Only 2% of the world population and 3-6% of Americans are redheads. Even in places like Scotland it’s only 13% of people. And they are heavily mocked for how they look. My mom has red hair and my parents were scared I’d be a redhead because how rough my mom had it as a kid for her hair. Nobody called her by her name. She was always called Pippy Longstocking or firecrotch. One time a doctor asked her when she was 13 if the carpet matched the drapes in the waiting room. I personally won’t have a kid with a redhead because i know my child would be ridiculed for it due to my recessive genes. Race swapped characters seem to always be the redheads. I’m not a redhead thankfully but i remember how much shit the redhead in my grade got through the 12 years of school. Also they’re called soulless.

Edit: you guys are really confusing bullying with oppression. Minority means small %. I never once said anything about them being discriminated against. I said they’re openly mocked for how they look.

Edit 2: a couple people pointed this out and they’re right. I shouldn’t have said ginger. There is auburn, strawberry blonde, and ginger. Should’ve said redhead. Because there are different shades of red hair

Edit 3: a lot of people say it stops after school. Or that it isn’t a problem at all. But a lot of redheads in this thread beg to differ. These stories are really sad to read.

Edit 4: Because a lot of people have been asking about the race swap part. Here’s a list. I didn’t notice until recently either. Until someone showed me this.

Edit 5: Ah shit i didn’t know adding the link would make it the thumbnail. A lot of people were asking so I’m keeping it. Guess the thumbnail is going to stay there but it’s not the focal point of my post.