Weinstein, Stephanie J.; Virtamo, Jarmo; Albanes, Demetrius (2013). "Pigmentation-related phenotypes and risk of prostate cancer". British Journal of Cancer. 109 (3): 747–750. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2013.385. ISSN 0007-0920. PMC 3738118. PMID 23860522. Wagstaff, Keith (August 10, 2014). "What's up with all the redheads in TV ads?". TODAY . Retrieved November 18, 2021. She cooked a gourmet meal with all the trimmings the next morning. The man was astounded. Everything had been amazing! What has an N, an I, two G’s, an E, and an R that can be used to describe people of a certain color? Bianchi, Mike (January 22, 2011). "Is there a bias against redheads in football?". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved November 18, 2021.

Naturally occurring red hair appears in a small minority of humans and is the rarest natural hair color, occurring in 0.6 percent of people. [2] A smaller percentage of humans, approximately 0.17 percent or 13 million, have a combination of red hair and blue eyes. [3] Roider, Elisabeth M. (January 18, 2017). "Red hair, light skin, and UV-independent risk for melanoma development in humans". JAMA Dermatol. 152 (7): 751–753. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.0524. PMC 5241673. PMID 27050924. a b Frost, Peter (2017). "Health status by gender, hair color, and eye color: Red-haired men and women are the most divergent". PLOS One. 12 (12): e0190238. Bibcode: 2017PLoSO..1290238F. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0190238. PMC 5746253. PMID 29284020. A redhead takes a relaxing car drive through the countryside, her windows open, just enjoying the scenery. She has to come to a halt as a shepherd moves his sheep across the road. When the redhead gets out of her car to stretch, she comes up with an idea. a b Sýkorová, Kateřina; Fiala, Vojtěch; Hlaváčová, Jana; Kaňková, Šárka; Flegr, Jaroslav (Nov 29, 2022). "Redheaded women are more sexually active than other women, but it is probably due to their suitors". PMC 9746287. {{ cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= ( help)Rohrer, Finlo (June 6, 2007). "Is gingerism as bad as racism?". BBC News . Retrieved November 18, 2021.

A 1946 study by Hans von Hentig published in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology observed that there was a high prevalence of red hair among high-profile criminals in the Old West and that "the number of redheaded men among the noted outlaws surpassed their rate in the normal population". Von Hentig, however, attributed this not to a numerically higher incidence of crime among red haired persons but because "of their striking appearance, they might have been remembered rather than ordinary men who killed and were killed." [39] It is also reported that many red-haired persons are perceived as "soulless" and had the ability to steal your soul if you looked in their eyes long enough. [40] Sexual stereotypes [ edit ] Oh my, I’m so sorry,” the woman said as she reinserted her eye. “Let me buy you supper to make amends.” In 2018, a television advertisement for Carlton & United Breweries Yak Ales was criticized after the Advertising Standards Authority found that it vilified people with red hair by suggesting society should work towards their eradication. [29] Carlton & United ultimately pulled the ad, but declined to apologize for it. [29] In some cases, discrimination can occur in the form of preferencing people with red hair over those without red hair. A 2014 study found that 30 percent of television commercials during primetime viewing hours in the United States prominently featured someone with red hair with, at one point, CBS showing a person with red hair once every 106 seconds, numbers not accurately reflective of the actual population of persons with the hair color. [7] Andrew Rohm, professor of marketing at Loyola Marymount University, attributed the prevalence of red hair in television advertising as an attempt by companies to capture viewer attention by showing people with what they perceived to be unusual or exotic physical characteristics. [33]

