Tesco remove christmas card from shelves - Page 2

devilincarnate · 15-12-2009, 20:30

Its like all the other ones eg

BALD PEOPLE / TURN THE LIGHTS OFF YOUR BLINDING ME
FAT PEOPLE / KEEP YOU WARM IN THE WINTER AND SHADED IN THE SUMMER

ETC

HOPE THAT THESE TWO DO NOT OFFEND ANYBODY AND IF IT DOES JUST THINK THAT I HAVE GOT GINGER HAIR ?

**Maggy** · 15-12-2009, 20:31

I'm sorry but I see at regular intervals the effects of gingerism..When a child would rather dye their hair black rather than revel in a luxurious mane of rich red hair because of the gibes of not only other children but adults too.It's just one more layer of bullying.

If we takes the pee out someone because they are too short we would be ferociously attacked by the media.If we make remarks/jokes about skin colour,slanty eyes,cerebral palsy and Downs Syndrome and other physical atrributes that are never under the control of the individual we would be rightly vilified.So why should we accept that people with ginger hair are fair game?

devilincarnate · 15-12-2009, 20:36

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

I'm sorry but I see at regular intervals the effects of gingerism..When a child would rather dye their hair black rather than revel in a luxurious mane of rich red hair because of the gibes of not only other children but adults too.It's just one more layer of bullying.

If we takes the pee out someone because they are too short we would be ferociously attacked by the media.If we make remarks/jokes about skin colour,slanty eyes,cerebral palsy and Downs Syndrome and other physical atrributes that are never under the control of the individual we would be rightly vilified.So why should we accept that people with ginger hair are fair game?

Do you know how hard it is to dye ginger hair my friend tried to dye theirs black and it ended up green ?

15-12-2009, 20:36

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

I'm sorry but I see at regular intervals the effects of gingerism..When a child would rather dye their hair black rather than revel in a luxurious mane of rich red hair because of the gibes of not only other children but adults too.It's just one more layer of bullying.

If we takes the pee out someone because they are too short we would be ferociously attacked by the media.If we make remarks/jokes about skin colour,slanty eyes,cerebral palsy and Downs Syndrome and other physical atrributes that are never under the control of the individual we would be rightly vilified.So why should we accept that people with ginger hair are fair game?

Because they have no souls!

SMG · 15-12-2009, 20:47

I didn't find it particularly funny, Ginger reference or not. Tesco are out of order with this one. Sack the Pratt who couldn't find something better to put on the card.

15-12-2009, 20:55

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

I'm sorry but I see at regular intervals the effects of gingerism..When a child would rather dye their hair black rather than revel in a luxurious mane of rich red hair because of the gibes of not only other children but adults too.It's just one more layer of bullying.

If we takes the pee out someone because they are too short we would be ferociously attacked by the media.If we make remarks/jokes about skin colour,slanty eyes,cerebral palsy and Downs Syndrome and other physical atrributes that are never under the control of the individual we would be rightly vilified.So why should we accept that people with ginger hair are fair game?

I suffered from it quite badly as a child I was fat with ginger hair and bad skin I was always going to be a victim

Eventually (in my 20's) I got my confidence and now am not bothered. Mind you by the time you reach 40 you have heard every ginger joke there is thousands of times .It makes a change to see something original unfortunately this isnt original

alferret · 15-12-2009, 21:36

LOL whats this country coming to, if you cant have the **** taken out of you or take the **** yourself I know the number of Senna line where I can get cheap tickets for you.

Good bloody god give me strength..............

Callumpy · 15-12-2009, 22:14

Oh stop whining. Ms Phillips, grow up.

15-12-2009, 22:21

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Originally Posted by alferret

LOL whats this country coming to, if you cant have the **** taken out of you or take the **** yourself I know the number of Senna line where I can get cheap tickets for you.

Good bloody god give me strength..............

excuse me? have you ever ritually been victimised? come back with a statement like that when you have!!

Welshchris · 15-12-2009, 23:13

People can be touchy about their ginger hair tho.

I was in the pub the other day and one of my friends who is in his late 40s started teasing me as im starting to go bald and grey. What i meant to say was "Id rather go grey than bald" but it came out as "id rather go grey than ginger" and it didnt go down well lol.

15-12-2009, 23:48

its what happens when you hear the same old dross thousands of times over your life. None gingers are just jealous anyway cuz they dont stand out they just blend in

**Maggy** · 16-12-2009, 00:03

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Originally Posted by zing

its what happens when you hear the same old dross thousands of times over your life. None gingers are just jealous anyway cuz they dont stand out they just blend in

Too right..red hair,freckles and green eyes is an attractive combination..

16-12-2009, 00:29

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Originally Posted by Maggy J

Too right..red hair,freckles and green eyes is an attractive combination..

You got a thing about Irish girls Maggy ?

deathtrap3000 · 16-12-2009, 02:36

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

its only funny if your not ginger and on that basis its probably right to remove it.

even ginger people have been laughing at it...

frogstamper · 16-12-2009, 04:16

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Originally Posted by alferret

LOL whats this country coming to, if you cant have the **** taken out of you or take the **** yourself I know the number of Senna line where I can get cheap tickets for you.

Good bloody god give me strength..............

I wonder if your attitude would be the same if say your children had ginger/red hair, and were continually picked on and singled out by the other kids, then one of the tormentors brings in a card like the above, just to add to the "fun". I doubt you'd be as quick to have a laugh.
There are a lot of stupid rules in our country nowadays, and I agree that it doesn't do any harm at all to be able to laugh at yourself....but do we really need to use children as the butt of a joke.?