Do you get angry when called a ginger?
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I'd be more confused than anything, having dark brown hair and all.
But if I was ginger, I doubt I'd be offended by someone pointing out the obvious.
But if I was ginger, I doubt I'd be offended by someone pointing out the obvious.
I have ginger hair (enough to call it at least slightly ginger), and no. I don't feel angry or anything when called that. Why should I? It's true.
I also don't really understand how it's an insult for one thing, or why people have such a hate, real or not, for gingers for another.
I also don't really understand how it's an insult for one thing, or why people have such a hate, real or not, for gingers for another.
Man, I had no idea that this was a real insult until the South Park episode came out and then I started hearing from my Brit friends about how 'ginger' was an insult. So weird!
Here in Ireland gingers are really common, so I never really get teased about it, I've never had anyone seriously try and offend me by using "ginger" as an insult. I would probably get annoyed if someone decided to use it as a serious insult, but not by much.
I've got brown hair and I've never called a redhead a ginger. Oh, your hair is different. Big whoop. Just another excuse to bully someone that I've never really understood. Of course, it could be used as a term of endearment but what do I know?
I don't think people call red heads 'ginger' with genuine hate- they more like to take the piss and be jokey with it I feel. Plus Ginger girls are now considered hot here in England, so it doesn't really matter to me anymore 
I think, if I still had my natural hair colour (ginger), and someone called me that then I'd not be fussed. After being bullied for it in my younger years I've kind of become immune to it.
I think, if I still had my natural hair colour (ginger), and someone called me that then I'd not be fussed. After being bullied for it in my younger years I've kind of become immune to it.
I don't get what the name implies. "Oh you have red hair, and some freckles, so you suck!" ...thanks for describing my appearance.
Not like the name has any meaning besides that.
Not like the name has any meaning besides that.
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Seriously, if thats the best 'insult' someone can come up with, you can tear them apart for their 'creativity' or for being 'observant'.... Although I did get called a goldfish at a swimming pool once... I shook their hand because I'd never heard it before. They were unsuprisingly quite shocked.
I'm constantly being called soulless & I just find it funny.
I can honestly say that I would be a very, VERY, different person if I didn't have ginger hair.
Seriously, if thats the best 'insult' someone can come up with, you can tear them apart for their 'creativity' or for being 'observant'.... Although I did get called a goldfish at a swimming pool once... I shook their hand because I'd never heard it before. They were unsuprisingly quite shocked.
I'm constantly being called soulless & I just find it funny.
I can honestly say that I would be a very, VERY, different person if I didn't have ginger hair.
It has only happened to me once in my life. It did sort of shock me to be called a Ginger, but after I got over the initial shock I was basically ambivilent to it.
After seeing the south park episode I became instantly proud. Better red than dead, amirite?
After seeing the south park episode I became instantly proud. Better red than dead, amirite?
I'm not a ginger, but I know a girl who is one, and I constantly rag on her for being ginger. She's pretty much embraced the whole thing though, even the part about gingers having no souls. Because you know they don't.
What's that? People have already made that South Park reference you say? Too bad.
Also, might I add that calling someone a ginger isn't like calling someone the n-word or anything. It's just a description, like blond, or brunette. So there's no reason to get mad if you're called what you provably are.
What's that? People have already made that South Park reference you say? Too bad.
Also, might I add that calling someone a ginger isn't like calling someone the n-word or anything. It's just a description, like blond, or brunette. So there's no reason to get mad if you're called what you provably are.