Anybody heard of 'slap a ginger day'

[wideeyes]

That is awfull, I would contact the school.

This is my "baby-G" - as I call her!

Your DD is stunning, a very beautiful girl. I have always thought so when I have seen pictures of her posted as she really stands out.

 

[natalielongstaff]

Far better to sort out the evil little witches that have started the problem in the first place

totally agree with that !

 

[mark&sue]

This post has had me in tears. I can't believe these children just got detention. suppose it had been slap a "insert any ethnic minority" day and these children would have been expelled from school. I can see no difference. This is definately a hate crime and should be reported to the local authority as such.


susan

 

[Netty]

My daughter 12 has just walked in from school in tears. Apparently it's 'slap a ginger day' and she's been hit across the head so many times she's got a headache just because she's got ginger hair.
I am fuming and really want to ring school but she tells me it's being sorted, she went to see her head of year and had to identify the pupils from photos they will be given detention.
My daughter with beautiful ginger hair now wants to dye it.... should I let her?

That is awful kids can be so cruel my dd has the same hair colour as snowygirls, she now nearly 18 and had name calling all through her high school yrs infact she always wanted to dye it but i thought she would be giving in to them if she did, and as its such a gorgeous colour i really didnt want her to dye it.. she never did, and only this week made a hair appt to have a few blonde highlights put in- she asked me to cancel today because it would cost her £65

 

[Girlsontour]

Thats awful - my daughter, Lucy aged 13, has already had highlights in her hair to make it blonde - she had beautiful "ginger" hair when she was little and people were always stopping and stroking it.

Girls can be so nasty - lucy has had trouble all week with one girl and that girl has been threatened with being expelled....I really wanted to go into school to sort it out but i let Lucy, like your daughter, go to the year head and they hopefully sorted it.

Tell your daughter whether you are thin, fat, ginger or blonde...girls are always horrid to each other. My eldest daughter, who is 23, gets loads of hassle from other girls because she is a model!!! You just can't win!

 

[robb01]

Thats horrible, Ive never heard of it, and it seems so wrong

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[florida sun]

Oh my goodness, how dreadful, you do have my sympathy as my nephew has bright ginger hair and gets picked on occasionally because of it. Ive always had Strawberry blonde hair and was called gingy in school because of it.

I wanted to dye my hair when I was young and my mother was having none of it, and to be honest Im glad as Ive ruined my hair over the years with dying it too much, first to bright blonde and then to cover the grey, its now brittle and lacks the lovely shine and texture it used to have so Ive stopped doing it and yes the grey hairs are there, but hey my hair is in better condition than ever.

I understand what both Joh and Nat are saying, and have been in both
positions through the years,peer pressure is challenging to say the least, changing glasses to contact lenses as well, ironically now I wouldnt be without my glasses, I think they are me, I dont quite feel right without them and definatley feel they are more accepted now and are trendier then ever before, and to be honest with you, Im sure ginger hair should be too.I think its a beautiful colour.

 

[squitty]

As a mother to 2 ginger daughters I know what you are going through. Kids can be so cruel.
My daughters have had their fair share of name calling and it hurts the parents just as much as it does the kids, as nobody wants to see their kids upset. They are 23 and 15 now and they both dye their hair

 

[eyeore]

i read about this 'slap a ginger day' a few months ago, apparantly it started in canada. knew it would'nt be long before it would appear over here. i have twin sons who are red haired and this is a worry. if it was either of my sons i would be wanting to speak to the head to see what is being done and i would also want the parents of the children involved informed. our kids get enough name-calling as it is they dont need to have to put up with this also. btw my boys are 9 and want to dye their hair aswell.

 

[jen_uk]

That's terrible, children can be so cruel

As for dying the hair, personally I wouldn't let her dye her hair staight away because if she does the other kids may realise why she has done it and will know that it was because of them, if they know how much they have upset her they may just tease her even more. I would wait a little while and then start gradually adding blonde streaks, one of my students who is ginger tried to dye her hair black and it looks awful, where she has ginger roots it looks like she has bald patches, going lighter is defintely better than going dark!

