hug a ginga day- your opinions

so whats everyone opinions on this ?

 personally (being a red head myself and having a red head daughter) i think people are taking it all too seriously . iv been reading on the Edge webstie everyones opinions and its very mixed , some people (like myself) are not offended at all and just see it as a bit of fun and games but others get really offended and upset about the whole thing .  i dont think the radio station have set out to hurt anyone and thery are certinley not "the reason" kids get bullied for being redheads , bullying happens in schools no matter what , you can be too tall, too short, wear glasses, have braces . kids are always going to find something to bully you about . i myself never really got bullied for being a red head, if i did i never took it too seriously , people make comments about the fact i have red head ( they still do to this day ) but just because comments are made does not mean i have to take them negativly or as see those comments as bullying .  i think "hug a ginga day" is funny and light hearted . people compare it to racism , i personally see no comparisson . Racism is very different , it has to do with the colour of your skin and the way people with dark skin have been treated over hundreds of years , they have been made slaves, and made to be completly segrated from "white" society  , from my knowlege redheads as a social group have not been treated like this . but anyway this is MY opinion and i am intersted to hear other opinions on this matter .

pepsi wrote: I think the fact that some of the people who were unhappy about the day, and started to get nasty towards JJ & Dom about their failed IVF attempts was really sad

I havent seen that but sounds horrible - humans are bitches

Having my own little ginger - well gingerish - its faded as she has gotten older - I couldnt care less - and if I raise her right neither will she - people are so uptight

hahahaah hug a bex day , i like it !!!!!

Yea pepsi - people have said some really horrible things about jay jay and doms IVF journey all because of "hug a ginga day " its really wrong and has nothing to do with it , people are so nasty .

 

I can see the funny side to it I suppose but I also look beyond the funny side of it.
I've seen kids and even grown ups get picked on, hit and attacked physically and verbally solely because they're a "ginga".
I kind of see the "hug a ginga day" as an extension of the bullying. It's almost like a feel sorry for them kind of deal.

Just my opinion and I'm unsure how much it counds because I'm not a redhead myself. My hair use to be a very firey Auburn colour when I was little but definately not ginger.

Lexiesmumma wrote: I was going to start this same topic! I can see that they aren't doing it out of spite or to hurt anyones feelings but again, I am not a redhead and nor is DD. And Julz you are totally right bullying is going to happen for all reasons, I was bullied my whole way through school, I wasn't a red head, wasn't fat, wasn't anything that I thought unusual but I was bullied all the way through... The day isn't there to encourage people to bully others its there to encourage people to embrace them.

Me too. I was about as "normal" as can be at school but never had many friends and was ALWAYS bullied hard out. Left school after 5th form because of it. A shame really cause I could have gone on to do so much more.

yea i also dont get offended my "ginga" i even call my wee girl my ginga princess.

to all the gingas out there - don't have any at my work so havn't had a chance to do if for real.  Feel the love.

There is hug ettiqite (sp) you do have to ask before you go up and randomly huge a ginga.

I don't have red hair and the only member of our family is a nephew with red hair so I am totally out of the relm IYGWIM. Although I do dye it a chestnut brown that could be mistaken for a shade of red but you can never get the real deal from some dye.

My thoughts though are it isn't really necessary. Some people are insecure about the colour of their hair. Some aren't. Just like some people are worried about big noses, waistlines etc. And some are secure in themselves to not worry. Would there be a hug a fattie day (I am fat just incase I upset anyone) or hug a honker day for people with big noses. Although it is hugging it is putting a label on people who may not want to be labeled and singled out.

I definately do think we have all got a bit uptight about things with the whole evolution of being "PC" and that the father on close up was a bit over the top as well.

And as for the people personalising it and saying statements such as "god doesn't give some people children for a reason" is just down right nasty. If you are going to have an opinion on a debate keep it clean and factual and don't get nasty and personal as it negatively affects your position.   I couldn't beleive that some people would be so cruel.

Ok well that is my 2 cents worth.

I think that Dad was over the top too, I wonder if he even stopped to ask his kids how they felt about it or even more so how they felt about him 'coming to their rescue' on national tv - I bet the poor little buggers get picked on cause daddy was on the tele for them, rather than having red hair

My Mums a red head, shes gorgeous

And yeah Hug a FreckleFace would be a great day - I'd get lots!

I always remember the stupid teacher who thought it was a really great idea to get into pairs and count the other childs freckles as a "Maths" activity... all the kids were like "Bags not counting Kylie's!!!" They are all bunched together!

Poor me