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Gingerbread men banned at Scottish Parliament as part of a new drive to 'stamp out sexism'
The Daily Mail ^ | 12/14/18

Posted on 12/15/2018 7:08:28 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Gingerbread men have been replaced by gingerbread persons in the Scottish Parliament’s coffee shop in case the traditional name causes offence.

The move comes as a strategy aimed at stamping out sexual harassment and sexism was introduced at Holyrood this week after a survey found 30 per cent of women working there believed they had been sexually harassed.

But the decision to rename the sweet treat has not gone down well with everyone.

Scottish Conservative equalities spokesman Annie Wells said: ‘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.’

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Don’t men in Scotland wear skirts?


21 posted on 12/15/2018 7:42:20 PM PST by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: KarlInOhio

100%


22 posted on 12/15/2018 7:45:06 PM PST by Chode ( WeÂ’re America, Bitch!)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Another attempt to divide us and create hatred.


23 posted on 12/15/2018 7:56:29 PM PST by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Men who wear kilts are threatened by man shaped pasteries?

But donuts are fine?


24 posted on 12/15/2018 8:01:52 PM PST by Hodar (A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.- Burroughs)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Ha’ ya gone daft, the lot a ya?


25 posted on 12/15/2018 8:02:21 PM PST by QBFimi (It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world... Tarfon)
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican

Run, Run your distance will worsen
You can’t catch me,
I’m the gingerbread person.

Dang, that is a hard word to rhyme!


26 posted on 12/15/2018 8:07:10 PM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
Wait! Are we talking about THESE guys?!!!
27 posted on 12/15/2018 8:17:41 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

The gongerbreadwomen are marginalized. There has to be gingerbreadwomen somewhere - they reproduce, don’t they?


28 posted on 12/15/2018 8:21:57 PM PST by atc23
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To: Beowulf9

Hey, maybe that guy could enter the "Miss Universe" contest, like that guy in Spain did!

29 posted on 12/15/2018 8:22:25 PM PST by Songcraft
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I noticed that bulge too! I think the icing artist was trying to embellish the G-string with some extra icing as a cherry on top. The Scots will love that! LOL!


30 posted on 12/15/2018 8:23:05 PM PST by jonrick46 (Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
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To: BenLurkin

Went the previous Doctor had learned he’d gone Scottish his first comment was that he could complain about stuff.

And then he proceeded to complain about nada.

But the ask of complaining, especially socialist complaining, which amounts to nothing but flapdoodlery can sap the character out of a man or a nation as fast as a social justice warrior can crap all over a glorious history.


31 posted on 12/15/2018 8:29:46 PM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

King of the stupids!!


32 posted on 12/15/2018 8:35:44 PM PST by stanne
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To: rlmorel

Ugh.

So funny.


33 posted on 12/15/2018 8:36:33 PM PST by stanne
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To: gundog

Lolll


34 posted on 12/15/2018 8:37:58 PM PST by stanne
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To: weston

Lol. Man hands just doesn’t sound good in my tiramisu.


35 posted on 12/15/2018 8:45:10 PM PST by CottonBall (Thank you , Julian!)
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To: rlmorel

Lol, awesome job!


36 posted on 12/15/2018 8:46:57 PM PST by CottonBall (Thank you , Julian!)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

37 posted on 12/15/2018 8:51:09 PM PST by sockmonkey (I am an America First, not Israel First FReeper.)
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To: Songcraft

He just might win.


38 posted on 12/15/2018 8:55:03 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

I never want these people to use the term Mother Nature ever, ever again.


39 posted on 12/15/2018 9:00:40 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: weston

I’m surprised that hasn’t been renamed yet, though anything called “man-” would have been renamed by now.


40 posted on 12/15/2018 9:10:28 PM PST by tbw2
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