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Why are people ginger?

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Because gingers / redheads like myself inherited a recessive Mc1r gene. This gene causes the generation of a significant amount of pheomelanin and a small amount of eumelanin in the hair. This gives it a reddish orange color. The genes that tend to go with it also give me fair skin and blue eyes. read more

The true reason why redheads are called “gingers” stems from the redhead character “Ginger” from Gilligan’s Island. Yes indeed. This is why you will not find much association with the color of ginger root when looking for a correlation between redheads and the term ginger. read more

Since 2014, a red-hair event is held in Israel, at Kibbutz Gezer (Carrot), held for the local Israeli red hair community, including both Ashkenazi and Mizrahi red-heads. However, the number of attendees has to be restricted due to the risk of rocket attacks, leading to anger in the red-hair community. read more

Being a ginger is hard, the comments and insults from random people strangers/acquaintances are hard, but it's the comments made by people you know and trust that hurt the most. That moment when they realize what you are and what they said, they feel bad but nothing compares to the weight of knowing what they really think about you. read more

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