I'd Rather be Ginger than Mary Ann

A family of redheads, or "gingers" as we are called in the UK, fled their home because of taunting and bullying about their hair color, according to an article in The London Times. Maybe this family is just a bunch of jerks and would be taunted no matter what their hair color, I thought. But apparently, prejudice against gingers is rampant in the UK if the comments attached to the online article can be taken at freckle-face value.

The degree of abuse is shocking to an american ginger. I got a couple of "carrot-top" and the less imaginative "period head" comments when I was a kid. And of course, people are still asking if the collars match the cuffs. But after an initial phase of not wanting to be different, I realized that red is an enviable asset.

Let them taunt, they're just jealous.