Question for the Brits?

[imabrat]

Why are "Gingers" looked down upon? What's the story behind all this?

 

[KidGoofy]

Im guessing since the British dont like Irish(the whole slavery thing). And haha you said "Ginger"...it reminds me of the episode of South Park where Cartman becomes a Ginger

 

[marypops!]

I actually have no idea.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6725653.stm

Some article on abuse to red-haired people.

 

[VMK_MagicalLadee]

BRITS DONT LIKE IRISH? D:

How sad..

 

[Tranceptor2K9]

My hair is slightly ginger....kinda a bit darker though...but ive got no problems...maybe because i mostly intimidate people that will try and make fun of it...

 

[Columba]

Maybe because it's more Celtic rather than Saxon?

 

[HouseMD1120]

Im guessing because of the issue they had with the Irish.

 

[imabrat]

Okay, call me stupid but I'm not very learned on this issue. Is this the same problem that dates back to Tristan and Iseult (sp?) time?

 

[Columba]

Okay, call me stupid but I'm not very learned on this issue. Is this the same problem that dates back to Tristan and Iseult (sp?) time?

The Anglo-Irish issue? That dates back to when the British first set foot in Ireland. Not sure who Tristan and Iseult are but the British have been causing trouble in Ireland since they came over with the Normans in the 1100s

 

[CrazyChik]

The main trouble in Ireland was/is (if you didn't hear of the latest attacks) caused by the IRA not the british
Their resentment towards us comes from the potato famine I think. They don't think we helped them out enough when they were all starving.
It's something along those lines

And Sonya I have no idea where the ginger hating orignates but it's a little like the english-welsh hating, people joke around with it but you hardly get any serious abuse or crime related to it

 

[Disney Princess Elli]

i don't really know really lol.
we just apparantly make fun of them.
my friends laugh at me because there's a pic of me and it printed wrong and i have ginger hair lol.
some people get like properly beaten up for it though :S

 

[Mandy91]

I actually have no idea.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6725653.stm

Some article on abuse to red-haired people.

Wow, I guess I shouldn't go there. xD

 

[MrsSparrow..]

The main trouble in Ireland was/is (if you didn't hear of the latest attacks) caused by the IRA not the british
Their resentment towards us comes from the potato famine I think. They don't think we helped them out enough when they were all starving.
It's something along those lines

And Sonya I have no idea where the ginger hating orignates but it's a little like the english-welsh hating, people joke around with it but you hardly get any serious abuse or crime related to it

Yah, there is no hatred, we don't look down on people because of their hair colour! Also, I wouldn't go round assuming every ginger person is Irish, that can be seen as quite offensive lmao! I know lots of Irish people who don't have ginger hair, as well as ginger people are not irish in any shape or form..

It is just banter. I don't mean to sound mean to any other culture, but banter is a fairly british and irish thing. I actually haven't experienced it in any other culture without people getting all insulted and wound up. Like Haz, said (quoted), it is a bit like the English and Welsh banter. Theres constant rivalry and insults between the two countries, but if a French person or whoever comes into the argument, the British countries become amazingly friendly and turn on the outsider

But no, British people don't look generally down on 'ginger people' (you got the odd stupid person, but theres always some form of prejudice in the world). It is a silly banter thing that is over-hyped and exagerated in the media, particularly TV and usually used now for comedy.

 

[imabrat]

Ahaha, that explains it. I was watching this Girls Aloud interview, and this guy was making this "ew" look when they were talking about Nicola because she was "a ginger".

 

[CrazyChik]

Yah, there is no hatred, we don't look down on people because of their hair colour! Also, I wouldn't go round assuming every ginger person is Irish, that can be seen as quite offensive lmao! I know lots of Irish people who don't have ginger hair, as well as ginger people are not irish in any shape or form..

