After decades of playground taunts, it seems redheads are finally rising to the fore. Prominent New Zealand redheads include author and broadcaster Peta Mathias, actress Geraldine Brophy, singer-songwriter Eva Prowse, Dominion Post editor Bernadette Courtney, and TV presenter Samantha Hayes and former presenter Maggie Barry.Source: The year of the redhead
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"Red hair is definitely in fashion right now," says New Zealand hairdresser Richard Kavanagh, who is working at Milan Fashion Week. A fortnight ago Kavanagh was working backstage at New York Fashion Week where redheaded models walked for Marc Jacobs, Diesel, Rag & Bone and Ralph Lauren. Kavanagh also worked on two fashion shoots "featuring gorgeous red-haired models".
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"Red hair is such a statement of personality and in today's fashion climate of anything goes, it's one of the few ways to maintain a degree of elegance and sophistication while still showing a lot of personality," Kavanagh says.
Friday, 25 February 2011
Red hair fast becoming the fashion statement of 2011
The Southland Times has an interesting piece taking a look at the rising popularity of red hair among celebrities, models and politicians.
Friday, 18 February 2011
Derogatory phrase 'ginga' used in mainstream press article
The slang phrase 'ginga' has been used in the opening paragraph of an article concerning Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.
How many Aussie gingas does it take to make history?Source: Aussie redheads call shots in NZ House
Friday, 11 February 2011
Recognising talent unacceptable when coming from a fellow red head
Recognising talent in another red head is "shameful" according to Belfast Telegraph pundit.
Wee Gordon Strachan continued his audition for the role [of Sky Sports News Presenter] during ITV’s coverage of the Southampton v Man Utd game.Source: Billy on the Box: Savage ready to step in for the cavemen
While he may not be sexist, racist, ageist or anything else, he shot himself in the foot with the worst case of pro-gingerism I’ve ever witnessed.
“The best English midfielder since I’ve started watching football,” Strachan said of Paul Scholes, and we nodded knowingly. Shameful.
Sunday, 14 March 2010
Little Red Heads Across America Book
A four-year book project by American Nicole Giladi has come to fruition with Little Red Heads Across America now on sale.
Nicole's red headed baby boy surprised her as she and her husband have brown hair. A little investigation uncovered red hair in both parent's relatives. This research of her family tree coupled with regular attention from people on the street spurred Nicole on to write a children's book.
Read reviews of the book at Little Red Heads Across America
Nicole's red headed baby boy surprised her as she and her husband have brown hair. A little investigation uncovered red hair in both parent's relatives. This research of her family tree coupled with regular attention from people on the street spurred Nicole on to write a children's book.
Read reviews of the book at Little Red Heads Across America
Scottish Weather favours Ginger Hair
The less-sunny climate of Scotland is suspected to have aided the proliferation of red heads in the region.
A genetics research student has suggested that the comparatively high number of ginger-haired people among the Scots and Irish may be due in part to crap weather.Source: Crap Scottish weather favours ginger hair
While 1-2 per cent of the European population are ginger, this is around eight per cent in Scotland and Ireland. One reason, speculates Emily Pritchard, is that ginger peoples' fair countenance is less of an evolutionary disadvantage in places where it's not likely to result in sunburn or skin cancer - "unhelpful characteristics in hunter-gatherer societies", the Times notes.
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Well that was interesting
It seems allowing two Gingerism.com readers free reign to post has resulted in self destruction of the blog. To remedy this I will be returning as the sole reporter for Gingerism.com. I will be posting new articles every Sunday.
Saturday, 23 January 2010
Gingerism.com, Racism and Violent Threats
I am writing to state that unless Madasa is removed from being able to post on gingerism.com I will no longer be posting on gingerism.com.
I support blogs as a platform for free speech, but I will not associate or affiliate myself with any level of racism. I personally and professionally as a teacher find racism to be reprehensible and outright ignorant.
Whether Madasa is mentally ill or not, racism is racism and I will not ignore it. I will do everything reasonable with in my power to undermine the authority of racist opinions or those who are racist and I will not be a part of any site that allows racism to be posted.
Additionally, I will also not tolerate threats of violence... nor will I support a site that allows threats of violence to happen without consequence.
Madasa has threatened me in comments, she should be removed from gingerism.com.
I am awaiting a decision from Kerion Waites the creator and admin person.
Thankyou.
I support blogs as a platform for free speech, but I will not associate or affiliate myself with any level of racism. I personally and professionally as a teacher find racism to be reprehensible and outright ignorant.
Whether Madasa is mentally ill or not, racism is racism and I will not ignore it. I will do everything reasonable with in my power to undermine the authority of racist opinions or those who are racist and I will not be a part of any site that allows racism to be posted.
Additionally, I will also not tolerate threats of violence... nor will I support a site that allows threats of violence to happen without consequence.
Madasa has threatened me in comments, she should be removed from gingerism.com.
I am awaiting a decision from Kerion Waites the creator and admin person.
