will go up,and all will be well,i wish you luck.

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (13 December 2007):

okay people, im not ginger, im brunette, but im stickin up for all the gingers in the world!

im 14 and ive dated 2 gingers in my short life time, and ive only regretted one! and that wasnt because of his hair colour either, it was his personality.

bein ginger dusnt bother me or a lot of girls i know in the slightest! i dont see the hair, i see the inside because that's what it's all about isnt it?

"dont judge a book by its cover"

so i think every single 'gingerist' person in the whole entire planet should shut up, wake up, and get out of their dream world because its not what is on the outside that counts!

K33P YUR H3ADS UP HiGH GiNG3RS!

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (27 November 2007):

im a full blooded ginger (not strawberry blonde). of course i get stick sometimes for being ginger but the best thing is to laugh it off.

gingers of course have a more fiery attitude and tend to show their anger in more ways then anything but as everyone says we come from the celts, and thats our fiery gene.

some women think that gingers are totally seperate species however we're not, we're the same, we're more endangered than others, and more attractive (underneath the covers in the movies).

my understanding of being of being ginger is grow a bushy beard, have a good tempement, always enjoy ur local ale (celts), be good at sport (professional athlete - croquet champion, 5 years in a row, oh i forgot, doubles champion this year). social life is hanging in there but love lads nights out (not gay).

Oh my friend says hi ladies

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (25 November 2007):

Hey I am 15 and I'm a sort of emo I gues. I like the way I dress (black) but the only anoying thing is my ginger hair. I'd really like black hair, but I can't dye my hair coz it's ginger. it dosn't really sute me, and yes, boys get turned of becouse of my hair. But I actually like ginger hair. I think it really suits some people, so don't get unconfident! Live your life no matter what haircolore! ;)

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (13 November 2007):

THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH GINGER PEOPLE THEIR GREAT.i am 12 years old and have ginger hair ive really never had any trouble with getting boyfriends and not one of them has been ginger(not by choice)but now in secondary school 'my hair has took a turn for the worst' i am bullied at least once every day. i feel quite sad that ginger people get alot of stick for their hair. some people are quite shaliow and will turn you down for you hair(male or female)but their just not worth the time.lets face it there are alot of not so good looking people out there but its the personality that matters and if you go for the personality you will be the one who ends up with the most dates in the end!!!

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (6 November 2007):

Hi, my names Sarah, and I'm addicted to Gingers...

I started liking gingers when I was about 13 and quickly got addicted. Since then I've always been really attracted to the red haired ones...Really I am it is bad...my last boyfriend of 2 years was ginger. I'm going casual with a new ginger at the moment but also flirt with another ginger...

And that's my story...and I am never going to consider going cold turkey ;)

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (6 November 2007):

I am 14 years old. Throughout my life i have been bullied for having ginger hair - mainly from guys. Shallow minded? I guess so, but i have learnt to live with it. For a while ive been depressed, i never seem to be very happy. There is a girl who likes me, and at one time i dated her - but it felt like she was embarassed to be with me. Maybe im just paranoid? Maybe i coulden't beleive that a girl that is geniuinely good looking could fall for me. I, personally, would never dye my hair though. At the end of the day it is what i have - i'm not going to change it, even if i have to stay isolated and alone for the rest of my life. I am not overweight and freckly as many ginger haired people are - i am skinny and quite short. Probz a bit smaller than the average 14 year old male. Either way puberty really dosent help either...lol.

All i can say is that it's easier when you don't actively try to find a girlfriend, when in my situation. If you are actively looking for a gf - your actively looking for dis appointment. I have grown to come to terms with that. Granted, there may be certain individuals out there who love ginger hair, i have grown to hate it - simply because its the way it is viewed by society. I am sure many people will slander me for my "emo" views on life. But guess what, you can't be emo without black hair (y) - one less insult. Horray.

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (24 October 2007):

I'm 17 years old and have ginger hair.

