Am I Ginger or Blond?

Ginger or Blond

It is very rare for me to write about a truly serous subjects but some topics are so important that they must be discussed. The question I am about to ask might be the greatest question ever asked in the history of question asking. I advise that the weak-hearted among you stop reading now.

The debate created by this question will send shock waves around the world as faction who support opposing theories clash in open displays of violence. Lovers will be torn from each others arms, families will be split apart and countries will be divided. The very fabric of reality might even fall apart. However, despite these dangers this question must be asked and more importantly, this question must be answered: Am I ginger or blond?

On the surface this might seem like a simple question but underneath it is a raging sea of complexity and confusion. When I was a young child there was no denying my identity as a ginger. I could have easily been mistaken for a walking and talking carrot but over the years my hair colour has faded and become lighter. I continued to call myself a ginger but recently other people have started referred to me as a blond. Then, when Tess from Thoughts and Such asked what it was like to be a ginger I suddenly realized that I did not know how to answer her question.

Could it be that I have been living a lie? Am I no longer a ginger? Am I an outcast among my own kind? Am I no longer allowed to use the word ginger under the reasoning that I am ‘taking it back’?

It’s up to you to decide. Am I ginger or blond?


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Stuart

Stuart is an accident prone Englishman who has been living in the Netherlands since 2001. Even his move to the country was an unintentional accident, the result of replying to a cryptic job advertisement he found one day in a local British magazine. Since then he has learned to love the Dutch (so much so that he married one of them) and now calls the country home. He started the blog Invading Holland in 2006 as a place to share his strange stories of language misunderstandings, cultural confusions and his own accident prone nature.

23 Responses

  1. Stavanger says:

    I am truly color blind, but I have to say it ginger roots with blonde tips or if you like from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blond, sandy blond or stawberry blond……

  2. roxanne says:

    Definitely ginger. And I consider myself an expert. :P

  3. ChickyBabe says:

    Well, as long as the collar and cuffs match… :P

    Easy… you’ve got ginger roots.

  4. tenakalaz says:

    oh it’s ginger……. and no poll or vote will change…..

    Some lighting chages may be deceptive but wear your gingerness with pride stu..

  5. Matt says:

    Anyone who calls you blonde is an idiot, the slightest bit of red and ginger. It’s like rabies, you have it or you don’t – you can’t be a ‘bit’ rabid! :p

  6. Invader Stu says:

    Stavanger – I can live with being in between the two.

    Roxanne – Gingers of the world unite.

    ChickyBabe – I wont be providing photographic evidence to prove if they match… I know… I’m a spoil sport.

    Tenakalaz – I will (Muttun Lamb is actually one of the people who thinks I am blond believe it or not).

    Matt – You can’t? Dam, that doctor lied to me.

  7. tenakalaz says:

    Muttun, your joking?? He is not really an authority on hair…. have you seen how much he has..

  8. sophie says:

    haha come on you are ginger!! no doubts, the only thing is that your hair took some “aristocratic copper-coloured shades”… be proud, you have a style!!! :p

  9. Wezz6400 says:

    You might not be as much of a badass Ginger as I am, but you definatly are ginger. Wear it with pride, or face an early outcast, which comes with a free boat ride and a nice though bit heavy pair of shoes. ;)

  10. Invader Stu says:

    Tenakalaz – That is true. He does have enough hair for 3,4, maybe even 5 people.

    sophie – Thanks :)I’ll have to market it

    Wezz6400 – Suddenly I feel like the out come of this poll will bring life or death for me :p

  11. Jake says:

    Yeah, you’re ginger. And we’re very upset that you’re trying to deny it.

  12. BlondebutBright says:

    I’d say strawberry blonde – but I would really like to see pics of you when you were younger to really decide. I don’t care what anybody says – the hair color you grew up with does influence this answer!

  13. zed says:

    I’d also say strawberry blond.

  14. suus says:

    Yep I agree: hazel brown

  15. tenakalaz says:

    STRAWBERRY BLONDE!@!!!!@#!$!$@#$@ Stu run, the blondes are trying to recruit you and bring you over to the light side….. RESIST, RESIST…… Say it loud, ginger and proud!!!!!!

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