I’d like to start by saying that I am not a stalker.
Okay, now that that’s out of the way…
I love photography and have recently renewed my passion for it with the purchase of a freakin’ amazing camera. (It’s a Canon – see its gloriousness here.)
Unfortunately, my new obsession with photography has confused some mothers in the greater Dallas area. Were it not for my business card and a brief explanation of The Ginger Baby given in a sweet, grandmotherly way, I may have been writing this from a Texas jail cell.
What I hope to achieve with this section is not to create Ginger Stalkers, but showcase Gingers photographically. And you’re invited to join me. Be creative! Have a cute Ginger Baby in your son’s playgroup? Ask politely if you can have a photo to post on our site. Are you a Ginger? Send a shot of yourself as a child. And they don’t have to be pictures of babies … we love Gingers of all ages.
Who knows where things may lead? I may start having Ginger Baby photography contests … or … I may forget my business cards one day and end up on parole.
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As I was sorting through photos I’ve taken over the past year, I started noticing a trend. Not only do I tend to find red heads great subjects for photos, I tend to take a lot of shots of other gingers. “Nature’s gingers,” if you will. Looking at these other forms of gingers, made me wonder: Is there discrimination against gingers of other species like there is against human gingers in some parts of the world? Are they looked down upon or thought of as inferior in some way purely based on the color of their hair/fur/plumage? In an effort to get to the bottom of this question, here is a quick and completely unscientific look at red heads in nature.
Let’s start with the bird world. Surely, there’s some discrimination against red heads there.
Here’s the Cardinal.
Cardinal
Nope. One of the most beloved birds in North America. BECAUSE of it’s gorgeous red plumage.
The Woodpecker perhaps?
Red headed woodpecker
They did make a cartoon about this bird. Woody Woodpecker. But he was one of the most popular cartoon characters in history. Woody’s even got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The Redhead duck?
Redhead duck
Nope. There is a brand of highly trusted, top quality sports gear named after this one. The founders wouldn’t have bet their image on a mascot that was inferior and loathed.
Surely the parrot?
by Stoichiometry
Wait… Isn’t Jimmy Buffett’s entire empire built on his beloved and proud “Parrot Heads?” Aren’t these beautiful Macaws one of the most intelligent and most valuable birds in the world?
Ah, but humans are mammals, so this must be a mammal issue.
This is a Golden Lion Tamarin.
Ginger Snap Photography
(Gosh, I wish this hair color came in a bottle!) They are originally from Brazil and an endangered species. According to Wikipedia, there are several conservation programs attempting to save this species. Hmmm. Wonder what the ginger-haters think of that?
Another ginger primate is this guy.
Ginger Snap Photography
I’m not sure what breed he is, but frankly – red hair or not – he can do whatever he wants.
The Irish Setter?
Irish Setter
Considered to be one of the most beautiful dogs ever bred (because of his gorgeous GINGER coat, I might add.) Did you see the Disney movie, “Big Red?” Don’t see any ginger hatred here, do you?
Okay, let’s go to the infamous red fox.
Red Fox
They were hunted and hated, right? Um… but once killed, didn’t women drape themselves in the fox’s beautiful GINGER fur? So it was because they liked to eat the Lord’s pheasants that they were hated, not because they were red.
There you have the totally unscientific results of my red heads in nature query. My conclusion? People who hate or discriminate against red headed people simply because of their hair color are insane.
Obviously, more testing is needed before I publish my report in the Journal Scientific.
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Discrimination,
Gingerism,
Photography
I went to the Dallas World Aquarium (which is amazingly cool, btw) with my daughter-in-law, Amber a couple of weeks ago.
Amber at the Aquarium
Amber got to witness my Ninja-like stealth photography moves first hand.
Amber will likely never go anywhere with me again.
The point is that I saw some very cute redheads during my trip and I took the opportunity to use my Stealth Ginger Ninja method of discreetly taking photos of people. Sometimes it works, and sometimes you get busted. (More on that in a minute)
Cute Ginger Boy
I realize this is blurry, but I love the total gingery-ness of it
Since I have a non-discreet camera the size of a Chrysler stuck to my face, I pretend to be casually aiming at something interesting very near the subject. Then, when the opportunity arises, I quickly move the camera over, take the shot and move it right back up to the interesting thing very near the subject.
Cute Ginger Girl
This is the crucial moment where I realize that I’ve not yet reached the true rank of Ninja and get the scary “Did you just take a picture of my child??!!” look from the protective POG. (And where a daughter-in- law saunters away pretending to be a passerby.)
About 2 seconds before I got “the look.”
At this point I have my business card and my “elevator pitch” ready.
I wonder if real Ninjas carry business cards for “off” days?
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