Some posts on social media noted that redheads can often be bullied at school for their rarer hair coloring — and that the offer may ostracize the community further.
Worse, it discriminates against people of other colors.
Note: I have white hair now, tinted slightly blonde, but my original natural hair color is red, as described here (with old photo of me).
ADDED: I think redheads are actually in the least danger from the extreme heat. We know we need to stay out of the sunlight — either by keeping inside or by always looking for the shade or choosing twilight or nighttimes for outdoor things. I make a point of getting out before sunrise, and during the day, if I take a walk, it's in the woods. If I go downtown, I pick the shady side of the street. By avoiding the sun for the sake of my skin, I am always finding the coolest places outside. Some people are sun-lovers. They gravitate toward sunny places. They want exposure. That puts them in the hottest places.
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Maybe that's the problem with Prince Harry - too much time in the sun!
The Case of the Red-headed League of Movie Viewers.
"Maybe that's the problem with Prince Harry - too much time in the sun!"
If you are a redhead, you spend LESS time in the sun!
Redheads are special and subject to Gingervitus (the lack of a soul), so said South Park:
https://southpark.fandom.com/wiki/Ginger_Kids
This episode led to actual violence against redheads in schools...humans are stupid...
Having had 17 +/- basal cell surgeries, I can attest to the harm of the sun's rays. My simple solution is to buy sunblock in 55 gallon drums (I exaggerate ever so slightly).
I dunno. I live on the "Suncoast" of Florida. It's always hot, bright, and intensely UV-ish here. We live in it, thrive in it, figure out how much and when to get our dose of it. Britain, from what I've read, has been around for a very long time. I'm sure there have been other days, other times when it was freakin' hot. And most of those days and times were before the invention of AC. I wonder how they managed to make it to modern times?
It's summer. It's hot sometimes. Deal with it. Find the shade. Go out or don't go out. Do what you can manage. And, maybe it's time Britain discovered the joys of AC all around. We find it very helpful here in the tropics. But I'll do my part to help. I'm not going to use straws any longer.
BTW- I've always had a thing for redheads. And I know I'm not alone. I think redheaded women, at least, have a singular place in the minds of many men. Redheaded men might be a different case.
Never thought of it, makes sense. I'm afraid gilbar is going to get riled up talking of gingers.
sounds like a marketing ploy
Come in! and SEE THE GINGERS!! Look!!! Laugh!! Leer!!!
’If you are a redhead, you spend LESS time in the sun!’
I’m one of the lucky redheads who tans with ease and rarely burns. I’m also lucky that my red hair at birth soon turned to white, then blonde, and then brownish.
p.s. congrats on being a Ginger, Althouse - wouldn’t have guessed that one.
"If you are a redhead, you spend LESS time in the sun!"
That would be the smart approach ...
I no longer have red hair, but per my husband I will always be a redhead.
My son is a redhead- his wife has Iranian ancestry.
He always says they’re a biracial couple.
I read a book called The Virgin Blue.
Not good to be a redhead in that century in France.
“Maybe that's the problem with Prince Harry - too much time in the sun!”
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Well, Harry’s state of mind can definitely be summed up in the expression “Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun”…
I have made an unofficial study of redheaded women my entire life.
I heartily approve.
Carry on...
Btw, why aren't they called brunetteheads and blondeheads?
Staying out of the sun is nice if you can do it but sometimes there is no choice. I'm often kidded about wearing long sleeves on a hot day. My choices are either be hot or be sunburned. I know which one lasts longer.
I didn't know you are originally a redhead! Ha, that's great!
You'd think Britain would protect their English Roses. They're as fair-complected as any ginger and much more highly prized.
Why are they conflating heat with sun exposure? Gingers are even more at risk at elevation where it is cooler than sea level. How about sunscreen and sleeves I see on the golf course now days?
I always try to walk on the sunny side of the street. And stay out of the shady parts of town.
"We know we need to stay out of the sunlight — either by keeping inside or by always looking for the shade or choosing twilight or nighttimes for outdoor things."
Is that why I am drawn to stargazing? I rarely use sun screen (hate the stuff) but I do stay in the shadows as much as possible. Rarely get sunburned now due to this behavior, but I had bad burns in my childhood.
As to bullying, the worst I remember is being called "carrot top". Unless children have gotten meaner, I suspect this is another victimhood canard foist on us by our liberal betters looking to police all human behavior.
Ginger Privilege !
It may be needed to combat Frecklism.
Umbrellas (the word derives from the Latin umbra, a shadow) were initially used to protect Egyptian upper-class women from being sunburned and looking like peasants. However, according to myth, the Chinese invented the first waterproof umbrella as protection from rain when they waxed and lacquered their paper parasols. (Some people would rather credit a nameless Chinaman for the invention of everything than admit they don't know jack.)
Everybody in Britain owns an umbrella, or so it seems. Let the redheads use umbrellas. It will be less traumatic than cowering in the cinema stalls watching Lightyear.
Redheads are (predominantly) white, so this is naturally considered racist. POCs must be included in any free shit. You should know that by now.
Damn, Ann, what a cutie you were! And a brainiac to boot!
