The British comedian Catherine Tate (herself a redhead) appeared as a red-haired character in a running sketch of her series The Catherine Tate Show. The sketch saw fictional character Sandra Kemp, who was forced to seek solace in a refuge for ginger people because she had been ostracised from society.
Hilarious comedy sketch from BBC – “Safe house” for those unfortunate individuals inflicted with Ginger hair disease”
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Red hair occurs naturally in 1–2% of the human population. (common among Scotland, Ireland, Celtic, Germanic people, the Berber populations of Morocco, Ashkenazi Jewish populations, amongst Polynesians)
 “The most red-headed men in the world” – Udmurt People
Red hair varies from a deep burgundy through burnt orange to bright copper. It is characterized by high levels of the reddish pigment pheomelanin and relatively low levels of the dark pigment eumelanin. It is associated with fair skin color, lighter eye colors (gray, blue, green, and hazel), freckles, and sensitivity to ultraviolet light.
Cultural reactions to redheads have varied from ridicule to admiration; many common stereotypes exist regarding redheads and they are often portrayed as fiery-tempered.
The term redhead has been in use since at least 1510.
In European culture, prior to the 20th century, red hair was often seen as a stereotypically Jewish trait: during the Spanish Inquisition, all those with red hair were identified as Jewish. In Italy, red hair was associated with Italian Jews, and Judas was traditionally depicted as red-haired in Italian and Spanish art. Writers from Shakespeare to Dickens would identify Jewish characters by giving them red hair. The stereotype that red hair is Jewish remains in parts of Eastern Europe and Russia
The genetics of red hair, discovered in 1997, appear to be associated with the melanocortin-1 receptor (MC1R), which is found on chromosome 16. Red hair is associated with fair skin color because low concentrations of eumelanin throughout the body of those with red hair caused by a MC1R mutation can cause both. The lower melanin concentration in skin confers the advantage that a sufficient concentration of important Vitamin D can be produced under low light conditions. However, when UV-radiation is strong (as in regions close to the equator) the lower concentration of melanin leads to several medical disadvantages, such as a higher risk of skin cancer.
Red hair have different sensitivity to pain compared to people with other hair colors, red hair require greater amounts of anesthetic.
A common belief about redheads is that they have fiery tempers and sharp tongues. (In the Indian medicinal practice of Ayurveda, redheads are seen as most likely to have a Pitta temperament.)
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Medieval beliefs
Barbarossa (Redbeard), Red hair was thought to be a mark of a beastly sexual desire and moral degeneration.
Queen Elizabeth I of England was a redhead, and during the Elizabethan era in England, red hair was fashionable for women
The hair color “Titian” takes its name from the artist Titian, who often painted women with red hair. Early Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli‘s famous painting The Birth of Venus depicts the mythological goddess Venus as a redhead. Other painters notable for their redheads include the Pre-Raphaelites, Edmund Leighton, Modigliani, and Gustav Klimt.
society The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‘s story The Red-Headed League involves a man who is asked to become a member of a mysterious group of red-headed people.
Redheadday is the name of a Dutch festival that takes place each first weekend of September in the city of Breda, the Netherlands.
The truth is I love Freckles and all Ginger People.
