“Ginger” is a term used in British English to describe people with red hair. Ginger jokes are based on stereotypes that redheads are aggressive or sexually deviant, and have led to the term “gingerism,” defined as racism against redheads. These jokes can be offensive and have been featured in media, but prejudice against redheads is mainly a UK-based phenomenon. Famous redheads include Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth I, Carrot Top, and Henry the Eighth.
The term “ginger” is used in British English to describe people with red hair. Ginger jokes are jokes told at the expense of redheaded individuals. These jokes can play on many different perceived stereotypes, but they largely make use of the idea that redheads are either aggressive or sexually deviant. Ginger jokes have been reported to cause offense and have led to the term “gingerism,” which is defined as racism against people with red hair.
Most ginger jokes are based on the idea that ginger people are angry. This probably comes from the association between the color red and fiery behavior. Examples of these jokes include “What’s the difference between a terrorist and a redhead? You can negotiate with a terrorist” and “How do you know when a redhead is using a computer? There is a hammer built into the monitor”.
Other ginger jokes are harsher in nature, implying that redheads are undesirable. One such joke tells the story of a father nervously pacing out of a delivery room and waiting for news of his baby. The midwife comes out to tell him that his baby has been delivered, but adds that there is good news and bad news. Panicked, the father inquires about the nature of the bad news. The midwife tells him his baby was born with red hair. The father lets out a cry of horror and asks what the good news is. The midwife says, “Your baby was stillborn too.” This joke could easily play as an insult against a race of people or a physical difference as well.
Another stereotype regarding redheads has emerged, which has also spawned a slew of ginger jokes. The idea is that redheads are particularly sexually strong or deviant. This notion has prompted quips like “How do you know when you’ve satisfied a redhead? Unties you” and “What is the difference between a lawyer and a redhead? There are things not even a lawyer would do to people.”
Ginger jokes have appeared on television and in movies and were the basis of an entire episode of the cartoon comedy South Park. Prejudice against redheads tends to be a UK-based phenomenon. Famous redheads include Winston Churchill, Queen Elizabeth I, Carrot Top and Henry the Eighth.
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