Redheaded men who want to pass on their gingerness are being treated like the proverbial red-headed stepchildren by Danish sperm bank Cryos.
Cryos is the largest sperm bank in the world. It distributes more swimmers than Speedo, in a claimed 65 countries. And now this sperm bank whale has thrown its weight behind the many who cruelly discriminate against gingers.
Cryos director Ole Schou said that in Ireland, sperm from red-haired men sold “like hot cakes” (although one would hope it was not treated like hot cakes in any other way).
However, Cryos’ customers are predominantly from Mediterranean countries where dark hair and dark eyes are the order of the day, presumably to avoid giving away that the “father” is not the natural father, and as a result Cryos management has decided that for now they have enough metaphorical ginger in the metaphorical spice rack.
Associate Professor Peter Illingworth, medical director of IVF Australia, commented to the media that by contrast in Australia we will take all the redheads we can get as we lack sperm donors of any stripe. Perhaps we were all watching too much Monty Python.
Hat tips: The Age, The Telegraph / Photo: Flickr
