Ed Sheeran says South Park episode mocking ginger people “ruined his life”

4 January 2022, 16:53 | Up to date: 4 January 2022, 17:16

The South Park episode is alleged to have impressed the controversial Nationwide Kick A Ginger Day.

Ed Sheeran has mentioned an episode of South Park about ginger youngsters “ruined his life”.

The long-running cult animation is thought for offending nearly everybody and Ed has a specific drawback with season 9’s “Ginger Children” episode, which aired in November 2005. Within the episode, Eric Cartman develops “gingervitis” and turns into ginger, freckled and paler in a single day. After being discriminated towards for his hair color, he recruits different ginger youngsters to battle the youngsters who’ve mocked them.

The controversial episode is assumed to have impressed Nationwide Kick A Ginger Day in 2008, which noticed a number of red-haired college students attacked in school.

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Now, the ‘Dangerous Habits’ singer has revealed how the episode made the teasing about his hair color worse, particularly in America, the place pink hair wasn’t made enjoyable of as a lot as within the UK.

“Having pink hair in England was all the time a factor that folks took the piss out of you for. Nevertheless it was by no means one thing in America. Folks by no means knew what a ginger was in America,” Ed advised Slam Radio. “That episode of South Park fucking ruined my life. I used to be going to America and everybody was like, ‘I like your hair dude.’ And I used to be like, ‘Oh my God, folks like my hair?’ After which I do not forget that episode popping out and that was simply it worldwide for the remainder of my life.”

Regardless of the taunts, Ed has insisted that he is nonetheless an enormous South Park fan and he would like to voice himself someday.

Ed’s ginger hair would possibly noticed him change into on the receiving finish of dangerous jokes, nonetheless, it has truly labored within the favour of different red-haired folks. In a 2015 interview with a US radio station, Ed mentioned that the intercourse lives of ginger males had improved because of his recognition. “There are loads of ginger dudes in England who’re utilizing me. That is why I am not hating on it,” he defined.

“You understand what, we’re lastly getting laid. It is a good factor. My cousin went on vacation with all her mates. Her mate was in a bar and this dude got here as much as her and mentioned: ‘I’ve my tune on the radio and my title is Ed Sheeran.'”