Re:Statement on US government directive to suspend access to...
by dyauspitr on Friday June 12, 2026 @11:50PM
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Yes, I am aware. Kind of paints redheads as unwanted though. Seems hurtful.
Re:Statement on US government directive to suspend access to...
by nozzlegear on Saturday June 13, 2026 @12:50AM
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Yeah, not sure where the phrase originated but it does sound bad when you put some thought into it. My sister is a redhead and people loved to make fun of her growing up, telling her there's no way two parents with brown hair could have a kid with red hair, so the mailman (who also had red hair) was obviously her dad.
Re:Statement on US government directive to suspend access to...
by johndough on Saturday June 13, 2026 @03:49AM
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As a foreigner, the casual racism against red-haired people in the US and UK always baffled me.
Re:Statement on US government directive to suspend access to...
by poszlem on Saturday June 13, 2026 @05:47AM
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If anything is racist here it's thinking that redheads are a separate race.
Re:Statement on US government directive to suspend access to...
by johndough on Saturday June 13, 2026 @08:04AM
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Feel free to replace "racism" with "discrimination" if you prefer. English is not my first language and the minutiae elude me.
Re:Statement on US government directive to suspend access to...
by xienze on Saturday June 13, 2026 @07:59AM
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As long as the person is white no one will blink an eye no matter what you say.
It's not racist or even politically incorrect in the US, it's a common saying.