To let you know that Flora

[GladAllOver]

isn't the only product made by Upfield.
You might want to be aware of some others:

Upfield's notable brands include Flora, Stork, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Rama, Country Crock, Becel, and Blue Band.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upfield_(company)

[JasonPollack]

Thanks OP. Thankfully I'm pro trans rights so I'll add them all to the shopping list!

[PotteringAlong]

Why does this matter?

[PotteringAlong]

As in, what have they done?

[SuperLoudPoppingAction]

I can't think anyone would need them all on one shopping list, surely.

Asda does nice marge for baking.

[SmileEachDay]

As in, what have they done?

Apart from using palm oil and being gross, they have withdrawn advertising from MN on the say so of Mimmymum (the lady who took Miranda Y to court and lost...) who says MN is all transphobic.

[WonkoTheSane42]

Thanks OP. Thankfully I'm pro trans rights so I'll add them all to the shopping list!

High five.

[PotteringAlong]

Ah, have they? You live and learn.

[Jumblebee]

That's a lot of highly processed plastic crap in your basket, Jason

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Wouldn’t buy that crap anyway 😀

[Siameasy]

They are all fake foods anyway so no loss. Stork is good for baking but can just use supermarket own so hey ho

[reginafelangee]

Thanks OP. Thankfully I'm pro trans rights so I'll add them all to the shopping list!

Me too I'm pro trans rights and Flora is my preferred margarine brand.

[CAG12]

Has anyone seen the quasi experiment done between this crap and actual butter?

They put a lump of this stuff in one corner, and a lump of real butter in another, then released a load of ants to see which they went too. All the ants went to the real butter.

Its not real food

[SmileEachDay]

JasonPollack

If that’s the case, how do you feel about Mimmymum dragging Miranda Yardley through the courts for no reason?

[StillCoughingandLaughing]

I’ve never liked Flora, but if they’re sticking it to the MN trans-bashers, I might have to reconsider.

[SmileEachDay]

the MN trans-bashers

The what?

Can you show me one example of “trans bashing”?

And if your answer is “MN delete them” then that only serves to prove that MN is not a transphobic site.

[CleopatraTomato]

It is not about trans rights - it is about a large company threatening another business. A business that offers a forum that is mostly about parenting advice, humour, schools, trivia, real support for people struggling, TV, film, books, travel, housing, DIY, social issues and some political debate.

The large compnay at the instigation of a small group have decided that they want to use their financial and commercial power to comment on a few posters' views.

I cannot imagine that the CEO/Financial Director or the shareholders of a compnay that makes horrid margariney products from palm oil give a shiny shit about any group, disadvantaged or otherwise - they just think this is a good PR bandwagon to be on.

Sickening.

[Duchessofealing]

@CleopatraTomato exactly what you said!

[MrsMaiselsMuff]

Kudos to Flora etc for taking a stand against transphobia. They're not making threats, they're choosing where to spend their marketing budget, which is their prerogative.

The campaign group Stop Funding Hate were part of the campaign, they're making a real difference in getting businesses to make more ethical spending decisions.

[DianaT1969]

@cleopatra - are they threatening MN?
Or did they just withdraw advertising? In which case, no great loss.

[BelleSausage]

Here we go again with the ‘I’m pro- trans. You bigots’ virtue signalling.

Good for you.

I’m pro women’s rights. You misogynist.

[DianaT1969]

You could turn this around and make the case that MN should reject advertising income from companies using non-sustainable palm oil. Now that's something I could get behind. How about a list of those.

[youllhavehadyourtea]

How about a list of those

Great idea!

Lets start with

Flora, Stork, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, Rama, Country Crock, Becel, and Blue Band.

[BelleSausage]

@MrsMaiselsMuff

So you’re against someone single sex exemptions and pro repealing the sex by deception laws?

Because those are the things that the pro-trans lobby groups you are standing up for are trying to achieve.

No more single sex spaces. No more safe spaces for women and no ability for women to protect themselves against coercive sex.

[TheFatberg]

I'm so bored of Flora posts.

[RolytheRhino]

Hmm. Does Clover use palm oil? That's my favourite. Flora tastes very bland by comparison IMO.