There is usually one of them in our abode at any given time.
So, I walk into the room, feeling my twist out, when he looks at me and, in mild disgust, he says
"I hear you're dating a ginger."
"I hear you're dating a ginger."
The Bro explained: "He hates ginger people."
I looked at the Bro's friend, whom The Bro and the other friends refer to as 'The Ginge'.
Uh.
I didn't really know what to say to that.
Like, should I have joked "Wow, looking in the mirror in the mornings must be a real nightmare"?!
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THAT?!
(For my lovely international audience, who may not be aware, the British have a habit of calling red headed people 'ginger.' I don't know why - ginger is golden coloured, isn't it?)
So I just scratched my head and said "Uhhhhhhhh..........okay?"
I think that maybe he was taking Tim Minchin's advice to a bit of an extreme.
Simply Confused,
A.s.t.
Seriously that is beyond offensive. I would have set him straight and not in such a polite way as you suggested. I would also have had a go at your brother for poor choice of friends.
ReplyDeleteI am doubly offended because I personally find red hair to be a very striking and beautiful colour. I think the shades of red differ and sometimes changes with age. Check out this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmN0PMcVmoI
I looooooooooooove red hair! I think it's the most amazing and diverse shade of hair you can have!
ReplyDeleteThe Bro and his friends are only 14/15, so I think that is what passes for controversial humour at that age.
I will not let his 'disapproval' taint my continuing (and potentially obsessive) love for red hair. But I have forwarded the video to The Wonder Thing!