Thankyou.
Monday, 18 January 2010
REDS & BLACKS PSYCHOLOGICALLY DIFFERENT?
Society views it as “Racist” and unacceptable to ridicule/make jokes about what they call the Black ‘minority’.
Anti-Racist purists say it is about ‘Race’ and not about colour and that is not true.
I can’t tell a Black American from a Black British from a Black African from a Black Canadian. I cannot identify their ‘Race’ but I can see their COLOUR at a glance and it is their COLOUR that gains the attention and ire of the ‘Racist’. The ‘Racist’ doesn’t care where the Black person comes from it is the fact that they are Black which sets them off.
If a ‘Racist’ says to a Black person in the UK “Why don’t you go home?” The chances are the Black person will say “I am home, I’m British, like you”
If that Black person is British and I am British then ‘Race’ is not the issue. COLOUR is what attracts the anger and hatred of the ‘Racist’.
So why is it unacceptable to offensively stereotype ‘name call’, abuse and ridicule the ‘massive’ Black ‘minority’ - yet totally acceptable to constantly, relentlessly, incessantly target the smallest, most highly visible minority of COLOUR in the UK with verbal abuse, ‘name calling’, stereotyping, ridicule and mockery.
There is much historical evidence to prove that the contempt of NATURAL redheads is deeply entrenched/ingrained in the British psyche.
How can a redhead like Paul MacInnes of the Guardian suggest that it is subversive to demand equality?. Demanding freedom from mental, emotional and psychological torment cannot be deemed subversive. He attributes the deaths of Kelsey Winter and Adam Bailey to ‘thin skin’. I find it difficult to understand redheads like him who happily conform even though it is clear their feeble acquiescence to the majorities abusive power and control is costing other redheads their sanity and even their lives.
Why do such redheads consider the pursuit of freedom and happiness should be the preserve of Blacks and that Reds are not entitled to demand EQUAL treatment and respect for those born RED as is afforded by society at large, by the law, to those born Black?
Only Blacks are allowed to be offended by stereotyping, 'name calling' & ridicule who are these 'Racists' who say Blacks are so different from Reds?
Anti-Racist purists say it is about ‘Race’ and not about colour and that is not true.
I can’t tell a Black American from a Black British from a Black African from a Black Canadian. I cannot identify their ‘Race’ but I can see their COLOUR at a glance and it is their COLOUR that gains the attention and ire of the ‘Racist’. The ‘Racist’ doesn’t care where the Black person comes from it is the fact that they are Black which sets them off.
If a ‘Racist’ says to a Black person in the UK “Why don’t you go home?” The chances are the Black person will say “I am home, I’m British, like you”
If that Black person is British and I am British then ‘Race’ is not the issue. COLOUR is what attracts the anger and hatred of the ‘Racist’.
So why is it unacceptable to offensively stereotype ‘name call’, abuse and ridicule the ‘massive’ Black ‘minority’ - yet totally acceptable to constantly, relentlessly, incessantly target the smallest, most highly visible minority of COLOUR in the UK with verbal abuse, ‘name calling’, stereotyping, ridicule and mockery.
There is much historical evidence to prove that the contempt of NATURAL redheads is deeply entrenched/ingrained in the British psyche.
How can a redhead like Paul MacInnes of the Guardian suggest that it is subversive to demand equality?. Demanding freedom from mental, emotional and psychological torment cannot be deemed subversive. He attributes the deaths of Kelsey Winter and Adam Bailey to ‘thin skin’. I find it difficult to understand redheads like him who happily conform even though it is clear their feeble acquiescence to the majorities abusive power and control is costing other redheads their sanity and even their lives.
Why do such redheads consider the pursuit of freedom and happiness should be the preserve of Blacks and that Reds are not entitled to demand EQUAL treatment and respect for those born RED as is afforded by society at large, by the law, to those born Black?
Only Blacks are allowed to be offended by stereotyping, 'name calling' & ridicule who are these 'Racists' who say Blacks are so different from Reds?
Saturday, 16 January 2010
BBC Apology for Dr Who Is A Disgrace... CONTINUED...
BBC Apology For Dr Who Is A Disgrace
Click the Headline Above To Read the original 'Post' and its 'Comments'...
I have complained to the BBC about their apology.
I am a little disgusted that the apology is not appropriately worded. The word 'ginger' is offensive and derogatory to a great portion of redheaded people.
The BBC uses the word 'ginger' several times in the apology, but decides not to upset the celebs by calling them redheads (the appropriate term). Go figure!
Redheads are over sensitive about this kind of thing for a reason. Besides the school yard bullying, redheads suffer abuse in the street from strangers and acts of violence aimed specifically at redheads. The anti-redhead discriminatory trend is growing. Now whether the Dr Who's regeneration throw away line was an insult is neither here nor there. There should be room for characters appearing on tv shows to be able to express a view contrary to the BBC's beliefs... But the BBC's apology is entirely inappropriate.
