According to Webster s New Collegiate Dictionary, a redhead is a person with red hair . Respectfully, I disagree. There is much more to a redhead than the color of his hair. Or hers, of course. But we do not need to go to centuries past.
Redheads are sill treated differently in our modern society.
How can a child tell a priest in a religious class, Don t touch his hair, Father, and when asked why, reply, Because it will set your hand on fire. There is no middle ground. Indeed, I am strongly convinced, there is more, much more, to being a redhead than the color of one s hair. After all, hair color changes naturally throughout one s life. It can also be changed deliberately.