Have a Ginger Kid?

testicle

To keep in the spirit of red-heads, Dublin Zoo will given children with red-hair and children who dress up as orang-utans free entry into the Zoo this weekend!

http://www.dublinzoo.ie/Animals_and_Plants/Orang_utan_Awareness_Week.htm

yusss, I knew she'd come in handy one day!!!

Skerries

thats gingerist!

smallgarden

i dont like the way its red hair or dress up as an orangutan,like theres a similarity or something!

testicle

smallgarden wrote: »

i dont like the way its red hair or dress up as an orangutan,like theres a similarity or something!

Well, orangutans have red hair. Does that mean people with red hair are orangutans?

smallgarden

its still not a good connection to make,very dodgy advertising!

jpb1974

Anyone know when free entry for black hair or dress up as a Gorilla day is?

smallgarden

jpb1974 wrote: »

Anyone know when free entry for black hair or dress up as a Gorilla day is?

was thinking the same!

Eddie Ere

That is all

nephster

smallgarden wrote: »

i dont like the way its red hair or dress up as an orangutan,like theres a similarity or something!

You need to read the first chapter of "A History of the World in 10½ Chapters". Then it will all make sense!

Soarer

smallgarden wrote: »

i dont like the way its red hair or dress up as an orangutan,like theres a similarity or something!

smallgarden wrote: »

its still not a good connection to make,very dodgy advertising!

Ah come off the stage. Tis an offer, that's all. If you don't like it, don't take up the offer. Like the offer some hotel ran a few months back, something along the line of all Patricks stay free on Patrick's Day. Nobody had an issue with that.
Stigmas relating to religion/gender/sexual orientation/hair colour will always remain as long as people keep raising an issue with them.

Maybe foxes are orangutans too? Or maybe foxes are people with red hair?:rolleyes:

jpb1974

of all Patricks stay free on Patrick's Day. Nobody had an issue with that.

I did... was well pizzed off about that.

I called in there on Sep 23rd (St. John's Day) demanding a free room and they looked at me like I head 2 heads... grr.

scotchy

jpb1974 wrote: »

Anyone know when free entry for black hair or dress up as a Gorilla day is?

I'll have to wait till they give the silverback his own day:(.

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underpants

Soarer wrote: »

Ah come off the stage. Tis an offer, that's all. If you don't like it, don't take up the offer. Like the offer some hotel ran a few months back, something along the line of all Patricks stay free on Patrick's Day. Nobody had an issue with that.
Stigmas relating to religion/gender/sexual orientation/hair colour will always remain as long as people keep raising an issue with them.

Maybe foxes are orangutans too? Or maybe foxes are people with red hair?:rolleyes:

He's having a go at the foxes now!
Next it'll be the lillies!

smallgarden

Soarer wrote: »

Ah come off the stage. Tis an offer, that's all. If you don't like it, don't take up the offer. Like the offer some hotel ran a few months back, something along the line of all Patricks stay free on Patrick's Day. Nobody had an issue with that.
Stigmas relating to religion/gender/sexual orientation/hair colour will always remain as long as people keep raising an issue with them.

Maybe foxes are orangutans too? Or maybe foxes are people with red hair?:rolleyes:

theres no need to get so argumentative about it.i was just expressing my opinion and youve just made it all dramatic!

jpb1974

I'm thinking about a hair dye myself... especially since the success of the local nightclub's ladies free night... all I had to pay for was my 10 pints of Guinness.

Soarer

smallgarden wrote: »

i dont like the way its red hair or dress up as an orangutan,like theres a similarity or something!

Yeah, I made it dramatic!:rolleyes:

challengemaster

Soarer wrote: »

Ah come off the stage. Tis an offer, that's all. If you don't like it, don't take up the offer. Like the offer some hotel ran a few months back, something along the line of all Patricks stay free on Patrick's Day. Nobody had an issue with that.
Stigmas relating to religion/gender/sexual orientation/hair colour will always remain as long as people keep raising an issue with them.

Maybe foxes are orangutans too? Or maybe foxes are people with red hair?:rolleyes:

ah come off of it. Things like that are always going to exist, bullying is primitave competition, trying to gain an edge over everyone else and ultimately just human nature.

I also don't think this is going to do any good for any young redheads either. Having been through it all, I can easily say that Dublin Zoo has just given the primary school bullies all around the country, yet another thing to throw at redheads. Whoever came up with the idea is a fúcking idiot.

Tallon

Brilliant

GrumPy

I find this incredibly racist.

(Is 22 young enough to get in with this offer as a "kid"?)

challengemaster

GrumPy wrote: »

I find this incredibly racist.

(Is 22 young enough to get in with this offer as a "kid"?)

Says anyone under 16 on the website.

Tallon

GrumPy wrote: »

I find this incredibly racist.

There's always one

Svetti Arss

:DThis reminds me of those far-fetched Harry Potter films. A ginger kid with two friends how preposterous is that.

yawnstretch

If they wanted attention they're gonna get it with this offer but comparing red heads to animals?

Me smells PR disaster.

TheZohanS

testicle wrote: »

To keep in the spirit of red-heads, Dublin Zoo will given children with red-hair and children who dress up as orang-utans free entry into the Zoo this weekend!

Will they keep them?

