Is tormenting "gingers" a thing at every private school?

[Anonymous]

Every kid gets teased about something. Hair color, braces, glasses, wearing the "wrong" shoes, walking weird, being in marching band, liking to read, failing classes, getting straight A's, etc. Stop being a drama queen. Your kids will get teased about their hair. They also might get teased bc they have a weird mother. Teasing happens.

[Anonymous]

Mid 40s red headed woman here. I've never been made fun of for my hair. Compliments only.

[Anonymous]

In the UK, is this a symptom of residual anti-Irish prejudice?

[Anonymous]

This is a very serious problem. As everyone with a brain knows, Gingers do not have souls. They then prey upon those of us with souls. It is not bullying. It is survival!

[Anonymous]

This is kind of a weird thread. I'm a red head and yes of course there was teasing! Some of it was fun but some of it was also cruel. It continued through high school. In fact, as I walked across the stage to pick up my high school diploma, I remember the bully (a 6'3 football player who is now a SVP for a large bank) who yelled, "Fireballlll!" I laugh about it now but it was mortifying at the time. I think it's just part of being a red head--makes us more resilient.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is kind of a weird thread. I'm a red head and yes of course there was teasing! Some of it was fun but some of it was also cruel. It continued through high school. In fact, as I walked across the stage to pick up my high school diploma, I remember the bully (a 6'3 football player who is now a SVP for a large bank) who yelled, "Fireballlll!" I laugh about it now but it was mortifying at the time. I think it's just part of being a red head--makes us more resilient.

Oh and I'm in my 40s and lived all over the US and abroad. It happened everywhere I went although I didn't attend private school.

[Anonymous]

Strange thread. I have always found red heads who were particularly attractive to get a lot of positive attention (more than an attractive blonde or brunette person).