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How many non-white redheads do you know? Think about it. Around 1-2% of the world's population boasts natural red hair, which is caused by a genetic mutation in the melanocortin-1 receptor, or MC1R (this mutation might also explain their superpowers). Despite making up such a small percentage of the population, most of us have the same stereotypical image in our heads when we think of redheads:  light-skinned, freckled white people with curls of flaming hair and a fiery temper to match. Aside from the obvious issue of assigning a temperament to someone based on hair color,  there's one other weird conclusion here: Why do we think that all redheads are white? A London-based photographer is opening eyes by turning her camera lens on black and biracial redheads. Photographer Michelle Marshall, a French-born, London-based photographer, spoke with Upworthy about the genesis of her project over email.  Michelle had been working on

While many argued that Transformers would have been markedly improved with the addition of kittens, Michael Bay sadly hadn't seen this particular piece of evidence and as such, we're now stuck with the kitten-less films we have today.  Hopefully when Bay reboots the series we'll be able to enjoy more kittens in our giant robot films because as has become abundantly clear, the addition of kittens would in turn improve the script (by replacing it with 'meow' sounds) and increase the fan base (it's widely accepted that kittens are nature's way of saying 'AWWWW').  Michael Bay if you're reading this, essentially what we're saying is: robots and kittens, they just work.