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Colette Crampsey & Marthe de ferrer

'Be ginger and proud' - Irn-Bru’s hilarious new advert

Scottish drinks company Irn-Bru have released their newest commercial - celebrating everything ginger.

The fizzy-drinks firm are renowned for their cheeky marketing, which often provoke controversy and hilarity, reports Glasgow Live.

This year, however, Irn-Bru are paying tribute to gingerness - fighting against the teasing and mockery red-heads can sometimes face.

The commercial is a cheeky spoken word poem which starts with: “Being ginger isn’t always easy.

“Getting called Hucknall, Sheeran, Weasley.

"Comparisons to orangutan apes. 'Does the carpet match the drapes?'.

"Folk using our freckles to play dot-to-dot. Getting burnt when it's sunny, getting burnt when it's not."

It goes on to say: "But being ginger with a pasty physique is something to be proud of because it makes us unique.

"Who wants to be just another face in the crowd? We're a rare breed, be ginger and proud.

"We're special - the double yoker, the four-leaf clover, the two per cent born and bred.

"Who wants a grey squirrel when you can have red?

"Yes our tolerance for UV may be tiny, but remember it was Ron, not Harry, that got with Hermione.”

It finishes with a mischievous double-entendre about ginger balls and reinforcing unity among all red-heads.

It adds: "Let's forget the names and forget the calls, it's time to show off those ginger balls.

"So go on take a stand, make the admission: 'My MR-one-R receptor's in the perfect position.'

"Because if you're ginger you're genetically blessed. It makes you different, original and best."

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