All Hail the red, orange and pale!
Ah Redheads, they are beautiful creatures and basically genetic unicorns. We make up about 1 to 2 percent of the human race, which is pretty freaking impressive if you ask my bias opinion. Despite our unique and awed-upon hair color, gingers have it hard out in the real world. On occasion, though, we like our hair and find that there are perks to being stuck with it.
So here's some perks of being a ginger:
1. You are able to turn into a lobster if you stand in the sun for 5 minutes.
You have tan lines? I have burn lines. Throughout your years of gingerness, you've become an expert on sunscreen and burn treatment.
2. You're easy to find in a crowd.
Good luck hiding from anyone, ever. Your vibrant hair color stands out a lot; you don't blend in.
3. There is a whole holiday devoted to celebrating your hair color.
The Netherlands host an actual event called "Redhead Day." Each year the festival-type gathering happens in early September and each year the attendance and participation grows worldwide. This might be the one place you can blend in... sorta.
4. You Have Lots Of Nicknames
Ginger, Carrot Top, Firecrotch, Copper top, Duracell, Red, Rusty, Tomato, Ranga, Big Red—we've been called it all. Our skin may be pale, but it's thick.
5. Strangers aren't afraid to ask you really personal questions.
Is that your real hair color? Does the carpet match the drapes? Are your parents redheads? Oh, my sister's niece has red hair too, y'all look just a like!
6. You're The Whitest Person Everyone Knows
You're whiter than the American government, Hollywood and the British Royal Family combined. Yep, I went there.
7. You have a neat hobby of collecting souls.
You don't have one, so you steal others'. Each freckle on you is a soul you've collected.
8. Your look-a-like is every redhead ever.
"You look like 'Brave'" while this sentence makes no sense to the majority of people, you automatically know the person is talking about the character Merida, from Disney's "Brave." I've also gotten Ariel, Lucy from "I Love Lucy," Emma Stone, Ed Sheeran, Rupert Grint (or any member of the Weasly family) and so many more. As long as you like the character that you're referencing us to, we don't tend to mind too much.
9. You get to match all of your clothes to hair.
No yellow—like ever—try to stay away from white, red and orange. All shades of blues and greens are now your wardrobe. Good luck if you don't like blue or green.
10. You get a clean slate to work with as far as facial features go.
Who even has natural facial features anymore? Well, not you, that's for sure. Most gingers either have blonde (me) or light brown eyebrows and eyelashes so you can have any color, shape or size of these facial features as you so please.
11. There's a spice and a spice girl named after you.
OK, not after you, but almost the same. Name counts for something, right?
Spice up yo life.
Red hair, don't care.
