Dear Katie Hopkins,
I’d not heard of you until this morning, so I can’t be certain of what you’re famous for. Based on your comments this morning I’m going to assume that you’re the candidate for the Legalise Marijuana Party in Jacqui Lambert’s Tasmanian electorate. I make this assumption because
- you appear to be high.
- you both seem to have a penchant for mouthing off on subjects on which you have no authority.
I refute that ginger babies are harder to love on the following basis:
- By newborn standards my second born, ginger daughter was a marked improvement on her elder sister. My eldest emerged purple and bloodied with a swathe of dark hair and the imprint of a salad server on her forehead*. Her Little Sister emerged pale faced, blue eyed, ginger and unadorned by kitchen utensils.
- The ginger Little Sister slept. Sleeping ginger babies are infinitely more loveable that their screaming, writhing non-ginger siblings.
- The public have a preconceived notion that ginger children are more difficult. This may or may not be true, but in my experience a supermarket aisle tantrum from a ginger kid is more likely to draw an understanding eye roll than a judgemental glare. Anything that doesn’t make you feel worse about a freezer aisle meltdown is a bonus.
- Red heads can tolerate 25% more pain than the rest of the world**. In the toddler years where head knocks and busters are a daily occurrence, this is a distinct advantage. As mother, this means you spend 25% less time comforting crying gingers than you do their brunette siblings. Less time applying bandaids to invisible boo boos means more time you can spend offending people of twitter.
Now we've sorted that out, best you and Jacqui pop off to your *M*A*S*H* style tent and ponder the big problems, like ebola and children with “lower class” names.
Yours sincerely,
Amanda
Ginger baby aficionado 
* I thought she was beautiful at the time, turns out I was delirious from blood loss.
** Mogil JS, Ritchie J, Smith SB, et al. Melanocortin-1 receptor gene variants affect pain and mu-opioid analgesia in mice and humans. J Med Genet. 2005;42:583–587.
moodiefoodiejay says
Some people are just plain stoopid. I'd kill for hair like that! Gorgeous pix xo
Mandy BarbieBieberBeyond says
OMG that woman is an idiot!! I am a ginger and proud of it!! Redheads are fantastic in my opinion.....is she going to tell Prince Harry that he's not a bit of a looker?
Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says
Surely she couldn't deny Price Harry Mandy!
Jodie@Fresh Home Cook says
Beautifully said! I come from a long line of ginger haired throwbacks & they are all extremely lovable - so much more than this woman. What an awful excuse for a human being!
Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says
I think she might court notoriety Jodie. She was certain to get a bite from this Mum of a red head!
mumabulous says
You really didnt need to write an open letter to this evil ignor-anus. All you had to do was post that gorgeous photo of your beautiful little girl and dare anyone not to love her.
moodiefoodiejay says
Well said
Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says
True Mumabs, but then I'd have missed my chance to unite her and Jacqui. Seriously, I see big things ahead for that dynamic duo!
Rachel_OurTownBNE says
Your little H is perfect and this woman is the epitome of stupid. And for the record I agree - I'd take a child that slept regardless of it's hair colour!
Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says
I honestly had no idea babies slept until she came along Rachel!
Robyn says
Oh god there she goes again! You're very fortunate to have only heard of her this morning!!! She is the most ignorant, annoying, stuck up, judgemental, stupid, self obsessed woman in the planet. The crazy thing is, the more crap she spouts the more attention she gets!!!
Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says
I *should* have ignored it, Robyn. But where's the fun in that?
Janice says
Why is this ignoramus reading your blog which features the most gorgeous little gingers if she has such an aversion to gingers. I'm a ginger too and I must say there are lots of envious non gingers out there.
claireyhewitt01 says
Never heard of her. If a women tweets in the woods and no one hears her, did she really tweet at all?
Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says
She's a rent-a-gob from the UK Claire. She'll mouth off at anyone for a price: fat people, kids with names she doesn't like, red heads. I could have risen above it, but where's the fun in that? 🙂
Sammie @ The Annoyed Thyroid says
Pfft! Is she for realz? She's just jealous that red haired babies are so beautiful. Especially yours. xx
Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says
I suspect she'll say just about anything for money Sammie. When she's not picking on ginger babies she's having a crack at fat people and kids with names she doesn't like! Luckily I doubt very many people listen when she talks! 🙂
Have A Laugh On Me says
I am furious for you. What an idiot. This sort of person really gets to me, surely there aren't still idiots that talk like this? GRRRRRR. I have to admit that I have never heard of her so she must really be nobody at all 😉
Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says
I'm not really cross, but she hit that ball squarely into my court and I had to return serve! x
Keith Hopkins says
Amanda, you need to watch the video below, it reminded me of your blog post on Linkedin.
A great Tim Minchin song!!!
Keith Hopkins says
Also note, I am not related to Katie 🙂
Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says
Thank you for sharing that Keith, I'd completely forgotten it. You're right Tim Minchin deserves final word on #gingergate.
P.S. You shall henceforth be known as Keith not-related-to-Katie Hopkins! xx
Mumabulous says
Tim Minchin is hawt.
Amanda, Cooker and a Looker says
What is crumpet doing all the way over here Mumabs?
mumabulous says
And yet you dont deny that Tim Minchin is hawt.