Now pregnant mannequins are offensive
Discussion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire...
"A shop selling lingerie for pregnant women has been forced to withdraw a mannequin with a baby bump from its window after it sparked complaints."
W.T.F!?!?!?!?!
How in the name of anything holy is THAT offensive!? It's a dummy with a bump FFS!
People really have got their priorities wrong.
"A shop selling lingerie for pregnant women has been forced to withdraw a mannequin with a baby bump from its window after it sparked complaints."
W.T.F!?!?!?!?!
How in the name of anything holy is THAT offensive!? It's a dummy with a bump FFS!
People really have got their priorities wrong.
Just seen this one myself...
"I think a nice tub of flowers would be much nicer"...
stupid old bat... Has she never had any kids of her own??
No wonder this country is going doo-lally when you can't even advertise a simple enough trade using a mannequin to highlight you cater for pregnant women.
"I think a nice tub of flowers would be much nicer"...
stupid old bat... Has she never had any kids of her own??
No wonder this country is going doo-lally when you can't even advertise a simple enough trade using a mannequin to highlight you cater for pregnant women.
siscar said:
The problem is as much the shop owner for taking any notice as it is the few who had a whinge. She should have just left it where it was and ignored them
That is half the problem. Instead of telling the PC brigade to piss off when they go for their fifteen minutes of fame, they try to pander to them, in case they get in trouble. DangerousMike said:
bad idea to offend potential customers... so she is making the correct business decision I suppose, as long as she can continue to advertise that she does cater for pregnant women.
Not potential customers. From what i understand of the article its the elderly pensioners etc complaining. Having read that report the facts seem to be:
some people took offense at the pregnant bump
Shop owner removed dummy from window
breast-feeding group took offence at removal of dummy
shop owner having second thought and may put dummy back
dont see what the problem is really.
In a society of free speech it is a good thing to air ones grievances.
In a society of consideration it is a good thing to consider others grievances.
In a society of good sense it is a good thing to consider ones actions and if necesary take a stand.
This is not a story about the authorities enforcing a pc requirement, or gov policy.
It is a private issue.
Its a non story, and the offence taken by some of the posters here is akin to the offence taken by the oldies in the first place....
some people took offense at the pregnant bump
Shop owner removed dummy from window
breast-feeding group took offence at removal of dummy
shop owner having second thought and may put dummy back
dont see what the problem is really.
In a society of free speech it is a good thing to air ones grievances.
In a society of consideration it is a good thing to consider others grievances.
In a society of good sense it is a good thing to consider ones actions and if necesary take a stand.
This is not a story about the authorities enforcing a pc requirement, or gov policy.
It is a private issue.
Its a non story, and the offence taken by some of the posters here is akin to the offence taken by the oldies in the first place....
jimmyb said:
DangerousMike said:
bad idea to offend potential customers... so she is making the correct business decision I suppose, as long as she can continue to advertise that she does cater for pregnant women.
Not potential customers. From what i understand of the article its the elderly pensioners etc complaining. 
She should put the mannequin back.
king war will sort these retards out once and for all. Then they'll have something to complain about. XXVIII said:
thinfourth2 said:
The complaining minority have far more power then the silent majority
And the complaining minority know this and they are bored people who enjoy taking offense
...indeed - a phrase my dear ol' Gran would use - "the squeakiest hinge gets the most oil"And the complaining minority know this and they are bored people who enjoy taking offense
really though, haven't they got anything better to worry about, listening to a NINETEEN year old woman on BBC News this morning, saying how she goes around in gangs of other 'woman' (although, oddly enough, BBC call them 'kids'!), kicking people in the head and causing trouble 'cos we got nuffink to do, innit'
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