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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: redhead

redhead stories: 5 news summaries

 Boy Beaten 
 on Facebook 
 'Kick a Ginger' Day 

Site inspired by South Park episode

Nov 23, 09 2:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Police suspect a boy was attacked at his southern California middle school because a Facebook site urged assaults on redheads. The boy, 12, was beaten twice on a day declared "Kick a Ginger Day" on the Facebook site, inspired by an episode of South Park. Police are continuing to... More »

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Facebook • redhead • attack • assault • ginger

Kids Attack Redheads
on 'Kick a Ginger' Day

Facebook group, inspired by 'South Park,' told teens to kick peers

Nov 23, 08 4:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Inspired by a Facebook page, kids in Vancouver spent a day kicking and punching redheads for fun, the Vancouver Sun reports. Trouble is, being hit hurts. "I was amazed by the amount of people that kicked me," said 13-year-old Aaron Mishkin, who figures he was assaulted about 80... More »

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Facebook • redhead • hate crime • South Park

Redheads May Date Back
200K Years

Scientists find evidence of flame-haired Neanderthals

Oct 26, 07 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Redheads made up at least 1% of the Neanderthal population, scientists have found by extracting genetic material from fossilized bones. The analyzed DNA yielded a gene that controls melanin production in skin and hair. "We can't say anything for the actual fossils we looked at, but we can be... More »

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Redheads Wave Goodbye

Our flame-haired friends are bound for extinction: report

Aug 23, 07 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Across the globe, true redheads are declining in number and may soon be gone altogether. More human intermingling has lessened redhead coupling, the Daily Mail reports, and carrot-tops may be no more as soon as 2060. Some scientists make less dire predictions, according to National Geographic, and say the... More »

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genetics • redhead • extinction • genes • gene pool • vitamin D

UK Gingers
See Red Over Harassment

Hair-color discrimination a burning
issue, say British carrot tops

Jun 6, 07 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UK is ignoring a vicious form of discrimination, the BBC reports—one based not on skin color but hair color. Britain's red-headed schoolkids face bullying, women feel stereotyped, and auburn-haired Britons report harassment with epithets like carrot-top, copper-top, ginger-nut, and even Ronald McDonald. More »

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United Kingdom • hair • redhead • discrimination • hate crime • Ronald McDonald • hair color • Britain

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