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BlueBelle Thu 18-Oct-18 18:49:27

Following on from Sleeping Beauty, Kleenex have decided to change their name ‘man size’ tissues to extra large or some such description after having complaints about the ‘man’ part of the name ohhhhhhhh noooooo
Holds head in sheer wonderment and disbelief
???

Mapleleaf Fri 19-Oct-18 09:48:06

Yes, there's some sensitive souls out there! There are some truly serious issues around sexism that have been/need to dealt with, but other things, well honestly!

Mapleleaf Fri 19-Oct-18 09:48:34

"need to be"

Greyduster Fri 19-Oct-18 10:11:43

Am I the only one who thinks that all this is getting rather insidious now?

POGS Fri 19-Oct-18 11:05:52

Greyduster

' getting rather insidious"?

I think we have ' got' there.

EllanVannin Fri 19-Oct-18 11:16:18

I agree POGS, the whole issue of PC has really got out of hand with just about everything. I'm glad I'm at the wrong end of it as I won't change my own personal views on society as it is now.smile

SueDonim Fri 19-Oct-18 11:26:06

I saw a meme on Facebook today announcing that Manchester is to be renamed Personchester. grin

EllanVannin Fri 19-Oct-18 12:03:13

That's just it SueDonim,it makes a laughing stock out of those who come up with these ridiculous " rulings. I remember the Two Ronnies in one of their sketches mentioning manholes becoming personholes. I'm blowed if I'll ever conform to this " way of life ".

Lynne59 Fri 19-Oct-18 17:31:28

Things are becoming ridiculous, aren't they? My 4yr old GD sings "Baa baa purple sheep" at pre-school.....madness.

EllanVannin Fri 19-Oct-18 17:39:04

Oh no Lynne59 ! My GGC are going to know different, the right and proper way and not brainwashed into what a small minority dictates.

starbird Sat 20-Oct-18 09:25:35

Are they going to rewrite the Bible too?

sarahellenwhitney Sat 20-Oct-18 09:29:34

As a 'nit picker' grin how large is extra large?

sarahellenwhitney Sat 20-Oct-18 09:31:26

Extra to what?

Willow10 Sat 20-Oct-18 09:35:27

I think they will have to rewrite the dictionary too starbird - think of all those words beginning with man! But I'm sure they will manage - sorry, personage!

PECS Sat 20-Oct-18 09:39:02

Compared to the useless little ones marketed at " ladies" as we only get little sniffles and weep and dab at our eyes & noses delicately . Or just to take of our make up!

PECS Sat 20-Oct-18 09:44:00

As many will know from other threads I am not ashamed to be called "politically correct" . But just to be clear in 40 yrs of teaching I have never changed the words to Baa Baa Black Sheep..even when working for Lambeth LA equalities team! Urban myths & rt wing propaganda wink

edsnana Sat 20-Oct-18 09:45:44

When I trained as a social worker a fellow student was politely told that we shouldn't use the expression "nit picking" because it originated from slavery and people being transported in the bottom of ships and being riddled with nits! Who knew eh? whatever we say will probably offend someone these days!

Nannyme Sat 20-Oct-18 09:47:33

I’m off to buy Man size tissues before they disappear from the shelves, the whole thing is absolutely ridiculous!

Gilly1952 Sat 20-Oct-18 09:55:06

I have often wondered why men need bigger tissues than us women! The mind boggles, but then I have a dirty mind!!

Jessity Sat 20-Oct-18 09:58:58

Following on from Personchester and personholes, does human become huperson for these PC idiots?

Rufus2 Sat 20-Oct-18 10:04:48

I have never changed the words to Baa Baa Black sheep
Pecs; Is that old nursery rhyme "Taffy was a Welshman etc. still OK grin

grandMattie Sat 20-Oct-18 10:07:51

What worries me is that we might not get "Women" or "Men" sections in clothes shops. What will they replace it with?

oldbatty Sat 20-Oct-18 10:11:07

Needlessly expensive/boring but cheap......perhaps?

starbox Sat 20-Oct-18 10:16:40

On Quora, I was perusing answers to 'what's the most un-PC view you hold?' and thinking 'I agree with about 99% of this!"

curlilox Sat 20-Oct-18 10:20:52

starbird that has already happened to some extent. There is a new NIV version of the Bible, the Inclusive Language Edition, that has had some gender neutral words inserted. Apparently Jesus said to his disciples "I will make you fishers of men and women"