All through school, i had no problems whatsoever, i was rather popular and everyoen liekd talking to me. I've had girlfriends who are really good-looking. i think its because since i was little, i've always been confident and not bothered what people think. I recently grew my hair longish and have styled regularly and all my mates want my hair. Most people think about gingers has really spotty, fat, full of freckles and very pale. Thats not like me at all, i'm not that pale, don't have many freckles, yes a few teenage spots here and there but nothing serious and cause of all the sports i do, i like to think i have a great body :P girls love my 6-pack :P

Anyways to the point, theres nothing wrong with being ginger, just don't let it botehr you if someone 'calls' you ginger, there basically stating what you have, they might aswell be saying you have a nose :S lol

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (24 October 2007):

i was bullied at school as i had ginger hair, it ruined my confidence. But at the end of Year 10, i, had a boost of confidence as you say, and i got much more confident. it isnt that bad now, but i still hate the memories of being in year 7. I get respect now, forgiven but not forgotten

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (19 October 2007):

I actually have ginger hair and I find it really hard to get boyfriends but I when I am interested in someone I seem to put myself off about the hair. Personally I don't have a problem with it but I don't know why people do?

I used to get teased at secondary school and it really got me down because I had spots and big boobs so I used to have a big thing about my body and used to envy girls who were pretty AND had a good body

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (11 October 2007):

Gingers are the sexiest creatures.... totally commendable ;)

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (10 October 2007):

Im 19 and have ginger hair. I have been dyeing it for the past 3 years to brown. Yes u may say im not true to my colour but it really is absoultely frikkin amazin at how ppl change their views on u. I went from not havin a gf and being insecure to having a very good looking gf with bags of confidence. Still i get asked out by women when im out. I agree with people who say its all about confidence, it really is.

Im a little over 6ft, and slim, now if ur tellin me a 5 ft 6 darker haired man is better looking, u can think again, its all to do with society. U can get arrested for calling somebody a "nigger" (im not racist im just clearly stating) but its perfectly ok to call somebody "a ginger ****, its pathetic, ill end up goin bak 2 my natural colour at some point, just wish society wasnt so pathetic!

Half the girls who take the piss clearly aint seen a mirror before, id rather be ginger then, small and fat and with a shit sense of humour

Take care chaps

xxx

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (28 September 2007):

Im Ginger and happy...

Red hair is most commonly found at the western fringes of Europe. It is associated with those in Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, and less so in England. This matches the movement of the Brython tribe (native Britons, also known as Celts or Picts) as they were pushed out of England and into the Celtic regions by the Roman conquest of Britain.

The United Kingdom is the country with the highest proportion of redheads in the world as 13 percent of the population has red hair and approximately 40 percent carries the recessive redhead gene [5]. Ireland has the second highest number of redheads worldwide; as many as 10 percent of the Irish population have ginger, auburn (red-brown) or strawberry blond hair.[6] It is thought that up to 35 percent of the Irish population carries the recessive redhead gene. Red hair reaches frequencies of up to 10 percent in Wales.[7] In England, the county of Cornwall and the far north, near the Scottish border, also have significant proportions of redheads.

In the United States, anywhere from two to six percent of the population is estimated to have red hair.[2] This would seemingly give the U.S. the largest population of redheads in the world, at 6 to 18 million, compared to approximately 650,000 in Scotland and 420,000 in Ireland.

Red hair appears amongst Ashkenazi Jews.

Red or reddish-tinged hair is also found in other European populations particularly in the Nordic and Baltic countries as well as parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Northern Spain, Italy, Germany, Russia and Southeastern Europe.

The Berber and Kabylie populations of northern Algeria and Morocco have occasional redheads.[8]

In Asia, darker or mixed tinges of red hair can be found sporadically from Northern India, Iran and Pakistan, and in rare instances in Japan[9] and the South Pacific. Red hair can be found amongst those of Iranian descent, such as the Pashtuns....

We are every where :o)

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (25 September 2007):

So here's the thing.... I love ginger hair... ginger men with big shoulders and ginger beards are the ultimate in my opinion. No I don't have ginger hair, I'm a brunette, but I can't seem to get enough of the ginge.

