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 \u201980s.<\/p>\n
Tweeted Thomas the Baker<\/a>: \u201cSorry to disappoint you all \u2013 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\u2019s that we were discriminating against ginger haired people \u2013 seriously!! \u201d<\/p>\n Gingerbread men<\/a> being changed to Ginger \u2018persons\u2019 people need to get a grip, most ridiculous thing I\u2019ve seen ahahaha pic.twitter.com\/PWEbNPKGdU<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Courtney Hodgson (@Ccourtney_1999) October 21, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Gingerbread men<\/a> have now been renamed Ginger Persons @mothercareuk<\/a> I demand you change your sexist name IMMEDIATELY! #PERSONCare<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/imlJqFAgQt<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ben Dav (@bendav85) October 23, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n If they are now ginger persons bc they can’t be called gingerbread men<\/a>, due to sexism. I’m now claiming its discrimination against gingers. #gingerbreadmen<\/a> #greggs<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Nh5jAriDFu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Lulo_xox (@Lulo_xox) October 27, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Hi, can I have some non binary, gender fluid ginger persons please? pic.twitter.com\/ZipuWxTgn4<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jos\u00e9 Lu\u00edz (@JoeMckechnie1) October 24, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n ginger persons oh my god i hate the world<\/p>\n \u2014 anna (@annabuckIey) October 24, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Everyone fuming that they\u2019re now called ginger persons instead of men<\/a>. Alls I could notice is the shitty offer of 4 for 2 quid or 50p each pic.twitter.com\/D5MQxQInfl<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Connor (@ConB_EFC) October 27, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Political correctness has gone bonkers. Bye bye ginger bread man<\/a> hello ginger persons pic.twitter.com\/9guPxzgcjF<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Kev (@007Magpie) October 25, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It’s 2018, so of course #Halloween<\/a> gingerbread men<\/a> are now “ginger persons” #ThisTakesTheBiscuit<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/JxJumMEI6w<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Martin Daubney (@MartinDaubney) October 23, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Sorry to disappoint you all \u2013 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 \u2013 seriously!! t.co\/bteVKsBaoo<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Thomas the Baker (@thomasthebaker) October 24, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The post Bakery Sparks Uproar by Referring to Gingerbread Men as \u2018Ginger Persons\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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