| rdfs:comment | - Redheads who are bullied, picked-on, beaten, or just plain hated for no reason other than having red hair. Sadly, this is not a Discredited Trope. The expression is from mixed Italian-Irish families in the late 19th century. The red-haired stepchildren would be seen as evil. Also, red hair would underscore that the child is not related to the stepparent, as seen by the physical difference -- and, alas, the Wicked Stepmother (and father, too) is not a Fairy Tale. See also Wicked Stepmother, Hilariously Abusive Childhood. Contrast Redheaded Bully. Examples of Redheaded Stepchild include:
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| abstract | - Redheads who are bullied, picked-on, beaten, or just plain hated for no reason other than having red hair. Sadly, this is not a Discredited Trope. The expression is from mixed Italian-Irish families in the late 19th century. The red-haired stepchildren would be seen as evil. Also, red hair would underscore that the child is not related to the stepparent, as seen by the physical difference -- and, alas, the Wicked Stepmother (and father, too) is not a Fairy Tale. See also Wicked Stepmother, Hilariously Abusive Childhood. Contrast Redheaded Bully. Examples of Redheaded Stepchild include:
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