Red alert

Some random things I have learnt from the media about being a redhead since Julia Gillard ousted the man formerly known as "Our Kev" (how quickly things change) a couple of weeks ago:

• In Corsica is you pass a redhead you should spit and turn around.
• In Greek mythology redheads turn into vampires when they die (I kind of like this one by-the-way).
• The gene for red hair is recessive and is found in less than 4% of the world's population.
• Redheads are assumed to have a bold and dominant personality.
• Not all redheads are witches but all witches are redheads.
• "Judas was a ginger", according to Cartman on South Park.
• Judas is most often depicted in paintings with red hair.
• Vampires descended from Judas were usually identifiable by their red hair.
• Hitler banned the marriage of two redheads because he feared "deviant offspring.
• Sarah Ferguson's money-grabbing treachery towards her ex is related to her hair colour.
• Red heads are known for their bad temper. 
• Aristotle said that redheads are "emotionally un-housetrained".
• Red hair is not a disability, according to the advertising standards board.
• The Biblical "mark of Cain" is thought by some to have been red hair.
• Ancient Romans considered redheads to be unlucky.
• Redheads feel pain more and are harder to sedate, requiring 20% more anaesthetic.
• Redhead women are more sexually active than women with other hair colour.
• People with red hair more prone to sunburn and skin cancer.
• A French proverb states that “redheaded women are either violent or false, and usually are both.”

I could go on but honestly people, it's a hair colour, not a character flaw!

Oh, here's a thought: why don't we all calm down and judge the woman on her actions rather than her hair colour?