# Are redheads sexy: males and females **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 18, 2012, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486 "2012-06-18T04:54:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/21 "2012-06-18T14:20:04Z")
Sexy male redheads are very rare, but that much more sexy because of it. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/22 "2012-06-18T14:32:39Z")
> [@Irish\_ArcAngel](#): > > I am 6 foot strawberry blond hair with blue eyes 200 lbs with athletic body and a masters in education, yet I have notice that guys with dark skin and hair who are smaller and not as in shape have something about them that gets them noticed more often by the opposite sex. They have enormous cocks. What’s the angle of your dangle? ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/23 "2012-06-18T14:48:43Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > The answer to the OP is “it depends”. As I’ve said before, red hair doesn’t always work, but when it does, it works very, _very_ well. This. Something about flaming red hair on an already hot woman tends to ramp up the heat a notch or two. Bonus points for freckles. > [@StusBlues](#): > > When I see questions like this, I am reminded of George Thoroughgood’s immortal words: “I like 'em tall, I like 'em small, I like 'em all!” > > I don’t find red hair especially sexy, but there’s not a bloody thing wrong with it, either. This, too. I’ve known sexy and unsexy women with just about every hair color imaginable. So we’re pretty much back to “It Depends.” ---
**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/24 "2012-06-18T14:51:22Z")
I’m female and I like red hair on men. I like that it is a bit unusual. No I don’t think Carrot Top is attractive but he is meant to look silly because he is _ostensibly_ a comedian. 🙂 For example, [this guy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red_Headed_Young_Man.jpg) looks fine to me. I also think Prince Harry, Rupert Grint, and Conan O’Brien (with a beard) look perfectly fine though my individual rating of their attractiveness would vary based on other factors besides hair. I have heard before that there is true prejudice against ‘gingers’ in the UK and that seems crazy to me. The world would be boring if everyone looked alike. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/25 "2012-06-18T15:21:53Z")
> [@amanset](#): > > However the other way round is not good. I’m an English/Scottish mutt, with some Northern Irish thrown in a bit further back as well. Growing up in England I was subject to all sorts of bullying due to my hair colour and, well, let’s just say I didn’t do too well with the ladies either. > > One quick move to Sweden and the complete opposite. People openly say how much the love my hair colour. Personal life is amazing. > > Based on my extremely small sample space of one, I think that where you are has a LOT to do with if it is seen as attractive, with the closest to being Anglo being the worst places to be. I’ve never really thought about it before, but I wonder if the English habit of disparaging redheads has anything to do with our long standing rivalry/animosity with Scotland? Not that I’m saying modern English people hate scottish people or redheads, but I wonder if it is something that has been handed down to us through history? Of course it could just be the old ‘pick on the kid who’s different’. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/26 "2012-06-18T15:34:35Z")
> [@Irish\_ArcAngel](#): > > There are some really stupid threads on this site The apparent lack of irony in this statement amuses me so. But, yeah, red hair’s cool with me. I admit, too, that while I like it on women, it doesn’t seem to look as good on men, for whatever reason. It’s probably a matter of conditioning, with the whole “sexy red-haired vixen” type being popular in culture (at least American culture), but, off the top of my head, I’m having a hard time thinking of a man with red hair considered conventionally sexy. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/27 "2012-06-18T16:11:05Z")
[Oh yes.](http://www.culture-chat-lounge.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Famous-Men-Red-Hair.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/28 "2012-06-18T16:11:47Z")
Redheaded women yes, men no. Dunno why, it is what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/29 "2012-06-18T16:50:43Z")
> [@Irish\_ArcAngel](#): > > I am 6 foot strawberry blond hair with blue eyes 200 lbs with athletic body and a masters in education, yet I have notice that guys with dark skin and hair who are smaller and not as in shape have something about them that gets them noticed more often by the opposite sex. Pics or it didn’t happen.😉 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/30 "2012-06-18T16:57:14Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > They have enormous cocks. What’s the angle of your dangle? Exactly. They _have_ dicks, instead of being a… Red hairs on females is hawt. Red hair on males means they are Satan. ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/31 "2012-06-18T18:05:01Z")
> [@Irish\_ArcAngel](#): > > What do you think of natural red, strawberry blond, copper, or auburn hair on light skin. Does ethnic background matter EX: Irish, American, Russian, Norway,.. Ive always preferred black hair. The darker, the better 1: Black 2: Red 3: Brown 4: Blonde ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/32 "2012-06-18T18:06:09Z")
> [@Irish\_ArcAngel](#): > > What do you think of natural red, strawberry blond, copper, or auburn hair on light skin. Does ethnic background matter EX: Irish, American, Russian, Norway,.. Ive always preferred black hair. The darker, the better 1: Black 2: Red 3: Brown 4: Blonde More importantly, the carpet must match the curtains. I dislike turning a blonde upside down and finding a brunette ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/33 "2012-06-18T18:14:04Z")
> [@dngnb8](#): > > More importantly, the carpet must match the curtains. I dislike turning a blonde upside down and finding a brunette There may be a thing I two I could find there that I’d “dislike,” but a non-matching carpet ain’t one of them. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/34 "2012-06-18T18:29:32Z")
I adore red-headed men. Always gawp after them on the street. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/35 "2012-06-18T18:58:11Z")
I dig redheaded women. Not sure why, I guess they just stand out, and they’re proud of being different or they’d dye it a different color. Most red headed men I see look really dorky to me, I don’t get why women would go for them, but I’m not real sure why women are attracted to men at all anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/36 "2012-06-18T19:50:36Z")
For me it very much depends. I generally don’t go for redheads, but if there’s a lovely woman with porcelain skin and long, luxurious red hair and I take serious notice. Overall, though, I generally prefer brunettes, but it’s certainly no exclusivity, just a preference. However, the most beautiful girl I’ve ever personally met was a redhead…she’s the only person who walked into a room and actually flustered me…she was intimidatingly gorgeous. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/37 "2012-06-18T19:58:33Z")
I often find natural red heads to be sexy. The woman on The Mentalist is very sexy. Angie Everheart as well. I’m sure I could think of a few more famous ones and several from my life that probably none of you know. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/38 "2012-06-18T20:03:49Z")
In theory, I’m attracted to guys with absolutely black hair. But in reality, hair color is just as irrelevant as eye color. Beauty and ugliness come in all colors of skin and hair. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/39 "2012-06-18T20:56:15Z")
Cheery thread for red headed men. :rolleyes: Good thing I’m not single. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486/40 "2012-06-18T21:44:09Z")
Redheaded men are an abomination of nature. Just sayin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-redheads-sexy-males-and-females/625486.md?page=3)