[identity profile] tavella.livejournal.com 2009-12-18 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
Is red-hair bashing a particularly English thing? Because I grew up we teased about everything, but I don't recall red hair being one, nor coming across it in any other American context, except once recently (in a online context which made me suspect the meme came from somewhere else.) The worst I can remember is affectionate "carrottop" type nicknaming. Heck, red hair was practically a sign of all-Americanness, at least in boys: My Three Sons, Happy Days, any given Norman Rockwell painting.

[identity profile] kateorman.livejournal.com 2009-12-18 06:19 am (UTC)(link)
It's a weird weird UK thing. Even at high school I was only harassed for a couple of years for my hair colour. I have the horrible impression it's spreading.