> is there a better way of saying this, this sounds racist
replyIt's not racist or even politically incorrect in the US, it's a common saying.
As a foreigner, the casual racism against red-haired people in the US and UK always baffled me.
replyAs long as the person is white no one will blink an eye no matter what you say.
replyExcept that’s all every MAGA can talk about. This take is from 2010
replyIf anything is racist here it's thinking that redheads are a separate race.
replyFeel free to replace "racism" with "discrimination" if you prefer. English is not my first language and the minutiae elude me.
replyYes, I am aware. Kind of paints redheads as unwanted though. Seems hurtful.
replyYeah, 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.
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