If you're a natural redhead, you've come to accept the fact that people are obsessed with your hair. Sometimes in a good way, sometimes not so much. Red hair is both loved and hated by so many. My mom tells me stories about older women coming up to us in the grocery store when I was little and ogling over my red locks. As a redhead grows up, they probably go through periods of hating their hair, because their peers start making fun of it (thanks, "South Park") and they just want to fit in. If you're a redhead, you know how hard it is to be incognito, seeing as we represent about 2 percent of the world population. From my own experience, and from talking to fellow redheads, here's some things we are so tired of hearing.
1. Is that your natural color?
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Have you looked at the paleness of my skin or the color of my eyebrows? Yes, this is my natural color. No, your hair dresser probably won't be able to duplicate it.
2. Are you Irish?
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A, red hair is a genetic mutation, you don't need to be Irish to have it. B, it's a common misconception that red hair is an Irish thing, when really there are more redheads in Scotland.
3. You don't really have freckles, so I guess you're not a true ginger.
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If that's what it takes to make me a ginger, then I guess you're right, I'm not. Sorry I only get freckles in the summer and don't conform to the ginger stereotype.
4. Does the carpet matches the drapes?
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Do you like being punched? Rude. So, so rude. Unless I know you very, very well, I will never feel comfortable when this question is asked. It is not funny, and we take great offense to it.
5. Are you crazy?
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Do you want to find out? Keep asking me things like that and I will show you crazy.
6. Do you burn easily?
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Yes, I will burn if I don't wear sun screen. But that's why they make it, so I'm going to continue to use it so I don't burn.
7. Redheads have no soul.
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Wow, you're so original. Maybe I don't have a soul. Maybe that will give me a good excuse for kicking your butt after saying that to me.
8. So are you going to marry a redhead? You've got to keep the race alive!
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I appreciate you being concerned with my love life, but I think I am doing just fine on my own, thank you.
9. Don't dye your hair. Ever.
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Again, I thank you for your concern, but I make my own decisions. And you'll be happy to know that I like my hair color and am not planning on changing it.
10. Is it true what they say about redheads?
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Please tell me what you're referring to. 'They' already say so much that it's hard to keep track.
11. Did you know red hair and blue eyes is the rarest combination in humans?
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Yes, yes I did. But I happen to have this combination, so I'm obviously way cooler than you.
12. I've never been with a redhead before.
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That's nice, I guess you won't mind waiting a little longer then.
The truth is not everyone could handle being a redhead. You get a lot of attention, all centered around your hair color, and most of the time, it is really uncomfortable. So hang in there redheads! We're all in this together!
