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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 14 Jan 2022 22:59

It is getting ridiculous.
Apparently, a farm shop near Winchester has renamed their Gingerbread men, Gingerbread persons. :-S

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Allan

Allan Report 14 Jan 2022 20:39

All it takes is one person to be offended in this day and age, Florence :-(

As an aside, yesterday we watched a repeat of 'Blazing Saddles' one of the most politically incorrect films ever made. We roared with laughter and have kept a recording of it.

I'm just surprised that the TV channel had the round objects to air it :-D

Florence61

Florence61 Report 14 Jan 2022 19:42

Has anyone else heard about the small sweeties that have been around for years getting a change of name? On R2 it was discussed that M&S are changing the name of their Midget Gems to Mini Gems as people with dwarfism are offended by the use of the word midget. Tescos are considering doing the same with their own version of the sweets.

Last night on Q time, they also discussed the matter but honestly these sweets have been around for years and so have other sweets etc. Should we change "Ginger nuts" biscuits lest we offend people with red hair? What about "Black jacks,"

So how is it when manufacturers name the sweets, they dont think more carefully about who might be offended by the name.

I just sometimes think we are too PC now, completely OTT.

Personally with midget gems, i have always thought they were called that because they were little gummy sweets and being connected to dwarfs never entered my head!

Florence in the hebrides

Researching:
house/hampshire prophet/cheshire skinner/kent

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