British police say they were called after a string of attacks on red-haired students at a school in northern England. South Yorkshire police said in a statement Friday that the agency had been alerted to last week’s assaults at Wing-field Academy in the town of Rotherham. Police said a small number of children suffered minor injuries after they were attacked by fellow students. No arrests were made. The school, whose students are from ages 11 to 16, said it condemned the attacks. The bullying of red-haired children periodically breaks out in Britain, and some commentators have attributed it to lingering anti-Celtic prejudice.
Sometimes it seems so very easy to hate humanity. We spend so much time trying to separate ourselves from others. Either we have too much time on our hands, or we just really need to be able to hate and despise others for not having the good fortune or the foresight to be like us. Whether it’s skin color, religious faith, political beliefs, or anything that can be used to separate and divide, I can think of nothing sillier than hair color.
Really? Are you THAT frightened of The Other that you’d beat people up because the genetic lottery bestowed red hair upon them? Check your humanity at the door….
When you think it within the realm of appropriate behavior to beat someone up because of the color of their hair…well, you really should have a very special reserved parking space in Hell. If the condition of your own life is sufficiently miserable that you can take enjoyment out of beating up redheads, I don’t feel sorry for you. Beyond my pity for your ignorance and prejudice, I wish for you to rot in the Hell of your own making, and for someone to beat you up daily for all eternity simply because they can. You deserve nothing less.