Ginger Problems

Stereotypes are everywhere and based on everything from ethnicity to accent to style. Some might be true or proven, but most aren't.  Like the stereotype that began a few years ago: gingers don't have souls.

South Park is known for airing controversial episodes with raunchy and racial topics. So when South Park aired its 136th episode in November of 2005, why did it begin a new-wave of thinking towards people with red hair, that gingers don't have souls? Could it be that prior to this episode, there was nothing really against people with red hair? Or people with red hair were still people with souls before this episode? Now, it seems as though everyone has accepted this made-up stereotype.

On a weekly basis, someone makes a comment about my hair, asking if its natural, if its always been this color, if I've ever dyed my hair.  These questions are fine; its when people ask if I have a soul or how many souls I've stolen that week that's annoying (I don't even know where stealing souls comes from).

I was in 5th grade when the episode aired, and that's when I started changing my hair color regularly.  The past few months are the longest I've had my "natural" hair color, and the questioning is still annoying.

Clearly, I have a soul, like everyone else, and no hair color prevents that.

I'm judged based on a false, nonsensical stereotype; and that's why I don't think stereotypes are funny.



Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginger_Kids