Don't Call Me Red

“Don’t Call Me Red”
This story deals with stereotyping- not just by race, athletics, north/ south, nerds, age, etc…. but with hair color. John S. Pitt is a thirty four year old redhead that is tired of people always stereotyping him as clown or comedian just because he was born with red hair. Since he was born he was stereotyped beginning with his mother and now he knows that his children will have to go through the same thing as he did while he was growing up. Through his story, he is trying to relay his message that people should not assume to know about one’s personality just by the way they look.
According to Pitt, most people react to redheads the same way. They see redheads as goofballs, comedians, and class clowns like Bozo, Lucy and now Carrot Top. Ever since he was young, people have been referring to him as Rusty, Red, or Ronald McDonald. Older people would always walk by and pat him on his head and say, “ Oh, he’s so cute!” He didn’t want to be cu...