The excerpt I was just reading from BBC News goes as follows:
A Christmas card has been withdrawn from two Tesco stores in York after complaints that it makes fun of children with ginger hair.
The card shows a child with ginger hair sitting on the lap of Santa Claus, and the words: “Santa loves all kids. Even ginger ones.”
Davinia Phillips, 30, of York, whose three daughters are redheads, said she found the card offensive.
This is ridiculous, it’s called humour, apparently this is yet another stupid woman who has a lack of one. Does she not watch any late night comedy? Everyone is fair game as the target of a joke and it’s funny! In fact I’d go as far as to say it’s even funnier now to make fun of people than it ever has been because of the P.C. world in which we live. Now, when someone makes an offensive joke, people not only laugh at the joke, but laugh at the risk of it as well – the comedian nearly always is safe too. But it is people like this mother who should be removed from the country, permanently. Why? Because anyone who takes PC too far is no better to me than people who are racist, sexist, etc. They’re just the opposite end of the spectrum, neither ends are good.
I agree that the P.C world has gone mad but in this particular case its targeting kids and encouraging bullying as a result. Its fair game if its directed at adults but when its young children involved then its not on! If this card was worded in a racist way then there would of been complete uproar, the fact its directed at redhead children make it ok?
The card will not affect the decades of humour that ginger kids have endured from other kids. They are made fun of all the time, this card will not change that anymore than the oldies like Grange Hill on TV did.
i think it’s disgusting that people are made fun of just because of their hair colour?? Grow up please .
lol – i’m ginger haha