Red heads produce different pheromones from your normal blondes and brunettes, this is why some people really like them and others tend not to. It's all in the chemistry! Any ladies who turn their noses up at red headed guys... well I don't mind, it leaves all the more for me :D

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (10 September 2007):

I just think that a lot of people in this life just wanna look the same and conform to the "norm" you know? I think that it is very shallow and kind of spiteful if a girl thinks going out with a ginger guy is a no no. You go out with somebody for who they are, not just how they look any way. My brother is ginger and has had a lot of stick for his hair, but he is such a nice guy who everyone gets a long with and that's the most important thing. I honestly wish ther wasn't such a stigma attached to red hair in the UK...it's totally wrong and makes a lot of red heads insecure when they shouldn't be cos they as just the same as everyone else! it's just cos people in general find it hard to adapt to something "different" so they choose to make fun of it instead....all you redheads out there, you are beautiful! xxx

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (27 August 2007):

HHHHHHHHHMMMMMMM how can i add to this epilogue of answers and if so does anyone still read this taboo question board.

Oh well anyways im a ginger , GWA ( Ginger With Attitude ), Carrot top well not so much im strawberry blonde honest. The point is hair is hair man you carn't change it unless you dye it or cut it ( well maybe u can ) but it depends on the personality and the individual. In my experience at school i took some flack being ginger but hey now i joke along with them its not a illness its who you are. Ok ill shut up in a min but the point is if your ginger that doesnt matter what does is if you take pride in yourself and your personality. Women won't be attracted to someone who just doesn't care about himself or his appearence no matter what your hair colour so just keep trying not everyone is going to find you attractive i dont care who you are or how much you fit in so keep trying if that fails call girls are pretty cheap nowadays. PEACE

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A male reader, jm81690 Canada +, writes (22 August 2007):

jm81690 agony auntit is true gingers get a raw deal. being a ginger male i noticed alot of girls get turned off by them, but eff them, if theyre that shallow about a hair color than they arn't worth bothering with.

atm i got a beautiful girl who loves ginger, which i never thought would happen, your friend just needs to wait it out.

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (10 August 2007):

Hey Everyone, I am a 21 year old ginger male. Its true that gingers do get a lot of stick, but as a ginger I just ignore it or laugh. Some girls dont like gingers, but many do. I have a gf and she is stunning, one of the best looking girls at uni, it has alot to do with confidence (Dont let the man let u down). Be proud.

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (4 July 2007):

can see why a ginger person would not go into the big brother house would get to much stick and people would get away it,, but would not get away with calling other peolpe names who are a bit different they would be taken of the show

it would be good to see a person taken of the show for calling someone ginger names and saying its not correct to call these names

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A reader, anonymous, writes (2 July 2007):

I think it is stupid prejudice why people hate ginger hair, and I just cant understand it. People make out like its only in UK ginger is a stigma and I htought it was too, but then I lived with met an American girl who was ginger, she died her hair to hide it, and used to lie and say she didnt. So I think there is ginger prejudice in the States too.

In UK inner cities alot of the white men who date black women are ginger, and my friend said that was becuase their hair colour is a bit of a taboo.

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (1 July 2007):

first i must say its bad we are talking about this about red haired people we should have moved on.. we dont look at black people in that way as we used to years ago.. being black today looks good..if you go to a night club a black man has better chance meeting a girl than a ginger man.. i have seen it for myself.. when going to met girls in a night club i am not bad looking but have red hair never used to meet girls but couple of years ago i started to wet and jell me hair to make it look darker and alway go to the toilet to wet it more.. my results meeting girls went up 100% but when meeeting them on the date they used to look at my hair or say i did to know you had red hair and never see them agian...

ps i am still single had a few long term girls friends but you have to forget you have red hair and then you feel better about your self and will start meeting girls

pps we are like the modern black people

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (20 June 2007):

I'm a female ginger teen... already I've built up a thick skin because of all the stick I've got for being ginger, and I don't understand it. My brother and sister (both blondes) always used to tease me about it, and I thought it was just a sibling thing until going to school. That's when I realised it's really not... it's quite wide-spread, sadly.

One of my friends (male), is a serious gingerphobe, though admittedly, all the gingers he's known have been nasty to him - with the exception of myself. He now likes me, and has conceded to me (I say with pride) that it wasn't the fault of the 'gingerness', so obviously, I don't think there's anything wrong with gingers - and this proves it.

