CRY BABIES
Mansize tissues blown out in snowflakes row
KLEENEX bosses are ditching “Mansize” tissues after snowflakes moaned they are sexist. They will now be called “Extra Large” after more than 60 years.
The company said it had received complaints about “gender concern”,
with people telling them, “the world is changing”.
But angry critics blasted the “ridiculous” move last night. One said: “Snowflakes everywhere. World’s gone mad.”
Kate Andrews, of the Institute of Economic Affairs, tweeted: “If you are offended by ‘Mansize’ tissues, please find something more productive to be offended about.”
Westlife singer Brian McFadden chipped in: “Will they ban female targeted products like Mothercare, Woman’s Own etc?”
The Advertising Standards Authority said it had not received any complaints. A spokesman for parent company KimberlyClark said: “We are always grateful to customers who take time to tell us how our products can be improved, and we carefully consider all suggestions.”
The move comes as Waitrose prepares to change the name of its Gentleman’s Smoked Chicken Caesar Roll because of complaints it is sexist.
CRY baby snowflakes’ latest tantrum has been over tissues.
Kleenex’s Mansize version has predictably left them misty-eyed and furious. The Twitter-mob’s cries of “sexist” led to the firm announcing that the famous product will be rebranded Extra Large.
It surrendered to a few loudmouth social media “campaigners” who insisted the weight of public opinion was behind them.
How naive that was. Most people couldn’t care less.
There are more important things in life than arguing the toss over a man-sized product.
It’s a simple genetic fact that men are, in the vast majority of cases, bigger than women.
Therefore, it follows that a man-sized product is larger. There is nothing sexist in it – to suggest otherwise would be ridiculous.
If only the easily-offended snowflakes saw things for what they were.
We wouldn’t have to endure their never-ending circus of trying to pointlessly change things in the name of equality.