After posting my complaint and asking for a reply the website tells me it will be 10 working days for the issue to be researched.
I hope for a re-wording and for anyone else who feels the same way to complain to the BBC.
The most offensive section of the apology is...
"Doctor Who doesn't have an anti ginger agenda"
...This doesn't even describe us as a ginger haired people, but just a colour. This is simply de-humanising.
The apology should read something like...
CLICK HERE to make a complaint to the BBCComplaint
We've received complaints from viewers who believed a line in the second part of Doctor Who: The End of Time was insulting to people with red hair.
The BBC's response
We would like to reassure viewers that Doctor Who doesn't have an anti redhead agenda whatsoever. This was a reprise of the line in the Christmas Invasion episode in 2005, when Doctor Who discovers that he's 'not ginger', and here he is, missing out again - disappointed he's 'still not ginger'.
In addition, the Doctor's previous companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) and his new one Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) are both redheads.
Redheads should demand better of our government broadcasting agencies!
I think its great that its been made really clear that the doctor is being made out to be an anti-gingerist or un-discriminatory. Cant wait to see the episode. Cant wait to see the BBC complaint department catch up with the BBC writers.
When's the doctor going to be a redhead?
Cheers
P.S.
Many of the comments made on this article refer to a Guardian article by Paul MacInnes CLICK HERE to read the article.
ABOUT NATE:
I am a redhead who was bullied and/or has faced gingerism throughout my schooling from pre-school through to university and still in my everyday life. I am university trained with a degree in new media art and design with a post-graduate degree in education. I am yet to have a great deal of teaching experience having only recently graduated. I constantly read academic peer reviewed articles of bullying and cyber-bullying and have taken a great interest in possibly undertaking academic research on school and workplace bullying with a specific focus on redheads.CONTACT NATE @ monkeyseemonkeydo80@gmail.com
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DR.GINGER.DR. NINJA.DR. WHINGER.DR.MINGER
Dr Who…if the scriptwriters gave a realistic rendition
Dr Who…ginga of the universe.
The Dr having landed in London was leaving the Tardis when a shout of
Scene I
“Oi Ginger, you can’t park that box there ginger and talking of boxes ginger have you got ginger pubes ginger?”. I know you have ginger ha! ha! and you ginger don’t have a clue about mine ginger‘cause you’re a stupid ginger twat, ginger ”.
Scene II.
I’m telling you officer something ginger went hairing past I’m not sure if it was a ginger ninja, or a ginger minger but it was definitely ginger.
Naturally a ‘love interest’ is out of the question
Scene III
“Oh No” screeched Miss Mousey “It was ginger hee! hee! hee! Oh No! I couldn’t go out with something ginger, my life, you wouldn’t even want to be seen in with something that ginger ha! ha! ha!.
And as the Dr tried to go undercover and infiltrate the alien HQ.
Scene IV
“Look, there’s a ginger trying to be something its not when you can tell a glance its only a ginger. These f*cking gingers why can’t they just admit they’re only ginger and should be walking around so we’ve got something ginger to call ginger names and laugh at because we’re not ginger so we’re much better than gingers. Ha! Ha! They just look twatish and ginger why won’t gingers just admit they look like ginger mingers. The ginger whinger had no chance of getting in here without the alarms going off.
That’s about how ginger and interesting and ginger and exciting and ginger it would be. In fact as ginger and boring and ginger as they make my life which is another ginger reason I’m a ginger lunatic and a ginger recluse.
Dr Who…ginga of the universe.
The Dr having landed in London was leaving the Tardis when a shout of
Scene I
“Oi Ginger, you can’t park that box there ginger and talking of boxes ginger have you got ginger pubes ginger?”. I know you have ginger ha! ha! and you ginger don’t have a clue about mine ginger‘cause you’re a stupid ginger twat, ginger ”.
Scene II.
I’m telling you officer something ginger went hairing past I’m not sure if it was a ginger ninja, or a ginger minger but it was definitely ginger.
Naturally a ‘love interest’ is out of the question
Scene III
“Oh No” screeched Miss Mousey “It was ginger hee! hee! hee! Oh No! I couldn’t go out with something ginger, my life, you wouldn’t even want to be seen in with something that ginger ha! ha! ha!.
And as the Dr tried to go undercover and infiltrate the alien HQ.
Scene IV
“Look, there’s a ginger trying to be something its not when you can tell a glance its only a ginger. These f*cking gingers why can’t they just admit they’re only ginger and should be walking around so we’ve got something ginger to call ginger names and laugh at because we’re not ginger so we’re much better than gingers. Ha! Ha! They just look twatish and ginger why won’t gingers just admit they look like ginger mingers. The ginger whinger had no chance of getting in here without the alarms going off.
That’s about how ginger and interesting and ginger and exciting and ginger it would be. In fact as ginger and boring and ginger as they make my life which is another ginger reason I’m a ginger lunatic and a ginger recluse.
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