SiSiSi Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I was at school in the 70s and don't ever remember ginger kids being ridiculed. When did it start and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biotechpete Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 There was certainly a large amount of it at my school in the mid '90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiSiSi Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 Believe me there were plenty of them, but they weren't picked on in the way ginger kids are these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimay Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I was at school in the 1960's and 70's. The worst thing I was ever called was 'carrot top'. Ginger hair wasn't a thing of shame. Whenever I visit Sheffield I always notice how many more ginger haired people there are compared to down here. As the ginger gene is recessive I wonder if it's dying out thus making ginger haired people more rare and therefore a target for ridiucle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I was at school in the 70s and don't ever remember ginger kids being ridiculed. When did it start and why? About 1995 because of Chris Evans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Star Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I was at school in the 70s and don't ever remember ginger kids being ridiculed. When did it start and why? Gingers were targetted in the 70's in Nottingham... It's probably due to celts being seen as ginger, and they were the first to feel racism from brits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smack Jack Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Whenever it started one thing is for sure, it wasn't soon enough....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesmarie Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Whenever it started one thing is for sure, it wasn't soon enough....... ?Do you know, people with ginger hair, suffer awful name calling, and are often singled out and bullied. My son was born 1981, and when he was starting school, we nicknamed him, ginners, so he wouldn't feel as hurt with name calling. What ever colour is given before B-----D, is racist, but not to police, only Black B can be named as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Erikson Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Don't think there is such a thing as gingerism. Even my spell checker doesn't believe it exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank ryan Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 In Norman england after Strongbow's (the war lord not the cider) invasion of Ireland - the population were described as primitive and ungodly (christianity was introduced to ireland much earlier than the Saxons took it on in reality) The Irish were described as red headed, long haired and bearded - which was intended to display their barbarity. personally, I think red hair and lard white skin is incredibly attractive on a lass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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