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Scottish Parliament re-names gingerbread men as gingerbread persons to tackle sexism
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Scottish Parliament re-names gingerbread men as gingerbread persons to tackle sexism
https://inews.co.uk/news/scottish-parlia...me-change/

Quote:The tasty treats have been replaced by ‘gingerbread persons’ amid fears that the traditional name caused offence. The Scottish Parliament’s coffee shop made the change as part of a drive at Holyrood to cut out sexism.

Tackling harassment

The change comes after a recent survey of Holyrood staff found that 30 per cent of women working on the site say they have been sexually harassed. By making names gender-neutral, the parliament hopes to foster a more inclusive working environment for female and non-binary staff. This approach is increasingly popular within progressive institutions across the country.

Trivialising the issues?

However the move to change the name of the popular snack has been met with fierce criticism in some quarters. Scottish Conservatives have argued that changing the name of a cafe item trivialises the issue of sexual harassment. Scottish Conservative Equalities spokesman Annie Wells told the Daily Mail: “Surely the Scottish Parliament has got better things to do than worry about what to call gingerbread men? This is an utterly pointless gesture which simply trivialises the real issues of gender equality.” But the coffee shop has pressed on with its proposed change from gingerbread men to gingerbread persons regardless. The new name does not appear to have had a negative impact on sales either.

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12-18-2018 10:47 AM
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What is it about Leftists that make them so weak?
12-18-2018 01:01 PM
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Scottish Parliament re-names gingerbread men as gingerbread persons to tackle sexism
A few municipalities I've done work for have renamed manholes to maintenance holes to remove the gender in the name. They're both abbreviated MH on my drawings, so it's not too big of a deal. I don't know of any women in my field who have ever had a problem with calling them manholes... But at the end of the day, I've got bigger things to worry about than the nomenclature of underground concrete structures that provide access to utilities.

Thought I'd leave this here... From a Futurama episode 18 years ago.


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12-18-2018 02:13 PM
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I suggest the new name be: Humanoid shaped cookie made with molasses and flavored with ginger spice

Really flows off the tongue.
12-18-2018 02:28 PM
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(12-18-2018 02:28 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  I suggest the new name be: Humanoid shaped cookie made with molasses and flavored with ginger spice

Really flows off the tongue.

You must have missed the thread where huMAN was considered sexist too....

I believe they ended up agreeing on "huperson" as an appropriate replacement.
12-18-2018 02:33 PM
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(12-18-2018 02:33 PM)Eldonabe Wrote:  
(12-18-2018 02:28 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  I suggest the new name be: Humanoid shaped cookie made with molasses and flavored with ginger spice

Really flows off the tongue.

You must have missed the thread where huMAN was considered sexist too....

I believe they ended up agreeing on "huperson" as an appropriate replacement.

So we are the "hu" people now?
12-18-2018 02:34 PM
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They've never fully recovered from the failed Jacobite uprising in '45.. (1745)
12-18-2018 02:36 PM
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Jesus H.

Are a you as a person are SO insecure and feeble minded that you can't handle "gingerbread man".......

And people like this have the right to vote.....
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12-18-2018 02:41 PM
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(12-18-2018 02:41 PM)BadgerMJ Wrote:  Jesus H.

Is a you as a person are SO insecure and feeble minded that you can't handle "gingerbread man".......

And people like this have the right to vote.....

The Scottish people have only themselves to blame for this ****. SNP is nothing but cucks. If they had real balls they'd elect leaders willing to kill Englishmen for their independence.
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