Precise historical reasons are difficult to pinpoint, but red hair, it seems, bestows a sense of otherness. Red is the colour of blood and danger.

Red hair stigmatizes you.

People always say you can't do a red lip if you have red hair but I've never shied away from it. I think you can absolutely do that. It's more about hair colour and complexion.

I'm not a natural redhead, but I enjoy having red hair.

The sun on a brunette's hair looks red. The sun on a redhead's hair looks like Heaven on Earth.

There is more, much more, to being a redhead than the color of one’s hair.