VERY MILLENIAL MR MEN!

As a snowflake feminist claims the Mr Men books are sexist, we imagine the oh-so PC...

Uh- oh. Mr Clever and Little Miss Curious are in trouble again. For one of their adventures in the Mr Men series of books has been deemed sexist by a furious she- student with a degree in women’s studies.

University of Glasgow PhD student Shelby Judge insisted this week that a storyline in which Mr Clever discussed Scotland’s Forth Bridge with Little Miss Curious, was deeply sexist.

Why? Because the female character is portrayed as a bit of a dimwit, while the male character is a know-all who sighs with impatience at her ignorance.

he should be renamed Mr Mansplain, suggests 24-year-old Miss Judge (no pun intended). ‘The Mr Men books are intended for children and it’s telling them, “girls, you need to be stupid and men, it’s your job to explain things,” ’ she adds.

This seems rather unfair, as inanity seems equally shared between the sexes in the popular books. For example, Mr Silly can’t even eat a boiled egg properly (shell and all, idiot) while Mr Bump is always saying ‘oh poopity poop’ as he walks into walls.

And when asked what was made of bacon and had pink ears, Mr Dizzy replied: ‘A mouse?’ What a chump.

If Little Miss Judge is concerned about Little Miss Curious, heaven forbid she should come across Little Miss hug with her ‘extra special arms’ that fit perfectly around whoever she is hugging. There’s always one at every party, isn’t there? And it’s usually me.

HOWEVER, this is not the first time that the muchloved Mr Men books, written by the late roger hargreaves, have been in trouble. Last year a study by the British Psychological Society condemned the books as sexist. The female characters say less than the men, it was claimed, and have to be rescued more often.

The Mr Men books were first published in 1971, but it was ten years later before the girls first made an appearance in their own Little Miss books. Selling in their millions and beautifully illustrated, they were a charming way to introduce children to the wonders of the world and the foibles of humanity. It seems unfair to judge their innocent past against the febrile sexual politics of today.

Some insist the Mr Men books enforce antiquated gender roles, and perhaps it is true that they could not be published anew.

And now this latest furore. Little Miss Judge, who is now studying english Literature and no doubt combing Shakespeare’s works for gender-based micro- aggressions, said she would welcome the introduction of ‘ Mr Mansplain’ as a satirical character in the Mr Men universe.

‘I would actually really like Mr Mansplain to be a character if, of course, he was mocked for his condescending manner.’

And so, in this special parody for your entertainment, it shall be.

Meet Mr Mansplain and his ever- so modern chum, Little Miss Woke . . .