I was actually mortified after reading the article 'Free entry for redheads as Twycross celebrates' (Leicester Mercury, August 20).
How on earth does the Mercury feel it is acceptable to publish this article knowing not only is it discriminating those who do not have certain hair colour, but may also offend people with red/ginger hair by comparing them with orang-utans.
So when my family and I are in the queue for the entrance to the zoo, I have to tell my children – who have brown hair – we have to pay because we have brown hair and a certain family gets in free because they have ginger, strawberry blond or fiery red hair.
This reminds me when black and white people had to drink from a different water fountain.
Absolutely disgusting and disrespectful.
Miss M Morris, Leicester.
