I'm sorry that people are acting that way towards you! There's no excuse for that.

I'm a redhead too, and it seems weird to me that people give you trouble over it, because I don't think anyone has ever said anything nasty to me because of my hair! And mine is really long, too, so it's noticable. I hope that the people you're around grow up sometime, because hair color is a stupid thing to tease others about.