M&S are at it again. They're back to having "men" and "women" changing rooms, but...

I don’t actually care if this female bodied person was being used by the TRAs. No one forced this person and if the attention they got wasn’t one they expected, then they’ve just discovered that the majority of people don’t actually think they’re special and just maybe they’ll spend less time looking at their navel and grow up.

Another customer not returning - they've even sent me some 20% off vouchers despite all the cancelling of accounts. Into the bin they went.

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@DorkingMum My first thought was that they were doing it to prove how ridiculous the new policy from M&S is but upon reading more it didn’t sound like they were doing it to prove a point.

Unsure of how this would be used by TRA’s though as it’s really not a good argument in this person’s favour and sounds as ridiculous as it does when it’s heard from the opposite direction.

Errrrr, yep....... still going to continue my M&S boycott based on this new ridiculousness.

I'm just enjoying the single comment with over 3000 upvotes at this point.

I once got mistaken in Tesco for a small boy. I was wearing my 8 year old son's navy cagoule at the time, so technically gender fluid.

I should have complained and told them I was in fact a 40 year old mother of two. I might have bagged a free aubergine.

I feel so sorry for that poor changing room assistant. First to have to deal with the gaslighting, then to have a complaint made, and then the complaint splashed all over the Daily Fucking Mail just because she didn’t realise that she was supposed to admire the emperor’s new clothes. Some people really do just think that everyone else was put on this earth for the sole function of validating them.

I wonder if M&S changing rooms give off some kind of ray or aura or summat and you begin to identify as the gender implied by the label on the changing room.
So, mid store you would lose your gender and become non binary but gravitate toward the men's changing room and you would feel male?

DorkingMum - true - I have seen a few following the same playbook moves (usually male bodied person being asked what’s studded down their bra at airports or not being able to use voice recognition software). They do usually add some element of being traumatised and hysterical though.

May the Force be with you. sewingsinger

I think she must have sold the story here, not realising how big it would get?
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Thanks Schaden, I had a feeling that was the case, I can definitely feel a trip to the mens changing room in M&S coming on! I did ask about this in M&S last year when it all came out and was told than anyone can use any changing room.

Lordfrontpaw- age is irrelevant if Myla has SEN issues or learning difficulties for example. I’m thinking of a Susan Boyle type situation where some people accused the media of abusing her for their own gain.

I just think this story doesn’t really add up - e.g. all the crying/being traumatised - it feels like something a PR person would brief someone to say.

She has protected her tweets now, which is very wise.

I thought that M&S had said that anyone can use any changing room - so what's the issue here

You are quite right sewingsinger anyone can use any changing room as long as they are men wanting to use women's changing rooms.

I hope that clears up any confusion.

The only way I can rationalise those is ‘people who try on men’s clothes use the male changing room’ and vice versa

Which is clearly the most regressive stereotypical bullshit ever.

DandelionsAreNotLions

Re 'special' middle class people abusing those working in service roles - absolutely!

@DorkingMum you make a good point, they may well be using a vulnerable adult to advance their agenda.

They probably did t expect ‘women’ to try to use the one in the men’s section. They were probably expecting more of the other way traffic.

”I was utterly shocked and the only thing I could think of to say was "I'm not female" to which she looked me up and down, apologised and walked off.”
“I’m not female” ?? This is just ridiculous. This female person is clearly and actually female no matter if they are transgender or non-binary or whatever. I find it fascinating in one way but then another part of me just thinks - sod off.

I don't understand this at all. I thought that M&S had said that anyone can use any changing room - so what's the issue here?

Myla says they are 30 so hardly a poor wee naive kid.

You know, there is something about this story that worries me. I wonder if Myla is being 'used' by the TRAs as a front for a story. Perhaps this happened and she told someone, but then it was picked up and promoted without her really understanding what the implications would be?
The reason I say this is because she has not taken any steps to protect herself from the inevitable attention and backlash this story mignt generate.
A quick google gets you to all her social media accounts where she identifies as an introvert and also dyslexic. Her educational background does not seem extensive (on her blog she says she has no formal qualifications) and I do wonder whether she really understands what she is getting herself into with this story?

To give her the benefit of the doubt, I do wonder if she is being used as a pawn in someone else's game?

(Anyone read "Middle England" by Jonathan Coe? Similar type of story in there...)

The only reason I would not use a mens changing room is because you can bet a pound to a penny, men fart loud and long in them when changing.