Re:The Britishisation of American English
by nollidge on Thursday September 27, 2012 @11:48AM
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The gingerbread comment is silly, but I think that any supposed anti-ginger prejudice in the U.S. is firmly tongue-in-cheek. I don't think I've ever heard anyone seriously disparage red-haired people here.
Re:The Britishisation of American English
by a1k0n on Thursday September 27, 2012 @11:42AM
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I grew up in the Midwest, and that south park episode was the first I'd ever heard of ginger-bashing. Or the term "ginger" for that matter.
Re:The Britishisation of American English
by arethuza on Thursday September 27, 2012 @11:49AM
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Depends on which part of the UK - Scotland has the highest proportion of redheads of anywhere in world (13%) according to wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_hair
[Scots are often rather pugnaciously proud of their red hair.]
As someone who grew up in America (with not ginger, but slightly reddish hair) I find this to very untrue. There's even a whole South Park episode* making fun of gingers, and there's few things more American than that. Maybe it's a relatively new thing, but I doubt many young Americans think of warm ginger bread.
* http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s09e11-ginger-...