17 Aug 07
Originally posted by PBE6Please paste us the direct quote from wiki that makes you think it's a derogatory term.
I just looked up "red hair" on Wikipedia and found to my chagrin that "ginger" is a derogatory term. Discrimination and derogation on the basis of hair colour is not only immoral, it's laughably stupid. People are fk'ed sometimes.
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17 Aug 07
Originally posted by PBE6So, it's not okay to tease about color, but it is okay to tease about quantity.
I just looked up "red hair" on Wikipedia and found to my chagrin that "ginger" is a derogatory term. Discrimination and derogation on the basis of hair colour is not only immoral, it's laughably stupid. People are fk'ed sometimes.
Why?
17 Aug 07
Originally posted by PhlabibitUmm, OK:
Please paste us the direct quote from wiki that makes you think it's a derogatory term.
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"In modern-day UK and Ireland, despite being the places with the highest populations of redheads, the word "ginger", pronounced /gɪ.ŋə(ɹ😉/[citation needed] as opposed to the standard pronunciation /'dʒɪn.dʒə(ɹ😉/) is derogatorily used to describe red headed people, with terms such as "gingerphobia" (fear of redheads)[39] or "gingerism" (prejudice against redheads)[40] used by the media."
39. Gingerphobia: Carrot-tops see red BBC News, 2000-02-22
40. a b BBC News, Is Gingerism as Bad as Racism?. Retrieved on 2007-07-05
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_hair
17 Aug 07
Originally posted by PBE6First off, they say it's in HOW you say it... also, they need a citation.
Umm, OK:
"In modern-day UK and Ireland, despite being the places with the highest populations of redheads, the word "ginger", pronounced /gɪ.ŋə(ɹ😉/[citation needed] as opposed to the standard pronunciation /'dʒɪn.dʒə(ɹ😉/) is derogatorily used to describe red headed people, with terms such as "gingerphobia" (fear o ...[text shortened]... s Bad as Racism?. Retrieved on 2007-07-05
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_hair
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17 Aug 07
Originally posted by SJ247No one said any kind of teasing was right. I suppose many people view being fat as being a "life choice", which is undoubtedly not the whole story, so they feel free to criticize. Bald people (especially those with a fringe) get made fun of all the time. What's your point?
Yes. Fat and bald, or fat and hairy people. You can tease about the fat, but why tease about the hair?