Is gingerism as bad as racism?

[Aηdy]

Well, is it?! :P

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

Maybe it's just a British thing, but gingers here seem to get the piss taken out of them all the time, and it's just accepted. I just wondered whether it was the same around the world, or it's just a British thing?! :P


Discuss!...

[Sapphire]

I think comparing it with racism is taking things too seriously. However, it is a form of bullying and discrimination and should be stopped.

Does anyone know where this "gingerism" originates from btw?

[DouggyO.o]

it originated from southpark

[Sapphire]

South park?!? Bloody hell, why has it stuck then? It's not even worth watching.

[Maverick]

I find that really silly.

[MoveAlong]

I find that really silly.

My thoughts exactly :P

[Ironic Infidel In England]

At my school, gingers are respected, even revered, because two gays guys in sixth, a goth and A biker, are both ginger and very, very scary. (they are the reason you don't drop the soap...)

[Aηdy]

Gingers have different levels of acceptance at my school, most are accepted and jokes are rare and not really offensive to them. But 90% of them are accepted.

Yeh because I make sence =/

[Octo22]

I've never heard of making fun of them :P

[DestroyTheFuture]

South park?!? Bloody hell, why has it stuck then? It's not even worth watching.


god dammit...a hater

south park is the fucking best television show to ever hit existence. im assuming that you havent seen 90% of the episodes, like you should have, and that's why you think its bad. of you stopped watching it 5 years ago and havent seen the better half. ill let you off this time and ill allow you to go and watch about 100 episodes, then you can debate over it.


secondly, the term "ginger" was popularized by South Park, but not made by them. see, ginger is a red spice ingredient, and so people with red hair are called gingers. most red heads have freckles because of the skin pigmentation, and some do not, which South Park jokes as calling the non-freckled red heads, "Day Walkers" because they can walk outside in the day because their skin pigmentation isn't as odd as Gingers. watch the episode to learn more...its in the 9th or 10 season i believe...


ANYWAYS


Racism, is disliking a person, or people, because of their race.

a race, is a group of people with common characteristics (appearance, ideologies, etc.)

so, yes, hating Gingers because of their appearance or ideologies (,etc.) is racism.

BUT

racism is good. in my mind, you are a terrible person if you arent racist. i myself am racist, and proud to be it.

i am racist towards NAMBLA (the North American Man-Boy Love Association), and the KKK (Ku Klux Klan).

but besides that super awesome philosophy, it is racism to hate a ginger because he/she is a ginger.

[Octo22]

i am racist towards NAMBLA (the North American Man-Boy Love Association), and the KKK (Ku Klux Klan).


Ideology isn't a rascist thing. It's another term.

Ideologism?

I'm not sure, but KKK don't constitute a race in their own.

[DestroyTheFuture]

sure they do. they are a group of people with common characteristics.

which was a race is. race isnt only ethnicity.

[Glasgow]

I call my ginger friend "fire crotch" all the time, although he has no pubes yet loll. I dont really care, its not even as close to being as bad as calling a black guy a nigger.

[serial-thrilla]

it is actually true that gingers are born without souls.

[Hyper]

god dammit...a hater

south park is the fucking best television show to ever hit existence. im assuming that you havent seen 90% of the episodes, like you should have, and that's why you think its bad. of you stopped watching it 5 years ago and havent seen the better half. ill let you off this time and ill allow you to go and watch about 100 episodes, then you can debate over it.


secondly, the term "ginger" was popularized by South Park, but not made by them. see, ginger is a red spice ingredient, and so people with red hair are called gingers. most red heads have freckles because of the skin pigmentation, and some do not, which South Park jokes as calling the non-freckled red heads, "Day Walkers" because they can walk outside in the day because their skin pigmentation isn't as odd as Gingers. watch the episode to learn more...its in the 9th or 10 season i believe...


ANYWAYS


Racism, is disliking a person, or people, because of their race.

a race, is a group of people with common characteristics (appearance, ideologies, etc.)

so, yes, hating Gingers because of their appearance or ideologies (,etc.) is racism.

BUT

racism is good. in my mind, you are a terrible person if you arent racist. i myself am racist, and proud to be it.

i am racist towards NAMBLA (the North American Man-Boy Love Association), and the KKK (Ku Klux Klan).

but besides that super awesome philosophy, it is racism to hate a ginger because he/she is a ginger.


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[Octo22]

sure they do. they are a group of people with common characteristics.

which was a race is. race isnt only ethnicity.

So sexism doesn't exist at all? That's just rascism?

Your point just became moot.

[MoveAlong]

lol Paul that's soo mean

I agree with you Octo, I believe you can't (cannot) be racist to a certain group, club or clan.
Tho if this whole thing originated from South Park, then that just shows how undeveloped society is.

[Glasgow]

It didnt develop from south park. They just have a show about "ginger" kids, they didnt invent the term.

[Antares]

so what does it mean again?

[Glasgow]

Ginger is someone who has red hair and freckles. From what i know

[Antares]

i know someone like that
i was with him and some other "ginger" kid tapped him on the shoulder and told and pointed at his hair and freckles. it was kinda weird and i didnt know what to say

[MoveAlong]

Ginger is someone who has red hair and freckles. From what i know

yeah, it's either red or orange hair with freckels and light skin.

[JoshDude]

Well, is it?! :P

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

Maybe it's just a British thing, but gingers here seem to get the piss taken out of them all the time, and it's just accepted. I just wondered whether it was the same around the world, or it's just a British thing?! :P


Discuss!...

No. Fat kids, ginger kids, short kids and under-weight kids all get the "piss" taken out of them all over the world. In my opinion, bullying should be taken more seriously than racism is at the moment in the current world. So many kids grow up in unhealthy enviroments because of bullying.

[Pioneer92]

racism is good. in my mind, you are a terrible person if you arent racist. i myself am racist, and proud to be it.

i was just reading this forum and came across this

i can't believe this was even posted

[Reggy]

Wait, gingerism is real? I thought it was a fictional thing from southpark because thats the only place i've ever heard of it, and I have deff not seen it in action.

i was just reading this forum and came across this

i can't believe this was even posted

I think it was meant to be ironic based on what was below it. I'm not sure though.

[MERGED] - rok.my.sox

[kolte]

I think it was meant to be ironic based on what was below it. I'm not sure though.

True, Reggy you are correct. It was not meant to be taken in literal term, it was more a metaphor for a hidden message, such are true literary works! To hide your message, so that only someone who is truly reading can find. Its a way to encourage debate. Indeed. :wink:

BTW, Reggy, its not proper to double post. instead, if you wish to add something to your previous post, you can edit it. If you post successively, it could be viewed as spam. :wink:

Gingerism is laughable. These people do not form a race, they do in fact share characteristics, like look. But in the large picture these similarities are found to be simply appearance, and lack any real connection.

So no, you cant be racist against a ginger, only ignorant.

[Camazotz]

I think gingerism is a race. Think about it. There is a blond race, asian race, etc. Gingerism is a red hair race. But, I think racism is the same. To be a racist, you must hate another person for their apperence. Hating someone for their looks is terrible and should not be taken lightly.