Lyle’s golden syrup tin to have lion logo removed

Scary the amount of people on here that have taken Gbeebies version of the word 'Woke' and ballsed it up....honestly, look up the word in a dictionary before talking Tory nonsense! Being Woke can only ever be a good thing!
By the by the only people acting like a 'snowflake' are those who can't cope with change. lol

SeaWoozle

Nothing "woke" about removing a dead lion from a tin. Don't buy Tate and Lyle products anyway due to how they exploit sugar cane workers in Belize.
Look it up, it's very interesting. Lots of Tory donors. Awful company.

And don't forget that it's a biblical parable "out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness" so I'm surprised the wokist snowflakes haven't jumped on this cancelling bandwagon even sooner.

It's a purely commercial decision. End of story. Haven't we got better things to discuss?

I read about this the other day and have to confess that although I always possess a tin or two of the stuff, I had never noticed the state of the lion!

WHY? Are we being made to feel ashamed of our historical biblical heritage now? Absolutely bl**dy ridiculous! How far do we have to go with this? Where is the celebration of British ‘diversity’ these days?!

And the dumbing down continues...!
Instead of teaching children the story that inspired the picture (& maybe discussing power/strength v sweetness with them) we have to assume they'll be traumatised...🙄

Redhead56

Well “woke” is here to stay it’s never going to end. I have my golden syrup and black treacle tins in the cupboard they won’t go anywhere until I do! My cakes and desserts and black bread will never taste the same without them.

What is black bread please

I expect those complainers have a stash of gollies in their house too.

Keeping the logo on the tin will be temporary. It will soon follow suit with the company's other containers.

WE need to organise a protest against this change. We are losing our legacy.

I thought it said on the original briefing that the lion was staying on the tin but was going to be removed off of the other items.

I can't imagine anyone complaining about the current logo on the lyle's tin. In fact, doubt people notice it. As with most products, it's what's inside that counts. I'm not sure why quaint things have to change. I'm tired of hearing about the modern era and this push for change. Our modern world (IMHO) has become bland and colourless. It needs more beauty, not less 😩.

I was surprised, when reading comments on Facebook, by how many people thought the lion was asleep. I thought it was a well-known Bible story.

The bit that never made sense to me was putting part of that story on a syrup tin. It would be more appropriate on a jar of honey.

However, I would be sorry to see it go.

It’s nothing to do with being ‘woke’ it’s to update the image for the modern day. To be honest I didn’t know that the lion was dead or the story behind it but it’s biblical and most people in this modern age wouldn’t appreciate it. It’s a rebrand for today’s society not ‘woke’ at all.

Thank you, Spinnaker. I have found one on ebay. It's a little pricey, but perhaps a generous family member will buy it and put it away as a future Christmas present for me 😁. I expect news of the logo change will push the prices up in the future 🤔

I bought syrup in a plastic bottle and it discoloured, clogged up the hole and deteriorated in appearance and taste. Golden syrup is used infrequently in many households, (pancakes, porridge? ) thus the tin does a much better job of preserving it, and is far more pleasant to look at: a dead lion,(not portrayed as rotting and a swarm of bees.
Apparently the tins will be available, as 'heritage' tins, and there will be trouble if Waitrose do not stock them.

vegansrock

Who said anyone was traumatised?

Judging by the comments on the thread, it seems that those who can't cope with a perfectly normal rebrand on the modern plastic bottles who are traumatised. Yet they are the ones who have been bandying around the word 'snowflake'. 😁

Fairycakes

*Spinnaker*, I love your teapot! Oh no, you've set me off wanting one 🤣

Thank you Fairycakes. It was from a glassware/china shop in Keswick whilst we were on a break in the Lake District. I believe they can still be bought online, along with all sorts of other teapots.

Correct Greenfinch. The traditional tin will remain unchanged…fortunately! Its classic design is a treasure and the new design on plastic an abomination!

I just found out that you are supposed to discard it after 3 months as it goes off! I better wash my tin out then as I must have had mine 10 years or more. I prefer Treacle to Golden syrup anyway.

I think it is appalling to change it!

Spinnaker, I love your teapot! Oh no, you've set me off wanting one 🤣

Don't surprise me - it's an emblem of our colonial past, and according to the dictates of Wokery, we have an obligation to re-write the past.
And acknowledge Boadicea, Elizabeth I, Mary Tudor etc, etc, as transgender women/men/Martians. Take your pick - the world has gone made anyway.

I have always thought the lion was sleeping....

I don’t understand why the bees are even depicted. It’s golden syrup - not honey🤔