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Showalter, Alyssa (2015-11-30). "The Debate: Do Redheads Have Souls?". How to be a Redhead . Retrieved 2022-01-12. Culzac, Natasha (August 24, 2015). "Documenting Gingers of Color". Vice . Retrieved November 18, 2021. a b c Connelly, Irene Katz (November 5, 2019). "On National Redhead Day, Explore the History of Ginger Jews". The Forward . Retrieved November 18, 2021. a b Scutts, Joanna (June 12, 2015). "Red hair: a blessing or a curse?". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015 . Retrieved November 18, 2021. How come jokes began around red-headed men and women? Well, it’s a long story. In Viking times, the majority of the inhabitants in that area had red hair and were known as pagans. They assaulted churches and nearby areas with few to no troops. For the same reason, they were perceived as godless by the Christian community. As a result, they possessed no soul. The majority of these jokes are also built on the belief that ginger people are furious. This is most likely due to the connection of the color red with fiery behavior. In the early modern period, red hair was thought to be a sign of witchcraft. During the witch trials in 15th-century Germany, it is estimated that 45,000 red-haired women were burned for witchcraft. If you’re wondering why, it could be because gingers are rare, gorgeous, and captivating, which people may associate with power, which resulted in an increasing number of jealous individuals fearing their beauty.

Zorina-Lichtenwalter, Katerina; Lichtenwalter, Ryan N; Zaykin, Dima V; Parisien, Marc; Gravel, Simon; Bortsov, Andrey; Diatchenko, Luda (2019-06-15). "A study in scarlet: MC1R as the main predictor of red hair and exemplar of the flip-flop effect". Human Molecular Genetics. 28 (12): 2093–2106. doi: 10.1093/hmg/ddz018. ISSN 0964-6906. PMC 6548228. PMID 30657907. Ranga, bogan and mugachino among new words added to Australian dictionary". BBC News. August 24, 2016 . Retrieved November 20, 2021. von Hentig, Hans (1947). "Redhead and Outlaw: A Study in Criminal Anthropology". Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology. 1 (1). a b "Science Confirms Redheads are Equipped with Some Rare Genetic Superpowers". GQ. March 12, 2019. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019 . Retrieved November 18, 2021. A 1901 eugenicist study in the United States concluded that "red hair is infrequent among born criminals but abundant among the insane and sexual offenders". [37] One contemporary study has shown that persons with red hair are significantly less likely to experience mental illness. [38]a b c d e f g h i Stollznow, Karen (April 24, 2021). "An Examination of Stereotypes About Hair Color". Psychology Today . Retrieved November 20, 2021. According to Lily Cole, who has red hair, being bullied as a child for red hair in the UK was "not dissimilar" to experiencing racial abuse. [26] Prince Harry and David Kitson have reported being abused as a result of their hair color. [27] The head of one children's charity reported that levels of abuse in the UK were significant and said there was "nothing like this in the U.S." [27]

In Ancient Egypt, men with red hair may have been used as human sacrifices to the god Osiris due to the belief that his archenemy, Set, had red hair and that those with red hair were, therefore, devotees of Set. [13] [14] Though, rulers of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt may have been red haired followers of Set; Ramesses II had red hair and his father's name, Seti I, means "follower of Set". [15] Australia [ edit ] In 2010, several ads in Australia centered around ridiculing people with red hair. [17] One, a government road safety campaign, suggested that using a mobile phone while driving might cause unwanted side effects such as sexual intercourse between two people with red hair, an occurrence which might result in the offspring also having red hair. [17] Another, for ANZ Bank, featured a character of a bank clerk who was comically rude towards customers. [17] Canada [ edit ] Until recently, it was not uncommon for people with red hair in France to be called Poil de Judas ("hair of Judas"), a reference to the idea that Judas Iscariot had red hair. [19] Germany [ edit ] "Red Jews", a mythical tribe of Jews with red hair, were believed by some in medieval Germany to be conspiring with the Antichrist.

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a b Jones, Nelson (10 January 2013). "Should ginger-bashing be considered a hate crime?". New Statesman . Retrieved 12 July 2022. Discrimination against people with red hair is the prejudice, stereotyping and dehumanization of people with naturally red hair, which is the result of a genetic mutation. In contemporary form, it often involves a cultural discrimination against people with red hair. A number of stereotypes exist about people with red hair, many of which engender harmful or discriminatory treatment towards them.