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  • Assault of Calabasas boy is not being investigated as a hate crime (attacked for red hair!)

    11/23/2009 3:15:12 PM PST · by dynachrome · 32 replies · 1,209+ views
    LA Times ^ | 11-23-09 | Baxter Holmes
    Authorities said today that an assault on a 12-year-old Calabasas boy who was allegedly targeted by his fellow middle school students because of his red hair is not being investigated as a hate crime. The attack on the boy occurred at A.E. Wright Middle School by as many as 14 classmates, police said. The incident may have been motivated by a Facebook message on Friday saying it was "Kick a Ginger Day." However, the incident does not meet the criteria of a hate crime, said Lt. Scott Chew of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. "This doesn't apply," he said....
  • Why are some men drawn to redheads?

    09/16/2009 2:24:10 AM PDT · by Daffynition · 116 replies · 18,225+ views
    CNN ^ | September 15, 2009 | John Devore
    A reader wrote in asking me why most men are "fascinated" with redheads. In this instance, I think "fascinated" is a nice way of saying "obsessed." She admitted to being a redhead, and, therefore, the object of such ardor. Columnist suggests attraction to redheads may be because they are a genetic rarity. She's asked these men why they are so drawn to the crimson-haired, and the best she ever got out of them was "Redheads iz just hawt, yo!" This is true, but it is not the whole truth. I wouldn't say most men love redheads. A sizable majority, sure....