UKIP guy is upset.
STOP THIS MADNESS! The Scottish Parliament has banned gingerbread men in case they cause offence, declaring they must be called 'gingerbread people' instead. https://t.co/qiaclO5uPN
— David Kurten (@davidkurten) December 16, 2018
Oh no! Without gingerbread men, who will impregnate the strawberry shortcake?
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11 responses to “Stop the madness!!”
No no no… They’re supposed to be gingerbread womxn
No, Blood Knight, that would exclude men. It has to be *mxn
I don’t believe anything from the Daily Fail and neither should anyone
Anna, there are other sources, including the i which I regard as reliable.
https://inews.co.uk/news/scottish-parliament-holyrood-gingerbread-men-people-name-change/
Oh my mistake sorry. Thanks!
Funny isn’t it. Somehow referring to a human-shaped biscuit as a man is totally trivial in the great scheme of things. And yet, calling it a person is political correctness gone mad and the beginning of the decline of all civilisation into some kind of totalitarian feminazi dystopia.
https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/snowman
Mmmm, I do like gingerbread. Well, anything with plenty of ginger, really.
This is solely about the Scottish parliamentary shop, and I suspect that Kurten doesn’t shop much in the real world. I can’t recall seeing the delicious little buggers labelled as anything but gingerbread people in shops for a long time.
Actually, the only time that ‘man’ is essential in the name is when it’s following ‘Run, run, as fast as you can’.
The articles are a little vague, but from what I can gather, the decision was made by whoever manages the coffee shop — there’s no indication that this was actually pursuant to any measure passed in parliament or an order from the office of the Speaker or whoever is in charge of the facilities.
So nobody’s freedom is being restrained (other shops are free to call their cookies what they like), and this didn’t cost any resources or attention (parliament didn’t waste time debating this issue instead of the important affairs of the day). It’s one of those situations where the “so what’s the big deal” charge can be thrown in both directions. E.g., “why rename them? What’s the big deal if they’re called gingerbread MEN?” “What do you care if they call them gingerbread people instead? What’s the big deal?”
The closest analogy may be to the episode when the U.S. Congressional cafeteria started called french fries “Freedom Fries” after France declined to join in the Iraq War. But that was a petulant display of spite, whereas at least this is well-intended.
Screechy,
That is my understanding too. The articles I’ve seen range from highly disingenuous to absolute bullshit.
The big deal is, it gives them an opportunity to be (1) woke; or (2) outraged. Must never miss an opportunity.