Redhead good, ginger bad?

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GasBandit

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I learned from the little woman that ginger bashing is much more common in europe (she's from the Netherlands, and has naturally dark red hair). Maybe, as previously said, it has something to do with hating on the irish, I dunno. Here in the states, at least by my experience, it's far less commonplace. In fact, I'd never actually heard them referred to as "gingers" (as opposed to having "ginger hair") until that episode of south park.

That's not to say that they don't have stereotypes. Sexual aggressiveness. Tempers. Sunburns. Health problems. That sort of thing.
 
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Soliloquy

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I tried blonde once, long ago, and yeah, people do treat you differently. It's saddeningly hilarious.
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My ex (yes, that one... *sigh*) used to get treated that way all the time because of her hair. She would respond by making it patently obvious that she was smarter than anyone in the entire room. You could watch a guy's self confidence and feelings of adequacy drain from their faces. It was hilarious to watch.

There were reasons that I liked her.
 
WasabiPoptart

WasabiPoptart

I always got compliments when I had my hair colored various shades of red (I've done a bright ginger, medium-dark auburn, and dark "chocolate cherry" colors). I got a lot of nice attention from guys, but I had quite a few women give me the stink-eye. As a blonde, though, I had a lot more problems. No one took me seriously which was fun for a little while, but ended up being irritating.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

GasBandit said:
I learned from the little woman that ginger bashing is much more common in europe (she's from the Netherlands, and has naturally dark red hair). Maybe, as previously said, it has something to do with hating on the irish, I dunno. Here in the states, at least by my experience, it's far less commonplace. In fact, I'd never actually heard them referred to as "gingers" (as opposed to having "ginger hair") until that episode of south park.

That's not to say that they don't have stereotypes. Sexual aggressiveness. Tempers. Sunburns. Health problems. That sort of thing.
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Odd. The Netherlands have a LOT of blondes and redheads; and while there certainly are a couple of stereotypes attached to them, redheaded Dutch girls are usually faced more with the stereotype "Dutch girls are easier/more open about sex/etc and redheads even more so! Huzzah! Wild and free!" than anything really bad. I've only heard of ginger bashing as a typically anglosaxon thing :confused: Oh well.
 
Adam

Adam

Sexual aggressiveness. Check
Tempers. Check
Sunburns. Check. (And currently burn to a crisp)
Health problems, not so much.

Girls definitely have it easier being gingers than men do. There are no attractive ginger men. And I will never be the exception to that rule.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

Adam said:
Sexual aggressiveness. Check
Tempers. Check
Sunburns. Check. (And currently burn to a crisp)
Health problems, not so much.

Girls definitely have it easier being gingers than men do. There are no attractive ginger men. And I will never be the exception to that rule.
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For one, going by your gifs, I think you look good. Secondly, there's always
 
Adam

Adam

Oh, I have a stand-in do the gifs for me while I direct.

Secondly, my preference is not to have women bite my head off, break off my arms and legs and then gnaw at my stomach.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

Adam said:
Oh, I have a stand-in do the gifs for me while I direct.

Secondly, my preference is not to have women bite my head off, break off my arms and legs and then gnaw at my stomach.
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Well, there goes the threesome with you and Shego I guess....*bars line #7 on his things-to-do-before-I-die list*
 
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makare

There are also a disproportionate number of redhaired male killers on police dramas and yes, lifetime movies. I wouldn't know that last part if it wasn't for my stupid family. Maybe redheads need an anti-defamation league. If there isn't one already.
 
Adam

Adam

makare said:
There are also a disproportionate number of redhaired male killers on police dramas and yes, lifetime movies. I wouldn't know that last part if it wasn't for my stupid family. Maybe redheads need an anti-defamation league. If there isn't one already.
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HowDroll

HowDroll

Adam said:
Not sure if serious!

Anyways, taste is subjective of course. Unfortunately famous ginger men are more of the Conan O'brien and Carrot Top variety than otherwise.
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Totally serious, and I know a lot of women who feel the same way. Especially if they come as a package deal :unibrow:

Taste is totally subjective, but to be fair, most "redhead women" -- myself and most of the women in the OP included -- aren't natural gingers. Ginger men don't have that advantage.
 
Adam

Adam

HowDroll said:
Totally serious, and I know a lot of women who feel the same way. Especially if they come as a package deal :unibrow:

Taste is totally subjective, but to be fair, most "redhead women" -- myself and most of the women in the OP included -- aren't natural gingers. Ginger men don't have that advantage.
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That's why I've started shaving my head. Now I look more blonde than red (as long as I keep the beard trimmed down). Unfortunately, summers are horrible because there's pasty white skin, and then there's translucent Adam skin.
 
Necronic

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That last dude is he the one from Pillars of the Earth and The Black Death?

Because he was incredible (and incredibly creepy) in The Black Death.

Ed: Also redheads/gingers are hot. The girls that is. Maybe the guys too (because they always seem to have a girls haircut).

And WHERE"S ERIC STOLTZ
 
Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Adam said:
Not sure if serious!

Anyways, taste is subjective of course. Unfortunately famous ginger men are more of the Conan O'brien and Carrot Top variety than otherwise.
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Ok, Carrot Top is just gross... like if Ronald McDonald got hit with gamma radiation and unleashed the uncontrollable rage monster within. But what woman wouldn't want to bang Conan O'Brien?
 
Necronic

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Carrot Top looks like the dude Rocky from Mask, learning how to win friends with humor all sitting around waiting for Cher's new boyfriend to come and fill the empty hole where his father should be
 
Dei

Dei

I think attractiveness as a male redhead really relates to shade of color and such as well. My brother and I are German redheads, we don't have the "OH GOD IT'S THE SUN" Irish skin, and our hair is red bordering on brown instead of being orange. I also married an Irish redhead though, who, while having the same shade of red as me, burns just by thinking about stepping outside. Our son has the same hair color as me, and the same skin tone, whereas my daughter has the really pretty shade of red that borders almost on strawberry blonde, but sadly got daddy's skin. But she can get away with it. Anyways my point was, my brother, my son, and my husband certainly don't look horrifying, but they are redheads that aren't cursed with being orange heads either. ;)
 
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