In my experience with dating, however, I've noticed my hair colour does have an odd effect. Either guys love it, or they hate it, and unfortunately, it's almost always the former. However, I'm proud to be ginger, and I'd suggest to your friend that he not worry about it at all - the person he does find that doesn't judge him on his hair colour (Please GOD let there be people like that, haha) is one to keep.

Rae xxx

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (11 June 2007):

i love gingers i realy do..i find their hair so sexy..i think it comes down to what you prefere ..and i realy love ginger hair but thats just me a few of my friends find it funny but im not botherd ..they have all something they like thats what i might not like in a man

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (10 June 2007):

I am a 28 yr old male ginger and i have faced much harassment because of it. My neighbours kids used to call me a "red headed monster" and i was in many fights as a kid. I recently lost many friends and a job because of being a Ginger. I could never prove it but i think that is the reason. Now i try to be more reserved and logical to try to keep my Gingerism at bay. Some women do like ginger men you just have to keep looking.

Be Still, Be Empty

Follow the Way

Red Archon

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (4 June 2007):

Hi, interesting thread... i am white, green eyed redhead but not from UK - but recently moved here for work. There does seem to be a weird thing here about redheads/gingers to a degree that I have not seen elsewhere. My take on the dating thing is its personality etc... and the red hair is an excuse either that or could be insecure because of it and is showing. Although just like there are people that won't date Asians, or Blacks/whites that won't date the other there are others that won't date redheads. Personally never really had a problem with with relationships. I used to be a bit insecure and get teased at school but now am proud of the fact i don't look like a lot of the population.

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A male reader, akbar32 Canada +, writes (3 June 2007):

This is the strangest thing about Britain. I cannot for the life of me see what difference the hair colour has to do with anything. Is it because the "ginger" hair colour comes out of the viking bloodline that raped and pillaged their way across the UK? A belated getting back at the despoilers of the nation perhaps? I was totally shocked when I heard that redheads were discriminated against in the UK but that must be on the wain surely by now.

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (25 May 2007):

I like your question, it is 100% true, whats wrong with ginger its a great colour. my friend hated her ginger hair and died it brown! But i told her there was nothing wrong!

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (24 May 2007):

There is nothing wrong with being ginger, I am 21 and 100% ginger. I used to have insecurities about my hair because people took the p*ss at school but now it doesn't matter. The main reason people with ginger hair feel isolated and like they cant get a girlfriend is because that it what society has told them when they were young!!

Since leaving school I have no problems getting a girl, the thing that holds most 'gingers' back is their lack of confidence and insecurity. At the end of the day confidence is attractive.. if you are confident about who you are then it doesnt matter what colour your hair is. Unless you are genuinely a knob, but it doesnt matter what colour your hair is then!!

Positive mental attitude

Chris

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A female reader, anonymous, writes (20 May 2007):

why are people so bothered about ginger hair?

its no diiferent to any other hair colour so why are people isolated and bullied for being ginger! my boyfriend is ginger and i love him sooo much! im ginger too and i think its great. people are so nasty puuting others down for their hair colour.

ITS SO STUPID!

tell ur mate to just be himrself, never change for anyone and if they don't like it tell him to tell them to f**k off!

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (16 May 2007):

At looking a lot of (recent) responses and actualyl discussing society, I have to say with a lot of people (and yes, I was born and bread red, which has given me the ultimate unluckiness with other members in soceity. (Please rememberm this is my view on the issue, I don't represent any one elses views in any form or matter)

I am probably not the only one, but it is made worse in some individuals, that some conditions within the particular individual, like myself, actually make the situation far worse and society often has difficulties coping with this, which leads to further individual isolation. (For me, have been considered to have/actually have (delete as appropiate) Aspergers Syndrome, a communication disorder in a nutshell.)

