Gingers happy to ‘see red’ at festival

IN June, 2007, then 41-year-old Sarah Primmer, from Plymouth, in England, was awarded £18,000 in compensation for having been bullied at work. The former kebab shop employee had been taunted about her red hair and its perceived, inherent sexual characteristics.

Ms Primmer was subjected to ‘gingerism’ — the bullying of people with red hair. In the UK, gingerism is real.

Also in 2007, a family from Newcastle was forced to move house twice due to bullying caused by their children’s red hair.