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    Posted: 16 December 2009 at 4:06pm
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Ginger Christmas Cards Removed from Tescos shelves

I really question what passes for "funny" sometimes!!!

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I heard them talking on TV about that this morning. As they said if it had have been aimed towards an overweight child or a child of another race it would be discrimination.
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How rude! And the kid on the card is really cute, too, at least in my opinion.

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I don't think it is funny at all & would never give a card like that to anyone.
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Thats a horrible card! Im glad they got rid of it, thats so mean.

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That is a truly god awful santa! Quite creepy looking.
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Reminds me of a recent South Park show.
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I think its kinda funny ...but then I have ginga tendancies myself.
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Its funny in a sad kinda way that Ginga's still get a hard time and have done so long before anyone had seen a black or overweight kid.


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Man, what is with all the ginger-bashing! I would have thought people would be over it by now. It's just such a mean, lame way to get laughs.
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Bit the same as any blonde joke IMO, I personally can't see it being really offensive. *shields herself*


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Coming from a redhead, I think it's brilliant!
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I am a redhead too and I think it is funny! Us gingas learnt to laugh at ourselves a long time ago.
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Originally posted by bexandantz bexandantz wrote:

Bit the same as any blonde joke IMO, I personally can't see it being really offensive. *shields herself*


I agree
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Originally posted by bexandantz bexandantz wrote:

Bit the same as any blonde joke IMO, I personally can't see it being really offensive. *shields herself*


Exactly what I was thinking. Theres so many blonde jokes out there!
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My in-laws are all red heads (apart from DH) and we were talking about it yesterday, they all thought it was quite funny...
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My DH thought it was hilarious, but then we are highly likely to have ginger kidlets so I guess we have to learn to laugh about it.

I was slightly offended being redhead and all, not sure why people are giving gingers stick these days, I rememember I used to have so many people compliment my hair!
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oh dear, i thought it funny too!

i can see it might upset a child though, which isnt cool!

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I sent it to my DH as he will be entertained. He is Scottish and we are bound to end up with at leat one ginger-haired baby!
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I'm in the I don't think its that bad group. DP works with a ginga and he actually mocks himself. But then this guy also is under DPs phonebook as "the red sl ut" so go figure. Agreed it could upset a child


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