Monday, July 12, 2010

Ginger nuts vs. Bullies


Red Heads ...The minority color in the hair world....
but the most wanted dyed color around the world.

Though in Britain redheads are teased and taunted to a horrible degree that it is being thought of as a national form of racism/ discrimination. Ginger balls being the most funny and ridiculous real insults that I have heard that is used very harshly by our pretentious cousins over the pond. In a British documentary/ social experiment show called " Boys and Girls Alone" in which boys and girls under the age of 13 are separately given houses and every living expenses but without grown-ups. A major problem for one of the girls is her unpopularity in school because of her read hair ( actually called ginger nut in school)and her mother hopes this experience will help her self esteem. Though she is automatically shunned as the weak gazelle to pick on.


Though I can think of many red heads in the U.S media as being the nerds their hair color have never received the most attention. I can think of many redhead freckled characters who are bullies. . . . . please think about these characters and if our views have affected the character looks or the other way around.

Bobby Budnick the bully from "Salute Your Shorts" the 90's Nickelodeon camp show.




The O' Doyle family in Billy Madison












Skut Farkis from A Christmas Story:














Butch and Woim ( the red head side kick) in Little Rascals old and new