Why I have a ‘man-sized’ problem with this tissue issue
I WAS bemused when I first read that, due to complaints about “gender concerns”, Kleenex were going to rename their long-established “Man Size” tissues as “Extra Large”. Here we go again, I thought. But didn’t comment on it. Then I realised how expensive it would be for Kleenex to ditch all the already-printed boxes in their warehouses, recall the ones they’d already sent out to the shops and replace them with the newly branded ones.
Hopefully, the unwanted boxes will be recycled and not thrown away.
However, the people who demanded the change couldn’t be sure of that, which makes me wonder if they always put issues about equality above environmental concerns.
Either that, or they don’t really think it through whenever they “demand” changes.
A few days later my bemusement turned to annoyance when I read that because Waitrose were selling a “Gentleman’s Smoked Chicken Caesar Roll” it was described as “outrageous” by a lady comedian whose name I’m not familiar with (and, as I’ll not mention it here, neither will you).
On social media, she said: “I didn’t know sandwiches were gender specific. I’m female but, thankfully, Waitrose let me purchase one anyway!”
As she and anybody else of any gender were able to buy the roll, I don’t see why she was so outraged.
Okay, she may have said that as a joke.
But because her complaint started a Twitter storm, Waitrose has apologised and will change the name of the roll!
They said: “We never intended to cause offence!”
Well, of course they didn’t, but that didn’t stop various attention-seekers, with too much time on their hands, deciding to take offence despite the fact it’s called the “Gentleman’s Smoked Chicken Caesar Roll” because it contains anchovy mayonnaise similar to “Gentleman’s relish”, which has been around a long, long time – long before feminists could moan about it on social media, which was, I believe, invented by a man.
Next time they have Ladies’ Day at Royal Ascot, I’m going to complain.
Anyone want to join me?