A bakery which refers to its Gingerbread Men as ‘Ginger Persons‘ has sparked a debate on Twitter, outraging some users as an example of political correctness run amok.
However, the baker explained to a Twitter user that had claimed credit for the politically correct name change that the bakery has been calling them that since the early '80s.
Tweeted Thomas the Baker: “Sorry to disappoint you all – they have been Ginger Persons since 1983! It was chosen by one of our Managers in York and the name stuck. We did get a complaint from trading standards in the 80's that we were discriminating against ginger haired people – seriously!! ”
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Gingerbread men have now been renamed Ginger Persons 😂@mothercareuk I demand you change your sexist name IMMEDIATELY! 😂🙄❄️ #PERSONCare pic.twitter.com/imlJqFAgQt
— Ben Dav (@bendav85) October 23, 2018
If they are now ginger persons bc they can't be called gingerbread men, due to sexism. I'm now claiming its discrimination against gingers. #gingerbreadmen #greggs pic.twitter.com/Nh5jAriDFu
— Lulo_xox (@Lulo_xox) October 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/JoeMckechnie1/status/1055056631921291265
https://twitter.com/annabuckIey/status/1055164973679296512
Everyone fuming that they're now called ginger persons instead of men. Alls I could notice is the shitty offer of 4 for 2 quid or 50p each pic.twitter.com/D5MQxQInfl
— Connor (@conburton) October 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/007Magpie/status/1055370280049221632
It's 2018, so of course #Halloween gingerbread men are now "ginger persons" 😩😩 #ThisTakesTheBiscuit pic.twitter.com/JxJumMEI6w
— Martin Daubney 🇬🇧 (@MartinDaubney) October 23, 2018
Sorry to disappoint you all – they have been Ginger Persons since 1983! It was chosen by one of our Managers in York and the name stuck. We did get a complaint from trading standards in the 80's that we were discriminating against ginger haired people – seriously!! https://t.co/bteVKsBaoo
— Thomas the Baker (@thomasthebaker) October 24, 2018