So, individuals may feel isolated, bullied, harrased or even depressed in modern society, because the individuals wishes to appear and intergrate normally within society, is often ignored. I am now 21, only had 2 previous relationships, both scumbled to the rocks quite quickly, one a lot less than the other. However, both have one thing in common. The fact that both girls actually approached myself to begin with, rather than the other way round, which I thought was rather odd. And, to make matters worse, what about those that don't drink, smoke or take drugs? (Yep, I am one)

Even though (yes, guys, there is luck, even for a college student that doesn't even have a proper job!) I have been approached by a few in life, 3 girls in total, 2 I haven't really felt that atracted to. One I wished to say no to begin with, but felt rather sensitive for her feelings and that I was in a very difficult position to begin with, the other I wish to know more about, even though my eyes on others, which are around my height. However, I have concluded that life at the moment, at this time, or until such time exists when soceity does bother to change, it would not be a good idea to look for a partner as I can gaurentee that I would end up with someone totally undesirable, either both or either physically or mentally.

The next problem, is that every girl I have approached, the answer has been a flat no, from day one, which is fine for most, but 2 have created adverse effects for myself, both I ended up on the NHS, with mental health issues, relating to the condition I have or have been considered with. I won't repeat their names here, both don't know this yet, either.

And if everyone else thinks that I don't get heckled with my hair, then you are wrong, I have been, several time, shallow members of society taking the mick out of my hair for their own fun and enjoyment, which is often short lived anyway, because the gaurenteed respose they will get, is virtually nothing anyway, which is really the only reasonable way to deal with it.

Oh yes, and I find it far easier to get on with mature women, than those of my age group or younger, men are a completely different question altogeher however, friends with them, tends to be far and few between, but it all depends on our definition of relationships, some think that friends are often people that are at arms length, others think that those that relate to them, are far more closer, therefore, they have fewer friends in their lifetime, than those who hang around with many.

I thought this would interest many readers, even though it is late (thanks to Google!)

The "Wessex_Electric_Nutter" and all shortented (logically) variants of that nickname (which is a Googlable nickname, don't be supprised where I am usually found! :) ), from way down south of the UK

BTW, for those wondering what I look like, well, I am 6ft 2in heigh, quite thin for a bloke IMHO, with ginger (copper shade?) hair.

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (12 May 2007):

well im ginger, and if anyone has seen the bbc 3 documentry "f*** off im ginger" it highlights the stigma related to red heads...especially blokes. girls get the whole fiery exciting/adventurous sort of comments (although im not saying red headed women dont get stick), but blokes get seen as if they are diseased or something. i havent travelled abroad as of yet, so cannot comment too much here but the bbc program i mentioned earlier seemed to highlight the fact that this "ginger phobia" is mainly in the uk. Other blokes take the mick as if having ginger hair is a weakness, whilst women (although i appreciate not some) dont even give red headed blokes a second look. I believe that in the uk, there is a very copycat culture were if you're not with in crowd, your nobody i.e. if you dont have the right clothes/attitudes/hair etc and dont act like everyone else, you get targeted for abuse. So whilst some women may be physically attracted to a red headed man, they are more worried about what their peers/friends will think of them and so stay well clear.

anywho, at school i used to think it was me (as a whole person) that caused the difficulty in the girlfriend situation but i now realise its not me but the people who dont like ginger hair for the simple reason its ginger. People seem to be very ignorant and narrowminded nowadays (shallow is the word that comes to mind). If people dont like me cause i have red hair, thats their problem and their loss.

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (9 May 2007):

I'm ginger and i don't mind people calling me ginger pubes because they are just jealous deep down. I think that your friend should just ignor the plastics or shallow ones because they are not worth even looking at.

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A male reader, anonymous, writes (9 May 2007):

I'm 13 and i live in the uk. I have ginger hair and i like it. Its just the fact that (not to offend anyone) all of the asians at my school bully me for it and i'm starting to hate the colour of my hair. I think that its unfair that asians can get away with descriminating gingers while ginger people can't say anything back to them. Being "Gingerist" should be put under a form of "racism" because it is literally the same thing as beating someone up because of their skin colour. Another thing that is really p****** (i dont swear) me off about my hair is girls.. Its always the same thing! "Sorry but your ginger" and "No way ginge". There are no ginger girls at my school and not a single decent non-shallow person. I don't get why people are so shallow! I better stop writing this now because its getting me wound up about my hair colour. lol. Maybe theres a sight that hooks gingers up lol. (I'm not desperate) lol. :D

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