 

[Gaynor]

Thanks for all the encouraging comments I am less fuming now but tearful instead. It brought back my school years, I had ginger hair when growing up but with age has turned strawberry blonde I still remember all the name calling and nasty comments and it really dented my confidence. I begged my Mum to let me change it and she said NO!
Megan is a confident girl and I thought she could rise above this, we talked about it before she started high school so she did expect it but I don't want this incident to knock her confidence.
With this mind I'll let her change her colour, I know we shouldn't let these people make us change, but I just want her to be happy.
I just worry about the effect it will have on her hair and whether she'll lose the original colour because I know one day she will love it
Sorry about the ramble.
Oh and on Monday I'll be ringing the school to see what has been done.

And finally........... this is Megan

 

[jen_uk]

And finally........... this is Megan

She is a stunning girl! After seeing the picture I can only think this teasing is because of jealousy

 

[disneyhockeymad]

Your daughters hair is amazing!! I have ginger hair and even I'm jealous of her's it's so lovely!

 

[Bolanette87]

She's a stunning girl Gaynor!!

Bob xoxoxxox

 

[eyoreaud]

Thanks for all the encouraging comments I am less fuming now but tearful instead. It brought back my school years, I had ginger hair when growing up but with age has turned strawberry blonde I still remember all the name calling and nasty comments and it really dented my confidence. I begged my Mum to let me change it and she said NO!
Megan is a confident girl and I thought she could rise above this, we talked about it before she started high school so she did expect it but I don't want this incident to knock her confidence.
With this mind I'll let her change her colour, I know we shouldn't let these people make us change, but I just want her to be happy.
I just worry about the effect it will have on her hair and whether she'll lose the original colour because I know one day she will love it
Sorry about the ramble.
Oh and on Monday I'll be ringing the school to see what has been done.

And finally........... this is Megan

Wow! She is stunning! Those kids are probably just jelous of her beauty

I too have ginger, slightly hilighted hair, and proud of it now, i always wanted to dye it when i was younger but my parents/grandparents would have had 50 fits!

My youngest Dd (now 17) has ginger hair as well, she hated hers and started hilighting it when she was 13, it's been EVERY colour of the rainbow since lol! You'll Never guess what colour she dyed it for her prom?......Ginger! Now that tells it's own wee story

I personaly think that comedy show that takes the mick of ginger haired people has an awful lot to do with it! Cannot remember the name of the comedien but i'm sure you know who i mean, i find her quite funny but i did wonder if there would be people copying the way ginger haired people were treated. Just a thought

Hope you get on ok when you phone the school.

Hugs for you both!!!

 

[Snowy-girls]

Megan you are beautiful darling+believe me your hair is gorgeous.For what it's worth please don't dye your hair.x.

 

[Cyrano]

Girls can be so cruel.
Hope your daughter can rise above these small minded people

 

[Beth__WDW23/6/02]

Sorry to say but it's regardless of hair colour this kind of thing goes on
Megan is absoutely stunning and to me it has nothing to do with her hair I think they are jealous of how pretty and naturally beautiful she is.
My daughter get's called all kinds and shes only 9 and believe me the things you hear are sickening,definately follow it up with your school,that kind of behaviour is not acceptable,and whoever is responsible need's the correct punishment.
As for Megan colouring her hair I would tell her it is gorgeus but it is upto her if she wanted to,like many have said a few highlights/lowlights would be a ease into it.

And lastly you have one gorgeus little girl there

 

[Beth__WDW23/6/02]

P,s I'd love hair colour like that

 

[Gaynor]

Hi, this is Megan, Gaynor's daughter.

I have been reading all of these lovely comments and it has definitely boosted my confidence. I have decided I am not going to dye my hair because, as my mum said, one day when i'm older i will probably love my hair and if i did dye it i would regret it. If it wasn't for all of these comments I would probably be dying it so i'm very greatful. Thank you all for saying i'm so pretty you have definitely boosted my confidence!

From
Megan
x x x