I’m so white “ginger” from Alabama
Cindy, Decatur, Al. We can’t change things but I hope blondes and redheads always remain, I hate what is being lost, I hate being hated...
Is it because I’m a ginger?
Seven, Summerville, GA. I am a redhead from Visalia CA. I moved to Georgia with my family and after the move I realized things weren’t...
Pale freckled redhead burned by words
Marie Farrell, Brooklyn, NY. I grew up in San Diego, California where the sun shines all the time. I was the kid that never tanned,...
Like you, gingers do have souls.
Katelyn Nicole Volz Hemet, CA “You know they say Gingers have no souls right?” “A Ginger gains a freckle every time they steal a soul.”...
We were equal until you knew.
Jose “Jay” Zarate, Soquel, CA My skin is pale, my hair normally just light brown, yet in the summer you’re always eager to point out...
I don’t owe you my body.
Emily ” Em ” Arrington, Lord Fairfax Community College, VA I chose these 6 words because as someone who was born a ginger female, I...
From a white teenage girl’s perspective
Victoria N. Fortson, GA My ancestors came to America just like many others. Just because I am white, does not mean my family “owned” “slaves”....
I’m not white. I’m ginger.
John Stinchcomb, Indianapolis, IN. It would be awfully boring if we all looked alike. Like music & art the broader the spectrum the better.
Not a Race, Still a Human
Cameron Warren, Downingtown, PA. I’m a very Irish child, and being proud of that has always been hard due to the fact I have red...
“It’s because you have no soul.”
Anne Tobin, Normal, IL. Ever since I was thirteen, I’ve had to deal with the flack of my hair color. After South Park aired their...
You’ve got to be Irish, right?
Benjamin Bean Glen Mills, PA I wouldn’t say that growing up as a red-head (or “ginger,” though I didn’t hear that term until a few...
Ginger? Sorry, I Don’t Speak Ignorance.
Azalea Grand Rapids, MI I’ve made fun of my entire life for my pale skin and red hair. It’s honestly really annoying and once the...
Be white, but not too white
Carissa Stouwie Ann Arbor, MI Understanding Race Project- University of Michigan My butt is very sun burnt, and not willingly. I am a ginger. I...
