A different type of discrimination
August 16th 2007 18:06
"Don't try and blow out my candle to make your candle look brighter"
When we think of someone being discriminated against we think of someone who may be of a different race or religion (or perhaps the same religion but a different denomination) perhaps even gender, age or disability. I was shocked to read the other day that red heads face more discrimination in England than anyone else. In the story that I read a family of red heads were forced out of their house by taunts, grafitti and basic general hostility from neighbours. Can you imagine being hated for the colour of your hair? It really takes discrimination that one step further doesn't it? Next it will be eye colour considering that there is a certain amount of dislike for people who are either too short or too obese. I might understand this if redheads had a really bad reputation but I have never heard anyone complain how bad red heads behave.
It just goes to show that some people will find something, anything to make themselves feel better by tearing others down. They can't be bothered to get to know someone and them hate them, they decide to not like or trust someone on appearance. This time it's hair colour. Where is the sense in that or any other discrimination for that matter? We are a shallow lot aren't we?
When we think of someone being discriminated against we think of someone who may be of a different race or religion (or perhaps the same religion but a different denomination) perhaps even gender, age or disability. I was shocked to read the other day that red heads face more discrimination in England than anyone else. In the story that I read a family of red heads were forced out of their house by taunts, grafitti and basic general hostility from neighbours. Can you imagine being hated for the colour of your hair? It really takes discrimination that one step further doesn't it? Next it will be eye colour considering that there is a certain amount of dislike for people who are either too short or too obese. I might understand this if redheads had a really bad reputation but I have never heard anyone complain how bad red heads behave.
It just goes to show that some people will find something, anything to make themselves feel better by tearing others down. They can't be bothered to get to know someone and them hate them, they decide to not like or trust someone on appearance. This time it's hair colour. Where is the sense in that or any other discrimination for that matter? We are a shallow lot aren't we?
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