tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post6239490927999707606..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: REDHEADS AT RISK FOR DISCRIMINATION ?Joaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-18735789676805261312021-06-02T19:46:52.901-07:002021-06-02T19:46:52.901-07:00Comments advertising or promoting are not permitte...Comments advertising or promoting are not permitted per blog policy. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-10201384011142622232021-05-25T21:52:43.987-07:002021-05-25T21:52:43.987-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Eva Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453938323156135364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-27741634429232218592021-05-20T19:46:20.829-07:002021-05-20T19:46:20.829-07:00Time will tell, but doubt I’ll be around long enou...Time will tell, but doubt I’ll be around long enough to see if blue eyes disappear in future generations. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-83412510418920143952021-05-20T13:50:41.903-07:002021-05-20T13:50:41.903-07:00You mentioned blue eyes. I have blue eyes. Maybe I...You mentioned blue eyes. I have blue eyes. Maybe I'm next -- if being old doesn't get me first.PiedTypehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479241896115412501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-20264745682378308592021-05-20T11:11:56.742-07:002021-05-20T11:11:56.742-07:00Thanks for sharing your perspective since I’m alwa...Thanks for sharing your perspective since I’m always interested in hearing the views of those in other nations. Unfortunately, what you say is true, I think, and has alarmed me ever since 2016. The majority of our voting citizens have attempted to save our democratic republic as evidenced in our “most secure election” in 2020. The challenges preserving our democracy we face continue and will Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-37549999467374727822021-05-20T10:54:54.525-07:002021-05-20T10:54:54.525-07:00No need to apologize. I just thought you might be...No need to apologize. I just thought you might be interested in knowing there are redheaded Indians after your comment on my previous blog post. I was surprised when Google also said the same as you, and then I suddenly found the story of the young redheaded woman and her parents with photos that I shared here. ;-). My only point being redheads do seem to be everywhere in the world’s many Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-75934497024761641492021-05-20T04:57:16.786-07:002021-05-20T04:57:16.786-07:00There is no logic to prejudice, of course, nor it ...There is no logic to prejudice, of course, nor it seems is there any boundary that cannot be crossed. As for the state of the Republican party and its fealty to Donald Trump, the dissemination of lies and wild conspiracy theories, and the staggering fact that 74 millions of Americans voted for Donald Trump even after his four destructive years in office, it causes those of us who witness it from David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-76210558619252344412021-05-20T03:55:30.971-07:002021-05-20T03:55:30.971-07:00I am sorry not to have commented earlier as, I tho...I am sorry not to have commented earlier as, I thought that I had covered the Indian Redhead situation in my mail to you. Besides that little bit about India, having been at the receiving end of discrimination in many places all over the world, I can assure you that it exists everywhere in some form or the other and the colour of one's hair is but one pointer for discrimination. While the Ramana Rajgopaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595611334904650281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-25054078089892114142021-05-18T11:48:07.809-07:002021-05-18T11:48:07.809-07:00Yes. You have absolutely pinpointed the attitude w...Yes. You have absolutely pinpointed the attitude we need to have about that adage. There's a wisdom within you, Joared, that I suspect is hard won but it surely helps all the rest of us. Peace. Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-1734887584131834652021-05-17T11:51:25.570-07:002021-05-17T11:51:25.570-07:00What really defies common sense are the people who...What really defies common sense are the people who know our ex-President’s lies are false but continue to spread them to others or don’t call him out for saying them. I am no longer able to trust any such individuals supporting him and would think others might feel the sane. Perhaps some among his constituents do and will exercise intelligent judgement to no longer vote to keep them in office.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-31857553202259894842021-05-17T11:28:39.041-07:002021-05-17T11:28:39.041-07:00I, too, recall that saying which applies only up t...I, too, recall that saying which applies only up to a point if one is able to determine the truth of what is said and can ignore unacceptable untrue words. Unfortunately, many believe those same false vicious words making them dangerous. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-74057410634056188522021-05-17T11:23:22.237-07:002021-05-17T11:23:22.237-07:00Imagine, the stats that tell us how many republica...Imagine, the stats that tell us how many republicans still believe Trump's lives.