As if growing up isn't hard enough, those that became mutants in the womb and received red hair had it just a little bit harder. Countless ginger jokes and teasing may have filled your grade school days, but they slowly made way to redhead fantasies and realization of your true beauty. For all of the countless amounts of stigma out there, it's amazing we get anything done. Here are a few things that every redhead can relate to.
1. You feel #blessed that "Kick a Ginger Day" never made an appearance at your school.
Seriously, though, #blessed.
2. You will never be able to wear a majority of the colors in the rainbow.
But it's fine because black is your favorite color, anyway.
Please learn from my senior pictures.
3. Red hair and blue eyes only counts for one percent of the Earth's population ... so you're basically royalty.
Which makes it that much better when you say, "You'll never find somebody like me again."
4. The saying, "Gingers don't have souls," is especially relevant when you haven't had your morning coffee.
I'm sorry for what I said when I was still half-asleep.
5. If you had a dollar for every time someone asked if your hair color was natural, you wouldn't have any student loan debt.
Isn't it obvious?!
6. Someone has tagged you in the "creative" Gingerbread (wo)man costume at least twice in your life.
Do they really think it's that funny?
7. Your mom would absolutely, positively, 100 percent never ever let you dye your hair.
In all honestly, this was probably one of her best parenting moves ever -- but circa 2011 you did not agree.
8. Having a lower pain tolerance than everyone else made you especially susceptible to being terrified of shots, dentists, and older brothers.
Officially scared of any and everything that touches me.
9. Someone has called you Big Red.
Just ... don't.
10. Your life changed for the better when "Brave" was released and Merida's hair was #flawless.
Not only does she have the most perfect hair, she's also kind of a badass.
11. You can't wait to be the only mom at PTA meetings whose hair doesn't grey .
12. You were either born with a million freckles and no one stops asking you about them, or you were born with like five freckles and no one stops asking you about them.
Leave my freckles alone!
13. "Are you a vampire?"
Yeah, the idea of redheads being vampires is completely factual, you're right.
14. Life is great knowing almost everyone has a fantasy involving a redhead.
This is 100 percent the best part about being a redhead because no one with Scarlett Fever (see what I did there) will ever deny it.
15. Will red-haired boys ever receive the love they deserve?
All lives matter.
16. Two redheads do not make a right.
You will never date another redhead. Not even if the world's future depended on it.
17. You automatically feel entitled to being Ariel in any sort of costume or princess themed situation.
"It doesn't matter if my hair is only to my shoulders and yours is almost to your butt, Jessica, I get to be Ariel."
18. Nothing phases you because you grew up as a ginger and look how amazing you turned out.
Losing a few Twitter followers is nothing compared to the accusations of soul-stealing, witchcraft, vampires and more that we've experienced over the years.
19. You have been introduced to your friend's friend just because they also have red hair.
Are we supposed to become best friends, or something?
OK, this actually kind of works for us because we have to stick together.
20. The "redheaded temper" is not a myth and should not be taken lightly.
We're tight with the devil -- don't mess with us.
21. You are not a redhead it's dyed!
Natural redheads will forever dislike anyone with fake locks who refers to themselves as a redhead. No. You are a blonde who dyed her hair, that is all.
22. Does any other hair color have a two day festival dedicated to how awesome they are? Didn't think so.
We might be plotting to take over the world. (Or we're just hanging out and getting sunburnt.)
23. You've had your red hair compared to every other redhead's.
Oh cool -- your mom's hair is red, but a little darker than mine, and your friend from third grade was completely orange?! So interesting.
24. You will never have a tan.
You will just end up looking like you belong at Red Lobster.
25. We may or may not gain a freckle for every soul we steal.
You'll never know.
26. Every time there are multiple gingers in one place, there must be a picture taken.
It's just a rule.
26. You have been told you're someone's favorite ginger.
Thanks, I'm my favorite too.
27. There's nothing you hate more than explaining that you do have eyebrows, they're just blonde and terrible.
No one understands the struggle.
28. Any redheaded family member automatically becomes your favorite family member.
Cue jokes about the milkman or being adopted since neither parent has red hair.
29. You know better than to stand next to your tan friend in pictures -- or ever.
You're so pale you basically glow in the dark. But, hey, it's fine.
30. You wouldn't change your fiery mane for the world.
Cheers to all the fellow redheads!
