Thank You


23
Aug
MP

Redheads: Living on the endangered species list

Growing up having red hair can be a curse or a blessing.  For a little boy it probably means you’ll grow up knowing how to fight or how to run fast, or both (I won’t go into my own experiences.)  A little girl with red hair seems to have a easier time of it, and may even like being “special.”

However, according to scientist it’s a moot point in 100 years.

news.com.au via Neatorama:

Redheads are becoming rarer and could be extinct in 100 years, according to genetic scientists.

The current National Geographic magazine reports that less than two per cent of the world’s population has natural red hair, created by a mutation in northern Europe thousands of years ago.

Global intermingling, which broadens the availability of possible partners, has reduced the chances of redheads meeting and producing little redheads of their own.

The article goes on to say that the highest concentration of this red gene is in Scotland where 40 percent carry it and 13 percent actually have red hair.

200708230759I’ve grown to value my own red or “ginger” hair and I would hate to see it die out.  My paternal grandfather had red hair.  He had nine children, none with red hair, and I was the 16th grandchild and the first to again exhibit this red gene.  I have two children, neither of them have red hair, and no grandchildren thus far.

This gene can be dormant for generations before making another random appearance so I’m still hoping to see it again somewhere down the line.

—-

We last of the redheads should stick together so maybe I need to start a special blog roll for redheaded bloggers?

200708230857

…and an official banner/button for display on our blogs?  ;-)

If you’re a “genuine” redheaded blogger leave me a comment and I’ll add you to my blog roll.

Technorati Tags: , ,


Posted on: Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 9:00 am
Posted by: Earl Moore
Filed Under: Blogging, Observations
Post Viewed: 823 views



You may also like to read:
  • Renaissance Man: Overestimating threats and other parental traps
  • MailTags: Re-order keywords and projects
  • Mac OS X open source application list
  • Environmental havoc
  • Reasons for NOT linking in Blogs

    • Bookmark and share:
    del.icio.us:Redheads: Living on the endangered species list  digg:Redheads: Living on the endangered species list  newsvine:Redheads: Living on the endangered species list  furl:Redheads: Living on the endangered species list  reddit:Redheads: Living on the endangered species list

    Comments

    9 Responses to “Redheads: Living on the endangered species list”

    1. paul on August 23rd, 2007 2:17 pm

      Sorry, Earl. I can’t join! No redheads in my family! :-)

    2. Earl Moore on August 23rd, 2007 4:31 pm

      @Paul

      …LOL!

    3. Louis Gray on September 6th, 2007 3:20 am

      So Earl, as my wife has red hair, does that make her more valuable than I realized? I’m thinking maybe I shouldn’t let her know about your post, or I’ll have to start acting better or getting her more things that are more expensive?

    4. Earl Moore on September 6th, 2007 1:20 pm

      Louis,
      I’m sure she’s more valuable then you realize…just ask her! ~wink~

    5. Button Ginger on September 10th, 2007 8:17 am

      Hello. I’m the only redhead in my family (and the only left hander as well).

      I’m Irish/English, London born and bred but living in the West Midlands.

      I occasionally search for ginger/redhead references and usually get Oriental cookery tips or porn.

      This makes a change.

    6. Kendra on September 22nd, 2007 7:40 pm

      I was born with red hair & it has turned dark/auborn over the years. I have a true
      curly redhaired son(7 yr old),my brother had red hair that is darker now & it comes from my maternal grandmother-she & 1 of her 3 brothers have red hair(gray now !). I have seen atleast 6 other children at my son’s school with red hair.
      Hopefully it will continue to turn up over time.
      My oldest son & other family members don’t have red hair. We are Welsh/French/English & Scottish
      descent. Hope this helps-we are still rare.

    7. Kristen on September 29th, 2007 6:31 pm

      I have red hair and green eyes and freckles, my father and 1 of my 6 siblings (a boy) has red hair. We are Scots/Irish. None of my other relatives except for 1 cousin (my father is the youngest of 14) has red hair, but there are a lot of red highlights in many of the brunettes.
      I really hope that redheads do not go extinct because even though I had to endure the torment of children saying, “I’d rather be dead than red on the head,” I’m very happy that I am “unique.”

    8. Earl Moore on September 29th, 2007 10:58 pm

      @Kristen

      I agree, it is a good thing to be unique and to have red hair.

    9. List of on November 6th, 2007 10:10 pm

      Holy Cow!
      We can’t let that happen.
      Maybe the redheads just need to breed together more.
      How about a night club for redheads only, and free alcohol.

      man… now I want to be a redhead.

    Leave a Reply




    Bad Behavior has blocked 4163 access attempts in the last 7 days.