I have red hair so why do people think they know my racial heritage and temperment?

Question

I have red hair so why do people think they know my racial heritage and temperment?

Answer 1

they nnede to stereo type you and fit you into a category for several reasons.

1. its all about them.

2. they want to fit you into a category, a pigeon hole in order for them to feel safe.

3. they envy you and want to let you know your beautifull red hair is from them.

red hair flows from anywhere.north south east and west.

dont let them rob your power.

Answer 2

Well, if you have red hair, that more or less reduces your  heritage to a few options (as far as where the red hair comes from)... They probably guess based on your other physical characteristics and/or name...

Answer 3

It's just a fact that highest proportion of redheads in the world come from either Scotland or Ireland, or they are related somehow to people who came from those places, sometimes possibly a long time ago - and they all have one thing in common - both of their parents must carry the recessive redhead gene. Red hair is actually the rarest hair color that a person can have - so that's probably why it's so easy to trace. But I guess there are always exceptions to every rule, so don't worry about what other people think. Be proud of your lovely hair. :-)

Answer 4

I guess the racial heritage part comes from the fact that red (and ginger in particular) is usually a recessive gene, so most people who are red-headed are likely to have come from one of the areas where it is indigenous rather than have bred it into another line.  It's very similar with blondes.  Apparently that's why men with hair of a recessive colour will often prefer girls with that hair colour - because genetically they'd expect children to have the recessive hair colour, and if they don't the man can assume the woman has been cheating!  (btw guys, this not my theory, just one I've heard along the way).

I don't know about temperament, but I'm partly red and partly blonde, which makes me dumb but feisty.  Apparently.

Answer 5

I don't know.  I have blond hair.  Why do people assume I am stupid?

Answer 6

Calm down!  Don't get so upset about a little thing like a comment regarding your hair.  Stop trying to fight the world and, I know it will be difficult, but try to calm down and not be so fighting mad over this.

Answer 7

Stereotyping. Most of us know better but there are some ignorant people out there.

Answer 8

all red hair can be traced back to Scottish barbarians, that's why! our red-haired ancestors would burn villages, rape, pillage, poke people with sharp sticks. that's why.

if anyone ever confronts me with such a claim. i don't deny it. i'm a red-haired scorpio from essex. therefore, i hold my own! and actually, i don't think anyone HAS confronted me with that since school, and noone at school did after a picked up some kid by his tie.....(and i was 5'3" and 8 stone at the time, so that was no mean feat!)

we take a lot of slack because of being gingers, carrottops etc etc. we are allowed to snap occasionally. i actually prefer to use it to an advantage rather than see it as offensive haha! just be glad you're a girl with red hair, it's the poor ginger lads that really suffer!

Answer 9

There will always be silly people, no matter what color your hair is or what color you are.