Yes! I have red hair and have a lifetime of enjoying the sun without being burned. I like the sun. But maybe more precisely, I like to be sun adjacent. Like Anne, I am always maximizing my shade. My kids drive me bonkers with their non-redhead obliviousness to the sun and constant wondering why they are sunburned and/or over-heated.
"why aren't they called brunetteheads and blondeheads?"
Imagine if a theater said they were offering free tickets to the reds? The whole proletariat would show up! And it could start revolutionary fervor that the bourgeoisie would have to the suppress.
Ah! You’re a red head; that explains it.
"By avoiding the sun for the sake of my skin, I am always finding the coolest places outside."
Aren't those also the most mosquito rich environments? (asking from experience)
Redheads are bullied in the UK, often dismissively, as "gingers". (Interesting set of letters in that word.)
My wife got called Ann-Margret when she was younger. Yes, redheads are special.
"I think redheads are actually in the least danger from the extreme heat."
I don't think redheads are in any greater danger from extreme heat than anyone else. We're (yes, I'm a redhead) at greater danger of developing skin cancer from exposure to the sun. I've had two basal cancers surgically removed, one from the crown of my head and one from the side of my face near my ear. I've also gone through a few rounds over several years of applying 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) to my face. 5-FU is a topical ointment used to kill pre-skin cancers. (I need to find a good dermatologist in my new locale. In New York, I was seeing my dermatologist every six months for checkups.)
Blogger Nancy said...
I no longer have red hair, but per my husband I will always be a redhead.
I remember some one describing their husband or wife as a red head long after the hair was gray. Mental image. My oldest daughter has intensely red hair and no sign of gray at 55. My niece is also a red head. The only two in the family.
My mother loved the sun, which is why she never dyed her hair red.
medical science says 10-100 times more likely to get skin cancer if you're a Real Redhead. Something genetic - the red hair color is related to some lack of something which defends against skin cancer.
Better dye your hair blond for protection.
Dr K said..
some one describing their husband or wife as a red head long after the hair was gray
as Enigma said...
Redheads are special and subject to Gingervitus
The red hair is The Least of it, their brains don't work like ours.
Of course, The Absolute BEST is the woman that DYES her hair Red.. Because, she WANTS to be Evil
(You do NOT get to the top right hand corner of the hot/crazy matrix without dyed red hair)
My understanding is that red hair is caused by a recessive gene and that for person to have red hair means that both parents must have passed the recessive gene to their offspring. I have the gene - my hair is reddish brown and my beard was red when I was younger (mostly silver with shards of red now). A number of cousins on my father’s side were red heads. My father-in-law was called “Red” in his younger days for his red hair but I have only known him as balding with white hair of what is left. My mother-in-law has sisters with red hair. My oldest son has reddish hair and beard, which means both my wife (had light brown hair, now silver) and I have the recessive gene. The son’s fiancé has red hair in her immediate family so it is possible we mat have red haired grandchildren in the near future. Maybe Dr. K can elaborate if I am incorrect on the recessive gene part.
Ginger here. Just walked 3 miles in mid-90s heat. Didn't die.
This is a "See-- Green policy isn't all restrictions! Some folks get PRIVELEGES!" move, that seeks to simultaneously scare folks while showing an "upside."
I have red hair. It's among my many virtues and accomplishments. Some observations: The sexual mystique of red hair applies only to women. There is no great procreational advantage for men with red hair. Rather the opposite......If you work in an office or a job site with another red haired man, you will be mistaken for that man--frequently and by people who have known you both for awhile....I've had one episode of skin cancer, but I have been rickets free my entire life.
People of Lesser Melanin (POLM) including People of Red (POR), of course, but especially People of Albinism (POA) are at progressive risk from ultraviolet exposure. In some jurisdictions, they are classified as nonviable or consumable. Down syndrome, too.
"My understanding is that red hair is caused by a recessive gene and that for person to have red hair means that both parents must have passed the recessive gene to their offspring."
Yes, that's my understanding. Both my parents had dark — almost black — hair (and blue eyes).
My father had blond hair as a child, but it turned nearly black.
I was told I had black hair when I was a newborn — black hair with what they called a "halo" of blonde hair. No one took a picture of this phenomenon, but I've always taken their word for it. Baby hair tends to fall out and get replaced by other hair, and that's what happened to Baby Me.
Redheads, vampires, not much difference, really.
I saw a movie recently where the dumb hot guy calls the smart older woman a "human mummy" and then he was told at least twice that mummies ARE humans. (Cat mummies hardest hit.) And I also saw a reddit post asking if one death could produce both a ghost and a zombie from the same soul/corpse. The punchline has the ghost imploring the shambling zombie to stop being stop mindlessly seeking BRAAAAINZZZS, with "You were a lawyer, for goodness sake!"
Me, I'm a greying brunette with Slovak and Scotsh/Irish/Dutch ancestry. I've gotten blisters from sunburns on my frog-belly non-melanined skin.
About freaking time we redheads caught a break. (I'm pretty much a whitehead now, but back in the day it was a stunning shade of auburn, trust me).
Cookie--my sympathies on the flouraracil. that shit is no fun at all (but beats the alternative).
I love the sun but my skin doesn't. I am pretty sure I have financed the educations of at least one child of both my dermatologist and my plastic surgeon. But I tolerate heat a lot better than most people I know.
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