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- noun UK
Prejudice ordiscrimination against people with red hair.
Etymologies
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Examples
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As a white redhead, I would agree that racism is different from 'gingerism' - redheads have not suffered centuries of systematic abuse ranging from slavery to institutional racism.
Dan's Bi-(racial) Curious... Steven Barnes 2008
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Never heard of "gingerism" -- doesn't even sound like it could be a real thing to me, it's so off the wall.
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As Simon Hattenstone (father of one redhead) asks whether gingerism remains the last acceptable prejudice, we exhibit Jenny Wicks 'beautiful pictures of redheads
Jenny Wicks' pictures of redheads The Nag 2009
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He hated it, declared himself a lifelong victim of “gingerism,” I loved it.
Winter Bloom Tara Heavey 2010
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There are even strong and credible claims to make gingerism a form of discrimination.
Kick a Jew Day girliejones 2010
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It's strange to be a TV defender in this environment where prejudice against it is more rampant than gingerism, one of the only remaining socially acceptable hates.
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It's strange to be a TV defender in this environment where prejudice against it is more rampant than gingerism, one of the only remaining socially acceptable hates.
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It's strange to be a TV defender in this environment where prejudice against it is more rampant than gingerism, one of the only remaining socially acceptable hates.
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Thousands to die from exposure to second hand gingerism
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Do the BNP have a view on that? gingerism. com/doesn't everbody lol
Army Rumour Service 2010
vendingmachine commented on the word gingerism
Who doesn't love red hair?
May 2, 2016
bilby commented on the word gingerism
Come to this page for the Visual!
May 2, 2016