Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Britain: 'Racist' remark about red hair?
Red hair is found throughout Northern Europe so I wonder what "race" is involved? As a result of past invasions by lively Northern Europeans, you can also find red hair among Italians. I knew a red-haired Northern Italian once.
My father was a redhead (known as "Bluey") and my son has a red beard. If anyone suggested that it was a burden to have a "Bluebeard" as a son I would simply reply that it is in fact something I am most pleased about
But uptight England is a place where red hair tends to be looked down upon -- probably because red hair is rather common among the Scots and the Irish, whom the English have fought many wars with
A bank has been forced to apologise and pay compensation to a customer who was insulted by a member of staff - for being ginger.
Redhead Laura Payton, 32, was stunned when a worker at her local Halifax branch quipped: 'I bet your daughter is glad she isn't ginger like you.'
After leaving the bank, furious Laura called to make a complaint describing what had been said as 'completely unacceptable' and a 'form of racism.'
Since the incident on July 4, the angry mother-of-two says she has repeatedly called Halifax's complaints department to chase up the grievance. She eventually received £150 and a letter of apology - after being offered just £25 by the branch manager.
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Ok, the teller's comment was completely out of line - but $240.00 for the outrage?
Wouldn't a personal (or written) apology from the teller to the customer have sufficed?
The silly bank is now going to be paying out money for every slight, real or imagined.
Most of the villains in the Bible have red hair.
Britain is drowning in it's own politically correct juices. But fear not. In a few short years, the millions of radical Muslims they invited into their country will be taking over, and they have an instant cure for the Brits deep addiction to PC. It's called, "a sharp sword".
Paying the woman that much was ridiculous, but the employee definitely deserved to be reprimanded and the woman deserved a letter of apology. What an idiot. I don't care if it was red hair or any other feture. It is insulting to tell a woman her kids are glad they don't look like her. Political correctness is not the point. An employee insulted a customer. That is bad customer service.
Oh goody, 1:39 is MSU again.
No more calling someone CARROT TOP?
"Oh goody, 1:39 is MSU again."
That's how the Bible came to be, MSU.
Trolling, trolling, trolling.
Keep those leftists trolling.
Yee haw!
It seems that someone here is starting to loosen up and have a little fun. They will soon realize that this blog is theatre of the absurd.
From the world capital of absurdity;
(The Guardian) "Salacious whistles and sexist comments may fall foul of new laws against sexual harassment to which Britain is signing up, the prime minister will announce on Thursday.
The pledge to criminalise "verbal, non-verbal or physical" sexual harassment is one of the commitments in the Council of Europe's convention on violence against women, which David Cameron will commit to signing at a special event to mark International Women's Day.
Among the pledges in the convention, which has already been signed by 18 countries including Germany, France and Ukraine, is one to pass legislation or other measures to criminalise or impose other sanctions for "unwanted verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature with the purpose or effect of violating the dignity of a person, in particular when creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment".
Another clause would outlaw "psychological violence" – defined as "seriously impairing a person's psychological integrity through coercion or threats", language which suggests serious bullying could be covered by new laws.
Other measures Britain and other signatories would have to enshrine in law include compensation for victims of domestic violence; easy annulment or dissolution of forced marriages; and punishments for carrying out or coercing somebody into genital mutilation, forced abortions or forced sterilisation.
In a separate move, Cameron is expected to back government support for new laws to criminalise stalking, with jail terms of up to five years and unlimited fines.
Signing up to the European convention will be announced in a joint statement by Cameron and deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, to mark International Women's Day. "The agreement is not just a piece of paper," says the statement. "It's going to lift the standards of protection for women across Europe, give greater support for victims and – crucially – bring many more perpetrators to justice."
Former attorney general Baroness Scotland, who worked on the convention for four years under the Labour government, said the clause on sexual harassment was not intended to cover less serious incidents such as wolf-whistling and public teasing. However, campaigners on the issue said the convention was "what we've been trying to get for years".
Julia Gray, founder of the London branch of US movement Hollaback, dedicated to getting rid of street harassment, said: "The way we see it is if you want to tackle it you tackle all of it – you say no to all forms of unwanted sexual harassment; that includes wolf-whistling, comments, everything."
A Downing Street spokesman said it was too early to discuss possible sanctions for sexual harassment..."
I am one of four boys and am the only one who did not get red hair.
I consider myself lucky every day!
Woo Hoo Luke nothing like a classic TV series theme song is there?
12:16 AM Either you didn't read the item properly, or you are too ignorant to know that the Scots are also British, and that 'British' and 'English' are not synonymous.
Go Away Bird: In that one Luke was acting just like a troll himself, but then so-called Christians like he is are such hypocrites (which is so ironic when Jesus said what he did about religious hypocrites).
We take the p*ss out of gingers in Scotland as well
Is that because they take the p*ss out of your wee wiener without hair of any color?
red headed wimen are SATAN loving hores
DANNY BONNADUCHIE from THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY is a RED HEAD remember
Rather than just jot out a long list.. Someone already has a long list of hot ginger actresses:
http://www.ranker.com/list/hot-red-head-actresses/kittypurr33
(no its not porn, you pervs).
Never really understood the Brit obession and bias towards redheads.
Never really understood the Brit obession and bias towards redheads.
Maybe they're just jealous?
"Never really understood the Brit obession and bias towards redheads."
Probably read D U N E too many times.
Jealous of what Luke, when many Brits are also redheads (for reasons already given/explained; or do you have comprehension problems in addition to arguments related to religion -?).
Blinded by belief.
Bird is in an evolutionary blind alley.
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