It is just banter. I don't mean to sound mean to any other culture, but banter is a fairly british and irish thing. I actually haven't experienced it in any other culture without people getting all insulted and wound up. Like Haz, said (quoted), it is a bit like the English and Welsh banter. Theres constant rivalry and insults between the two countries, but if a French person or whoever comes into the argument, the British countries become amazingly friendly and turn on the outsider

But no, British people don't look generally down on 'ginger people' (you got the odd stupid person, but theres always some form of prejudice in the world). It is a silly banter thing that is over-hyped and exagerated in the media, particularly TV and usually used now for comedy.

Have you ever thought of the differences between the english and the welsh?
Well if you never have I think I found a few meself.
Lalalalalalalalalalalala

They say food, we say grub,
They go down the restaurant and we go down the pub,
They eat rolls we eat baps,
They wear trainers and we wear daps.

They say skinnier we say thinner,
They have lunch we eat dinner,
When they're enjoying they say what fun all we can say is bloody tidy mun.

Have you ever thought of the differences between the english and the welsh?
Well if you never have I think I found a few meself.
Lalalalalalalalalalalala

We've got Glamorgan, they've got Surrey,
They have an evening meal and we go for a curry,
They have an operation we have an op,
They've got harrods, we've got the co-op.

They have a giggle we have a laugh,
They've got the Thames and we've got the Taff,
We drink milk, they drink cream,
They've got a shambles we've got a team.

Have you ever thought of the differences between the english and the welsh?
Well if you never have I think I found a few meself.
Lalalalalalalalalalalala

We go to comp, they go to school,
They play cricket and we play pool,
They say crash out we say sleep,
They've got girlfriends and we've got sheep!

 

[MrsSparrow..]

Have you ever thought of the differences between the english and the welsh?
Well if you never have I think I found a few meself.
Lalalalalalalalalalalala

They say food, we say grub,
They go down the restaurant and we go down the pub,
They eat rolls we eat baps,
They wear trainers and we wear daps.

They say skinnier we say thinner,
They have lunch we eat dinner,
When they're enjoying they say what fun all we can say is bloody tidy mun.

Have you ever thought of the differences between the english and the welsh?
Well if you never have I think I found a few meself.
Lalalalalalalalalalalala

We've got Glamorgan, they've got Surrey,
They have an evening meal and we go for a curry,
They have an operation we have an op,
They've got harrods, we've got the co-op.

They have a giggle we have a laugh,
They've got the Thames and we've got the Taff,
We drink milk, they drink cream,
They've got a shambles we've got a team.

Have you ever thought of the differences between the english and the welsh?
Well if you never have I think I found a few meself.
Lalalalalalalalalalalala

We go to comp, they go to school,
They play cricket and we play pool,
They say crash out we say sleep,
They've got girlfriends and we've got sheep!

LMAO!
Half of those "English" things I've never done or said in my whole life I sided more with the welsh on that rofl.

Wth is drinking cream?! LMAO. I've never even been to Harrods in my whole life lmao.

Ahh well. Maybe I should move to Wales

 

[CrazyChik]

LMAO!
Half of those "English" things I've never done or said in my whole life I sided more with the welsh on that rofl.

Wth is drinking cream?! LMAO. I've never even been to Harrods in my whole life lmao.

Ahh well. Maybe I should move to Wales

No way, I've been to Harrods lmao.
Glamorgan > Surrey.
It must be said xD
Glamorgan pwn when it comes to hunting except for the whole north south hating thing which it makes a tad awkward xD

 

[marypops!]

That was a hilarious song

I've been to Harrod's a few times. It's too expensive in there!

I find that the British seem to make fun of things that other nations don't. Don't know why...

 

[Columba]

The main trouble in Ireland was/is (if you didn't hear of the latest attacks) caused by the IRA not the british
Their resentment towards us comes from the potato famine I think. They don't think we helped them out enough when they were all starving.
It's something along those lines

There wouldn't have been any trouble in Ireland if the British never came over and occupied it for hundreds of years.

 

[CrazyChik]

There wouldn't have been any trouble in Ireland if the British never came over and occupied it for hundreds of years.

The only thing we get taught about Ireland is the IRA and the catholic protestant divide. And it had been at peace for 12years until last week. No expert on british history here

Hey Ryan -tackle hugs-