This past Thursday was designated Kick a Ginger Day in Canada. It appears as though there have been some acts of violence against the gingers because of the Facebook group that started the craze.
According to the Edmonoton Sun a few incidences occurred in Calgary. Where some children were beaten to the point of bruising.
What bothers me about the post is how it blames South Park for warping the minds of impressionable youth. South Park never declared kick a ginger day. It merely argued that gingers do not have souls and try to kidnap kids in the night. How something so benign could lead to this massive amount of hate is beyond me.
One mother quoted in the article says that "It's assault - it's racist, too." Although I agree that it is assault, I would hate to see kids lose their chance at a decent future over criminal charges being laid now. As for the second, by saying it is racist is the mother not admitting that her child is different? I mean is the sun racist for being the enemy of these fair skinned folk as well?
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i totally cannot believe all the hype surrounding the ginger kicking. OBVIOUSLY no one should have been actually kicked, but for the love of god its FUNNY. it shouldnt be taken so damn seriously by anyone. Look at all the gingers and their parents, disappointed because they have ginger children, getting up in arms and crying foul. If it was "kick somebody with glasses" day I am sure the little ginger bitches would be kicking left right and centre.
You bring up a good point. It is not like four eyes want to be consider a separate race... clearly it would be inferior.
what i do think is funny, is that if you kicked a ginger on any other day (other than kick a ginger day), it's not racist, it's just funny.
Yes! Exactly. I would further that by saying gingers are likely kicked regularly too.
There were fraternal ginger twins (boy and girl) near my house in Barrie! Sick.
They were like 5 years older than me and looked like a couple. They were super ginger too.
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