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Comment by nozzlegear

3 days ago

> is there a better way of saying this, this sounds racist

It's not racist or even politically incorrect in the US, it's a common saying.

Yes, I am aware. Kind of paints redheads as unwanted though. Seems hurtful.

  • Yeah, not sure where the phrase originated but it does sound bad when you put some thought into it. My sister is a redhead and people loved to make fun of her growing up, telling her there's no way two parents with brown hair could have a kid with red hair, so the mailman (who also had red hair) was obviously her dad.

As a foreigner, the casual racism against red-haired people in the US and UK always baffled me.