Another "what were they thinking?!" momen
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Topic: Another "what were they thinking?!" momen
Posted By: kiwisj
Subject: Another "what were they thinking?!" momen
Date Posted: 16 December 2009 at 4:06pm
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From Stuff
http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/3166090/Ginger-Christmas-cards-removed - Ginger Christmas Cards Removed from Tescos shelves I really question what passes for "funny" sometimes!!! ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |
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Posted By: littleLittle
Date Posted: 16 December 2009 at 4:57pm
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 16 December 2009 at 5:28pm
 How rude! And the kid on the card is really cute, too, at least in my opinion.-------------   
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 16 December 2009 at 5:28pm
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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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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 16 December 2009 at 5:42pm
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Thats a horrible card! Im glad they got rid of it, thats so mean. ------------- |
Posted By: ?Lolly?
Date Posted: 16 December 2009 at 6:33pm
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That is a truly god awful santa! Quite creepy looking. ------------- Captain Chaos (5) & the Trouble Monsters (2!) 
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Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 16 December 2009 at 9:51pm
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Reminds me of a recent South Park show. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 16 December 2009 at 9:56pm
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I think its kinda funny ...but then I have ginga tendancies myself.
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 9:34am
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Joscia
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 10:08am
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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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Posted By: Lexidore
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 10:36am
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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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Posted By: blahblah
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 10:37am
Coming from a redhead, I think it's brilliant! 
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 10:50am
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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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 11:05am
I agree 
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bexandantz wrote:Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 11:11am
Exactly what I was thinking. Theres so many blonde jokes out there! |
Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 11:55am
| My in-laws are all red heads (apart from DH) and we were talking about it yesterday, they all thought it was quite funny... |
Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 12:12pm
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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! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 12:58pm
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oh dear, i thought it funny too!
i can see it might upset a child though, which isnt cool! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Turtle
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 1:56pm
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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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Posted By: HoneybunsMa
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 3:25pm
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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 ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 3:59pm
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It's the poor child in the photo I feel sorry for. I wonder who gave permission (or not!) for the photo to be used on the card??
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Posted By: Joscia
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 4:05pm
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IMO - the difference between Ginga jokes and blonde jokes is that blonde jokes mock a certain stereotype - the bottle blonde woman who is a bit dim.
Whereas ginger jokes are founded on the notion that people with red hair are somehow sub-standard / repulsive / 2nd class citizens. Don't get me wrong - I'm not some uber-PC nut (quite the contrary!) - but when you really think about it like that, I find it astonishing that 'ginger discrimination' has allowed to become so mainstream! Just my 2c worth! (Also should clarify - I'm not a ginger - I'm a 'dumb blonde' )------------- http://alterna-tickers.com">
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Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 4:44pm
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One thing I really dislike though, is the use of the word "ginga", it is "ginger"! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 17 December 2009 at 8:52pm
| Hehe I think its funny. We have a lot of redheads in our family so its laughed about a lot |
Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 18 December 2009 at 1:26pm
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As an adult (and a redhead) it doesn't bother me and yeah is pretty funny. But the thought of kids reading it just makes my heart break.... I don't want my little boy (or any other kids with gorgeous red hair) reading that while they're out shopping.
England is heaps worse than NZ though, they're awful about people with ginger hair. ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: _Soda_
Date Posted: 18 December 2009 at 4:39pm
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hehe sorry guys- im thinkin its kinda funny too...probably wouldnt if i wasnt married to a redhead, but i would have bought that for him for christmas if it was in NZ tbh- but hes an adult and can laugh at that. i can see how some people would find it a bit offensive, but its how you take it really. i agree with it being similar to a blonde joke thing- blondes are steriotypically "dumb" or "bimbos" or whatever, although we know thats not true at all! so whats the difference really?
i agree tho- if it wasnt a photo and a cartoon or something instead then i would have been taken better by the public. JMHO..
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Posted By: kiwikid
Date Posted: 20 December 2009 at 2:25am
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They really are shocking here in the UK with the widely accepted mocking of people with red hair here, its awful, plus I just dont get it. A part of me thinks that card is quite funny, for an adult who can take a joke but if any little red head kiddo saw that it would be truly heartbreaking so do agree with it being removed from sale because we as a society should be more concerned with protecting the young and innocent, than having a laugh. ------------- 
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Posted By: Raspberryjam
Date Posted: 20 December 2009 at 2:56pm
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just have to add my 2 cents, have we really become so pc that we cant laugh at ourselves. Storm in a teacup. and would a 'kid' actually get the joke, I would imagine you are more likely to give it to someone who is of the age to understand its a laugh. or who isnt so PC they would get offended
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 23 December 2009 at 5:25pm
I think it's funny in an adult kinda way - like I would buy it for my red head sister from a shop that sold gifts and quirky things (ie where children don't tend to be shopping!). But this was being sold by Tescos. That's the bit that I think was really stupid - in a company that large, how many people did it go through before it hit the shops? I agree with kiwikid, I think people are way meaner about red hair in Aussie and the UK than they are in NZ (as in, beyond the point of funny). ------------- SJ Callum - Dec 2008 Daniel - Oct 2010 |