Tallon

Jesuschrist, they're not compairing people to animals... Although, if you want to get into it.. we did evolve from them

smallgarden

start an endangered species program

stimpson

I know it's meant to be tongue in cheek, but I'm surprised at Dublin Zoo and I think it's a terrible thing to make fun of them like that.

Orangutans have enough problems as it is.

dilallio

Anyone who thinks this is racist should call Dublin Zoo and ask to speak to their Public Relations Officer.

Her name is Dee Lyons.

jpb1974

Anyone who thinks this is racist should call Dublin Zoo and ask to speak to their Public Relations Officer.

Her name is Dee Lyons.

I don't know her... last time I called I spoke with an ever so helpful guy called Joe Kerr.

ShooterSF

smallgarden wrote: »

start an endangered species program

Never! Gingers need to be wiped out, not protected!

Basq

Alright lads..

.. enough of the ginger jokes please!

norrie rugger

I wonder if the Zoo would get such ammusing comments if they ran a "Black children free into Zoo this weekend, other children dress as Chimps" campaign?

jor el

dilallio wrote: »

Anyone who thinks this is racist should call Dublin Zoo and ask to speak to their Public Relations Officer.

The word you're looking for is discriminatory. A group of people having the same hair colour does not make them a race. So it is not racist to single them out in a positive or negative way.

The free entry also applies to anyone that wears a red wig, or dyes their hair, so there isn't even anything discriminatory about this.

testicle

smallgarden wrote: »

i dont like the way its red hair or dress up as an orangutan,like theres a similarity or something!

Ginger Person Alert!

Svetti Arss

basquille wrote: »

Alright lads..

.. enough of the ginger jokes please!

Are you ginger?

norrie rugger

jor el wrote: »

The word you're looking for is discriminatory. A group of people having the same hair colour does not make them a race. So it is not racist to single them out in a positive or negative way.

The free entry also applies to anyone that wears a red wig, or dyes their hair, so there isn't even anything discriminatory about this.

There are red haired children that commit suicide, due to the treatment that they recieve.
I always say, remove the "ginger" from a comment and insert "Roma/Black/Traveller/Woman/Etc". If the comment is unacceptable with one of these descriptions, then the remark is not acceptable

scotchy

Its probably time to move this thread to After Hours.

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DaMagooster

smallgarden wrote: »

i dont like the way its red hair or dress up as an orangutan,like theres a similarity or something!

Good lord that made me laugh....everyone else hard at work was like ??

Ginger Nut

Its just fine time people with red hair are beloved by someone - other that ourselves- hey see ye all at the zoo then -
I wonder are Mammies with red hair allowed in with non red haired kids!!

sdanseo

Dublin Zoo wrote:

*The Zoo welcomes any type of red haired child under 16 years of age for free to the Zoo this weekend.

How many types of children are there?

stimpson

norrie rugger wrote: »

I always say, remove the "ginger" from a comment and insert "Roma/Black/Traveller/Woman/Etc". If the comment is unacceptable with one of these descriptions, then the remark is not acceptable

Ginger Nut wrote: »

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Racist username is racist!

Ginger Nut

stimpson wrote: »

Racist username is racist!

Username is not racist when I am a ginger nut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D:D

phoebe!

I got a great laugh from this thread but decided to check out the original link and it says
*The Zoo welcomes any type of red haired child under 16 years of age for free to the Zoo this weekend.

** Orang utan fancy dress can include anything from an orang utan suit, a red haired wig or red/orange item of clothing such as jumper, trousers or coat. All you need to do is make an effort on the day!

Doesn't sound discriminatory to me

Grawns

As a ginger I find it offensive, as a non ginger my husband finds it funny :mad:

I got teased in junior school about my hair without the zoo bringing orangatangs into it. Fecks Sake! It's like an episode of South Park.

sdanseo

Grawns wrote: »

As a ginger I find it offensive, as a non ginger my husband finds it funny :mad:

I got teased in junior school about my hair without the zoo bringing orangatangs into it. Fecks Sake! It's like an episode of South Park.

Well you should dye it brown then :P

101001

as a ginger i for one embrace my orangutan heritage. huh! i wonder... do orangutans have souls?

red93

oh please if we RED heads don't get enough grief, we have this non-sense.:mad:



i mean it was slightly racist??!!!

Das Kitty

sdonn wrote: »

Well you should dye it brown then :P

What would you say to someone who was getting teased for their Afro hair?

I think the Zoo didn't think it through very well but I'm not annoyed about it. I am annoyed at the pathetic discrimination from posters on this thread though. Even after a mod warning ye can't help yourselves. Nice.

sdanseo

Das Kitty wrote: »

What would you say to someone who was getting teased for their Afro hair?

I think the Zoo didn't think it through very well but I'm not annoyed about it. I am annoyed at the pathetic discrimination from posters on this thread though. Even after a mod warning ye can't help yourselves. Nice.

Wow, wait a second here. What I said was not a reference to the colour of your hair, it was a reference to you complaining about teasing because of it.

I wear glasses, I got teased, I got over it. By posting on boards I would expect you to be mature enough to overlook petty teasing at red hair - for the love of god unless anyone was deliberately making your life a misery over it it's very miserable of you to make a fuss.

Not withstanding the above, I apologise if my previous post offended you.

Tails142

Like someone else said in the thread earlier, I heard next month they are letting all black kids in for free, if anyone else wants to get in they just have to dress as monkeys...

I find the whole idea a bit offensive (as a red head)