So for a while I have been talking about writing a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, highlighting the plight of the Ginger and inquire into what the government is going to do to protect us. I really hope that they send me a letter in response and perhaps a free t-shirt. I am sending a copy of this letter to the EPA and the World Wildlife Fund. I didn't know where the Ginger problem would more appropriately fall under.  VIVA LA GINGER REVOLUTION!

Dear Environmental Protection Agency,

I am contacting you today to discuss an urgent matter that I would like the EPA to consider and look into – the protection and propagation of the Ginger people. Living as a redhead presents innumerable physically and psychological hurdles to deal with and process on a daily basis.

Scientific research has concluded that redheads do not contain melanin in their skin to protect them from harmful UVA & UVB rays and thus leaving the Ginger populace generally more susceptible to developing fatal melanoma and other forms of skin cancer easier than others. Now if this simply about a few sunburns/blister burns I would be able to deal with that but UVB Rays have the effect of damaging DNA and producing free radical cells that harm DNA and lead to more cancer. There also has been some inquiry into Gingers' pain tolerance, effects of anesthetics, skin easily bruising, and tending to bleed more when injured.

To protect myself against the harmful rays of the sun I must purchase expensive sunblock products & clothing that makes vague promises of protecting me, confine myself to the indoors between the hours of 10:00am to 4:00pm to avoid risk of exposure, and consistently see a dermatologist in order to make sure I do not have cancer. With healthcare in disarray, the protective ozone layer depleting every day, and the economy in dire straits, I would like to know what the Federal government is doing to help citizens who are more susceptible to mother nature. What protections are the government going to issue? Some reports have discussed the possibility of the Ginger population becoming extinct – some estimates as soon as 2060. And although, redheaded-ness is genetic mutation, therefore it is possible for this trait to skip generations and spontaneously pop up somewhere else but those instances will be few and far between.

It is time for decisive action and the Ginger cannot bear the burden alone. It is time for the EPA to step in and address this escalating global crisis and find a suitable solution before the Ginger population becomes extinct.

I appreciate your time and look forward to your response on how to afford protections to Gingers to make sure that the cost to protect oneself does not extend beyond their means.

Sincerely

Miss Ginger Devine