Today, our class was focusing on discrimination, and our teacher asked us if anyone had ever felt discriminated against. I put my hand up to share a story, and my teacher immediately said, "It's because you're ginger, isn't it?" That's not what I was going to say. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, a guy in my class was talking about himself. He started his story with, "When I was little, I was a ginger." I replied without thinking, "Is that why you got put up for adoption?" Him being adopted was the actual story he wanted to tell. FML
Today, I overheard my dad's friend complaining to my dad that his new baby boy is a ginger. I continued listening, and heard my dad saying, "Yeah, there's nothing worse than having a ginger." I'm his daughter. I'm a ginger. FML
Today, we had to discuss our heritage at school. When I told the class that I'm German, Japanese, and of the Jewish faith, my teacher laughed at the "irony." Something like this always happens whenever I tell people my background. FML
Today, I told my parents that I wanted to donate blood. My dad helpfully interjected, "Sorry, they don't accept blood from gingers." FML
Today, we were talking about discrimination. I shared my story of being denied housing and a job offer because I'm trans. Some doofus tried to compare it to the time he was denied a car loan due to not having credit history. FML
Today, in class I was teaching 6 year olds about the difference between short and tall, and I asked them how they could see that I was shorter than the other teacher. One of them raised their hand and said it was because I'm fatter. FML
Today, I went to a seminar about non-prejudice and acceptance. I spent the whole time being made fun of because of my pink shirt. FML
Today, in class, we were discussing stereotypes. We were asked about common ones about nearby cities. A guy said, "Well, they say Lumberton has the prettiest girls." My teacher asked if any of us were from Lumberton, so I raised my hand. The guy quickly said, "Nevermind." FML
Today, one of my classmates put hand sanitizer on my seat. I took one look at my seat and said, “You honestly believe I’m going to fall for that?” I then got laughed at anyway, because I’m disliked enough for them to do that. That’s right, I get bullied for being bullied. FML
Today, my classmate went into rage mode and cursed at me, complaining how it's so unfair that I'm allowed to wear a hijab in class but she isn't allowed to wear a Flamingo hat. FML
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Top comments
katplayer 4
I'm sure it was what you were thinking. ... Honestly, though, I've always wanted red hair. It's so nice. :)
LemonStarship 5
Don't lie to yourself...
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Comments (262)
stun23 8
Gingerz ftw
lilcosco 0
Can I get a red power?
ImFreeFalling 0
People with red hair are awesome. I love gingers. (:
izzie2 0
they say that to me all the time. dont let jt get to you. red hair is beautiful(: they pull the whole gingers dont have souls thing on me. and fire crotch and junk. lol. my name is izzie. any they call me "jizzie fire-crotch" lol.
missbuns 0
I'm a Ginger too!
Emmteeemm 0
Your teacher thinks you're a gingerbread cookie?
xxxkittykatxxx 0
:D I love gingers!
Quest_ 13
Wow, your teacher is so cool for saying that, I kind of want to be her.
samyslamajamma 0
45 you do know the whole gingers have no souls is from south park and its a joke right? And btw red head is defferent from ginger. I like red headed girls not gingers, especially with an irish accent lol
cufaoil 11
having known a number of Irish reds, the last thing you want to do is go poking fun at them, unless you want to take a trip to the E.R.... Irish reds are known to be... passionate, shall we say... saying something to them like, "fire in the hole" is likely to get you beaten to a bloody pulp.... That said, Irish reds rock! (and no, I'm not an Irish red...)
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
Damn skippy, 98! My hair isn't naturally this bright (obviously), but I do have the inborne right to say this: a) Especially beware of the smaller ones; we're far feistier and scrappier than you think. b) Obviously those who pick on gingers have never experienced an Irish redhead in the sack! :}
5t3ff1k4h 45
It's not naturally that bright? Damn, Jane. Way to burst my bubble. On a slightly different note, I probably should have had red hair. My personality does not match my brunette roots.
TheIrishJaneDoe 9
Ha! Well, it takes a certain kind of person to be a convincing redhead, Steff. Should you ever decide to try it out, you could definitely get away with it. For all I know, my hair could be this bright by now. >.< I haven't really seen my natural color in, uh, a long time, and it changed pretty drastically on its own a few times before I started helping it along.
cufaoil 11
well, unfortunately for me, I've never had the experience of a Irish red in the sack, but I did date one many years ago when I was quite virtuous, shall we say.... she was fun to be with :)
5t3ff1k4h 45
Jane - I have tried a variety of reds! The only reason it's not still red is the fact that it fades so fast... D: