Quote Andy Gilder="Andy Gilder"Jeez, how long is it going to take Cas fans to figure out that calling someone a w*nker, or even a ginger w*nker is not the same, either in the eyes of the law or of the Respect policy as calling someone a gay w*nker?
Your club had its ignorant, prejudiced underbelly exposed for all to see. Live with it.'"
This whole ginger thing is very interesting
A little while ago, probably about 5 or 6 years, there was a poster campaign for a gas company that showed a ginger couple with a ginger a baby and the tag line was “there are some things in life you can’t choose!” There was no mistaking the context and it was meant to be humorous
I found that fascinating – if that had been about the colour of their skin, the outrage would have been immediate and huge
Many people will say it is just a bit of fun but I bet it isn’t for the young kid who gets bullied every day because society has now decided that it is OK to deride one part of community for a physical characteristic and not another
Joel Monaghan has ginger hair and I would be a hell of a lot more comfortable with him receiving stick about his dog sex simulation activities than part of his appearance
You say it is not an issue in the eyes of the law or Respect policy but how much discrimination does there have to be for it to become an issue and is it not too late by then?
I guess in the end it’s a sad indictment of the fact that some people will always search out ways to find people to abuse...
And before anybody asks the question... yes, I do have ginger hair (but I’m also a 16 stone former rugby league player so I don’t get bullied that often)