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-20492939309776930622021-05-17T11:19:53.528-07:002021-05-17T11:19:53.528-07:00Thank you. Your visit here most welcome.Thank you. Your visit here most welcome.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-19988855753712772552021-05-17T11:13:03.288-07:002021-05-17T11:13:03.288-07:00Your experience does make one wonder what that was...Your experience does make one wonder what that was about.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-16393423158643290222021-05-17T11:11:08.788-07:002021-05-17T11:11:08.788-07:00No doubt generalizations are a factor in discrimin...No doubt generalizations are a factor in discrimination.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-21376108342291441432021-05-17T10:26:59.705-07:002021-05-17T10:26:59.705-07:00Dear Joared, remember that adage that so many of u...Dear Joared, remember that adage that so many of us heard and maybe said in the middle years of the 20th century? "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never harm me." I can remember accepting that as wisdom and then learning, through experience, that words can wound and that the scar tissue will throb for years to come--maybe for the rest of our life. Words have so much Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-19716480059581645062021-05-17T07:51:46.093-07:002021-05-17T07:51:46.093-07:00Beautiful blogBeautiful blogRajani Rehanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17439571117569471650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-67930215481872050272021-05-17T07:17:24.154-07:002021-05-17T07:17:24.154-07:00It's so true that any one group can be singled...It's so true that any one group can be singled out, or has been singled out, at one time or another. It's human nature, sadly, and has been shown in the history of not just our country but of the world. <br /><br />Right after September 11, I had to take two flights. Because it was early fall, I had a deep suntan, and I am naturally olive-complected with dark hair and dark eyes. On both Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-51478850773354037062021-05-17T04:17:04.266-07:002021-05-17T04:17:04.266-07:00I've never understood why there's prejudic...I've never understood why there's prejudice against redheads. None of the weird theories and beliefs make any sense. Personally I love red hair, I find it rather beautiful.<br /><br />It seems to me that all discrimination starts with generalisation - people saying that all black people are this, or all women are that, or all Chinese are so-and-so. People forget we're all individuals nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-21803923442897883522021-05-16T22:11:16.605-07:002021-05-16T22:11:16.605-07:00The physical attacks on Asians here in Calif. and ...The physical attacks on Asians here in Calif. and other states is most alarming — it’s truly anti-humanity. An attack such as is being reported is an attack on all of us and could easily spread to other groups in time, including the attackers for reasons other than their crimes. <br /><br />I don't live on a daily basis with the anxiety, even fear, for myself and loved ones some groups likeJoaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-60578294324900829962021-05-16T19:43:57.406-07:002021-05-16T19:43:57.406-07:00It's surprising to learn about the prejudice a...It's surprising to learn about the prejudice against redheads though. Good grief!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-52907830877455997732021-05-16T19:42:50.457-07:002021-05-16T19:42:50.457-07:00I have been so worried for my children and grandch...I have been so worried for my children and grandchildren on the mainland after hearing about the attacks on Asians. And yes, we all know that Trump encouraged this sort of prejudice and hatred. There is that latent inclination in some people which were then given license to emerge. It's scary.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-7382963593579460602021-05-16T10:45:49.404-07:002021-05-16T10:45:49.404-07:00It’s up to each individual, as you say..
It’s up to each individual, as you say.. <br />Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-28206748708296154702021-05-16T10:21:39.398-07:002021-05-16T10:21:39.398-07:00I think our former president gave licence to a lar...I think our former president gave licence to a large portion of the public to act aggressively towards those who think, look or act different. Don't know how we can stop this except by condemning those people openly. We each have a job to do. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-3981807982575082922021-05-16T07:45:57.995-07:002021-05-16T07:45:57.995-07:00Sorry your granddaughter had that experience. I, ...Sorry your granddaughter had that experience. I, too, hope someone addressed his behavior with the boy and his family, perhaps privately. <br /><br />I would like to think people will make an effort to thwart discrimination as more speak out against unacceptable actions and words. Certainly violent attacks on individuals in any group must end immediately. Setting the tone in daily language Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.com