"Is it true gingers don't have souls?" 6 questions redheads are bored of hearing.

Carrot top. Gingernut. Fire crotch.

The chances are you've heard them all before.

As a redhead myself, or as my parents frequently like to remind me, "It's not red, it's titian," (whatever the hell that's supposed to mean) I am fairly au-fait with the world of the 'ginger'.

It kind of comes with the territory that if you are a redhead you will learn, from birth, the umpteen number of insults that even the most ingenious of nursery children would never comprehend to throw your way, just to protect yourself from any potential 'gingerist' outbreaks.

As such, I felt this blog would be incomplete without the first post being a tribute to my roots (pun not intended). So here it is. A list of things that people, believe it or not, actually ask about being a redhead. Sadly I have been witness to far too many of them.

1. Is it natural?

Response: If you´re referring to my hair, yes, yes in fact it is genuine. Why? Would you like a sample?

This is one of the weirdest, yet most common questions a redhead could ever be asked. Seriously. Think about it. You don't randomly walk down the street and ask a passer-by if their eyes are naturally brown. So why the curiosity?

I remember on holiday once a lady came up to me and asked me if my barnet was legit and when I told her that yes, I was born a natural ginger, she proceeded to reach out and stroke it, as if my hair was some sort of pet which she was seeking affection from whilst I looked back in sheer terror wondering whether to file a harassment claim.

2. I've heard ginger people have bad tempers. Is that true?

Response: I don't know, shall we see how you react after being asked if you're feeling angry 100 times a day?

This one really gets my goat. Even if you're not an outgoing person, people assume you're a psychotic loony simply because of your hair.

3. I've never slept with a redhead before.

Response: I've never slept with a guy with 7 testicles before. So, what's your point?

Come on guys, this is low. Is it not possible to come up with something slightly more inventive?

4. Is it ok for you to go out in the sun?

Response: Umm, well, this is like the first time I've ever been outside, like, ever. Maybe I should take it easy.

Let's get realistic here; what proportion of the red haired population is likely never to have seen sunlight. Ever. (Scotland excluded)

5. Don't redheads have less sex?

Response: Actually, as a kind researcher from the University of Hamburg pointed out, gingers have more sex than brunettes or blondes. And it gets better! The genes responsible for red hair also heightens sensitivity.

Time to put those misconceptions to bed. (metaphorically, of course)

6. Do the carpets match the drapes?

Response: Possibly my all time favourite, but let's stop and think about this for a minute. Is this ever going to be an acceptable topic of conversation?

Now we're on the subject shall we start talking about your pubic hair in public?

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But anyway, jokes aside, a few words of wisdom to end from an elusive unknown figure.

"Gentleman may prefer blondes, but it takes a real man to handle a redhead."

Thanks for reading

#life