A worried mom asks what you think about calling her son names that relate to the classic ” ginger nicknames” ? She worries that her ginger haired son will face bullying and name calling during his school years and wants to prepare him. But is she right or wrong?
Possible ginger nicknames a child may have to face
- Ginger Minger (minger is irish slang for ugly, butt ugly like)
- Ginge Minge
- Carrot Top
- Ginge
- Red Head
The mom asks; I just want to know what people think without any judging etc. Basically my son has gorgeous bright ginger hair. I love it, but know that he’ll probably face bullying in the future because of it. In that case I call him every stereotypical ginger nickname in an attempt to desensitise him when he gets picked on.
I dont do it in a nasty way at all, I make them fun names.
A friend of mine thinks this is a horrible thing to do to him. He just laughs when I call him them thou.
Am I wrong for doing this?
Would love other mummies perspective on it….
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