The Rise of the Gingers
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- sea_sea0
i seriously don't understand why so much hate focused on them? like with any act of hatred, it's friquen stupid and a sad view into some of the lower functioning minds of this country.
- ********0
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- Mmmmm hmmm********
- one troll loving anotheraldebaran
- it looks nice.capn_ron
- Im pretty sure thats Dave Mustaine.CygnusZero4
- Definitely him when he was younger.
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- _niko0
do readheads have red bushes? just curious.
- fooler0
My son was born with red hair, he's 2 months old now and it's changing to strawberry blonde. Both my wife and I were tow heads as youngsters and I hoping his hair will get even lighter.
They say red hair is a recessive gene but there is seriously 5-6 red head kids on our block. Is there something in the water or does the postman have red hair?
- detritus0
I had “You daft ginger cunt!” shouted at me by a White Van Man a few weeks back after he went through the wrong lane and thought he had the right to try and kill me.
We'd had a bit of a shout in the seconds before that, but when he threw that one at me, I was genuinely flumoxxed.. all I could barely manage was an inadvertant smile (i found it funny) and a slow masturbative gesture accompanied by a retard face.
I couldn't believe it.
I've not had another human being over the age of 12 have a go at my hair colour for a good two and a bit decades.
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- although, I admit it, I am also giggling a lil' sorry dude heheeh********
- I did find it funny. I'm usually quite quick with comebacks.. not so here. Total bemusement.detritus
- ha ha I can actually see it in my head now.********
- I somehow didn't read "gesture" and for a few seconds thought the world wasn't so bad after allPeter
- :-(
- chossy0
'ranga
- duhsign0
never trust a fucking ginger.
- elloh0
my ex husband is a ginger. covered in red hair. chest hair. ball hair. back hair. beard. butt hair.
now i'm gay.
- ItTango0
A Ginger thread and no Jessica? That just won't do.
- ********0
Where did the phrase 'beat you like a red-headed stepchild' come from and what does it mean?
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Where_…
Beating a Red-Headed Step-Child
I think all the explanations below are written by people trying to avoid the unpleasant and far more basic meaning:
A step child would get beaten more than a biological child. As redheads are traditionally disliked and picked on, a redheaded stepchild would get an even worse beating! Nasty, simple, basic.
Additional Input from contributors:
"Beating you like a red-headed stepchild" refers to a terrible beating. It is a variation of "beating you like a rented mule."Etymology (the origin of words and phrases) is notoriously hard to pin down. The etymology of this one obviously has something to do with child abuse. Some clues to the origin of its specifics:
A stepchild is often presumed to be less favored than biological children. If a parent was abusive, a stepchild might get the worst of it. (Similarly, a rented mule would be less valuable than one you own.)A child having red hair might be an indication that they have a different father, thereby reinforcing that they are a stepchild.
Red hair is often associated with a fiery personality. (Similarly, a mule is considered an especially stubborn animal.)
I believe 'beat you like a red-headed stepchild' came from the movie "The Wrath" starring a young Charlie Sheen. It was a teenage flick from the 1980s.
I believe that it is linked to the Viking invasions experienced in Britain and Ireland in the 11th century. The Vikings came down from their area, pillaged and raped and left a few red-headed children. Being so obviously different from the rest of the children in the area, they were subject to discrimination by parents knowing their origin was from an invading source. I can imagine that these children would have suffered the wrath of the local population who could obviously identify them as products of the Vikings violent influence on their culture. They were an easy target to vent the frustration of this phenomenon of force.I believe the origins are from the Viking era.
I believe that it can definitely be attributed to the Viking era, a European experience of not fitting in.It is a slang insult born of violence that has become a catch phrase. It means "to beat you extremely", assuming that in anger or frustration you would beat a redheaded stepchild more than any other child because she/he is less desirable - both for being a stepchild and for being redheaded. In the poorer classes one might beat a stepchild more than their own because they care less for them than their own child. The redheaded part may be a reference to the hotheadedness that redheads are supposed to be prone to, which would incite the beating all the more. It is probably anonymous, coming from less educated people who use and make up their own slang frequently.
It may have arisen from the feudal/mideval practice known as jus primae noctis. This was an ancient privilege of the lord of the manor to share the wedding bed with his peasants' brides. This right was depicted in the film Braveheart. The English declare they will "breed out" the Scots by introducing the ancient English custom, giving noblemen the right to sleep with the bride on the night of a tenant's marriage. Jus primae noctis was also said to have been practiced in Ireland where it passed with title to the land as part of the land rights. A first-born child might have been assumed to be the offspring of the landlord, would be a de facto stepchild, and may have been treated differently from other offspring.
I believe everyone is over thinking the question just a tad bit. The phrase beat you like a red headed stepchild came from the musical and show Annie. It was all about her getting beat with the brush by her step-mom. Let's try to keep it real everyone; and not try to show off intelligence.
The origin of the phrase "red haired step child" dates to the 1830's & 40's when Irish emigrants began arriving in America. The newly arrived Irish were somewhere below free blacks on the social scale at the time, and lived in segregated communities. Then, like now, young men were having sexual relations with young women before marriage. Sometimes the men were Irish and the girls were not. This resulted in many out of wedlock children with that red Irish hair. When these young women did finally marry, usually to a young man not of Irish descent, the new husband was not particularly patient or sympathetic to the red haired step child and treated them harshly. The phrase is derogatory although many do not know its origin, it is still considered an insult to knowledgeable people of Irish descent, and should be avoided in polite conversation.
I'm not sure what the origin of this phrase is, but I first heard it used in the book "Stuff White People Like", which is basically a 200-page anti-hipster manifesto. I've never heard it mentioned anywhere else, though.
My answer is to put in bold print the actual answer given amonst all the theories. It refers to someone having an unloved step-child who was clearly of Irish origin. So great was prejudice against the Irish that signs in front of restaurants, bars or hotels used to say, "No dogs or Irish".
Stepchildren were often mistreated, as opposed to the way biological children were treated. The red-headed stepchild is kind of like saying, "look at the milk man". In other words, a child in the family who may not belong to the Dad. In other words, a child with two strikes against him/her.
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Vivaldi
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Emma Stone
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Ginger women seem to be either wonderfully hot or drastically unattractive, there doesn't seem to be any middle ground.
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The thing is, given their rarity, they hold a unique attraction as a sexual partner.
- rylamar0
It's tough being ginger even when you're a seal: Lonely pup shunned by his colony
- ********0
I am a huge fan of ginger dressing.
Can't have sushi without putting that sauce all over the salad.
- ETM0
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