...Ginger hair.
Now, I'm not making light of this condition. She's had to suffer from a lot of during her life. The taunts of abuse from passers-by, the indication that she must remain indoors for fear of rapid skin burning... and most horrifically... the assumption that she HAS NO SOUL.
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| This is offensive... |
In fact, according to this website, even the term "ginger" is offensive. I, myself, find ginger people... AWESOME. Hence why I've allowed my best friend to tag along with me all these years... :P In fact, I remember in primary school, wanting to be ginger - they interest me.
Claims that she is "strawberry blonde," (made by her herself of course...), date back to year 7 of secondary school (and were met with looks of confusion... and disbelief). In fact, I'm almost certain she started the Strawberry Blonde vs. Ginger debate...
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| How can we expect red-heads to be strong, when they have Li-Lo for a role model...?! |
OK, in all seriousness, I do think the near-constant abuse she receives is a bit much. And this blog post's tone is mostly mocking her. But gingerism is very much alive in our society, and it seems to be one of the few remaining semi-accepted prejudices (i.e. ones that people still think they can get away with, because they're not being "seriously" prejudice... I'm sure they view racism in a completely different manner).
I mean, there was that story about a ginger family who had been "driven out of their home..." Is it all just harmless fun? Is it really right to mock someone for something they can't control, and if you were in the same position, would you want it to happen to you?
Despite this, my best friend takes the abuse with a smile on her face (probably because she knows she'd end up crying if she didn't...). And, in case you didn't realise, I myself am one of the perpetrators of the aforementioned taunting. It's a case of my own ignorance more than anything...
Rounding up, I'd like to pay a tribute to my best friend for being so awesome. This post is more about highlighting how strong my friend is, as opposed to highlighting her hair colour (if you'll pardon the pun...) Putting up with half the stuff she does would bring most people down to an emotional wreck.
She is solid, and I aspire to be her... (sans the ginger hair though... I'm happy being brunette :D) I love her.
"Born this way yeahhhh..."
'Is it really right to mock someone for something they can't control?'
ReplyDeleteUmmm no but I have control over my being ginger and I still get mocked but people think its ok! When I came to uni hardly anyone knew I wasnt actually ginger cos it suits me really well (if I may say so myself!) and tbf I reckon I was meant to be ginger all along =D Anyway, now that people sort of know the torrents of abuse just keep on coming! Not fair. But, I suppose when I decided to become ginger I knew I would get that. BUT its becoming a trend. Yes my friends, I have recently noticed the growing number of people dying their hair ginger. And I swear this was my doing, cos Im so awesome =p But in all seriousness, more and more people WANT to be ginger. So I would watch out haters, the race is growing =)
I really want to know who your are... :) You inspire me with your gung-ho attitude. I can only assume who this is, but if I'm right, your hair really DOES suit you... so much so that it surprises me to learn you dye it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, despite the tone of my blog, I really REALLY like ginger people. I think it's just... awesome to have something that is somewhat unique. And the "haters" better watch out if you're representational of ginger people. I applaud you :D xx
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