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Lush Edinburgh say they wouldn't serve anyone in "woman" T-shirt

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Alicethroughtheblackmirror · 03/08/2020 19:55

Apparently some stickers found their way onto the Lush Edinburgh storefront causing horror and consternation on Princes St this morning. They are too awful to be shared, obviously, but clearly they carried some message of hateful bigotry - or biological fact as it used to be known.

Anyway, staff on the thread are letting it be known that anyone wearing a T-shirt carrying the dictionary definition of a woman would not be served - haven't seen a comment on what would happen if it said 'I ❤️ JKR'. Not sure how legal that is.

www.facebook.com/116815671689234/posts/3431297510241017/

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HJ372 · 04/08/2020 18:12

Yes.

I have ordered a t shirt which apparently will get me kicked out of Lush (Harrogate) next time I go.
I shop in lush. A lot. Regularly. (Not anymore)

I would get at least 4 bath bombs (think pink are my fav, I'd often get an intergalactic) and a rainbow soap bar every couple of weeks. The sugar lip scrub, and a gorgeous rose bud soap bar too. The fig and leaves soap I adore.

My custom is not going to them anymore. P.s The Yorkshire Soap company does do really nice stuff. I have the goodnight sweetheart perfume.

Thisismytimetoshine · 04/08/2020 18:05

Are the arselicking posts still there?

HJ372 · 04/08/2020 18:04

Of*

HJ372 · 04/08/2020 18:02

Lordamighty. I literally just commented on that post. My comments were deleted immediately and I have been made unable to comment on the LUSH UK Edinburgh page at all. Within seconds.

All I did was link to the stories if karen white. The man who sexually assaulted females once he got transferred to a female prison.

EmpressJKRowlingSpartacus · 04/08/2020 17:56

@OneWomanOneDog

I'm not going to want to know this, but what did body shop do?
They had a go at J K Rowling.
highame · 04/08/2020 17:55

What I find really interesting about Rhona Hotchkiss's comment is the way she said 'the damage that was done to women'

This seems to suggest that we only hear the headlines when something really bad happens and that there must be a lot of other stuff goes on that doesn't make the headlines....even more worrying

OneWomanOneDog · 04/08/2020 17:47

I'm not going to want to know this, but what did body shop do?

CasuallyMasculine · 04/08/2020 17:46

“Happy to tell you more if you want to listen”.

Perfect!

MoltenLasagne · 04/08/2020 17:46

@Lordamighty

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Go Rhona! Don't you love it when the grown ups arrive?
OneWomanOneDog · 04/08/2020 17:46

@Lordamighty oooOoOoohh...

OneWomanOneDog · 04/08/2020 17:45

I wonder how far their woke goes.

Would "woman" on a t-shirt get you kicked out?

How about "Man; adult human male"?

I would love to see a scientific experiment of this!

Lordamighty · 04/08/2020 17:44

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Lordamighty · 04/08/2020 17:43

Rhona Hotchkiss has reached out to the poor traumatised souls at Lush. Now if only they would listen.

SerenityNowwwww · 04/08/2020 17:05

Well they certainly have from me! We all used to get smellies and toiletries from them.

JudyGemstone · 04/08/2020 16:59

@northstars

You’d think they would learn from Body Shop. Oh well. Smile
Have Body Shop lost money since their Twitter nonsense do you know?
Winesalot · 04/08/2020 16:58

To be fair, I have no idea.

However, I did read an account of the kissing day fiasco and the young woman who wrote a letter about it mentioned that they definitely did not feel that they wanted to be 'singled out' by not joining in.

I think that whoever has been doing their PR/marketing has been doing a very shoddy job of it. Why on earth would you put women in such vulnerable positions and call this empowerment. shame!

Soubriquet · 04/08/2020 16:55

They were given the option....but it was heavily implied that they had to

Winesalot · 04/08/2020 16:53

Serenity

I believe that was 'announcing' that they were going wrapper free or plastic free or something.... could be wrong.

The women were given the option to wear nothing but an apron to work.

SerenityNowwwww · 04/08/2020 16:50

I’ve seen photos of staff wearing only a black apron (tape over nipples on show on them ( and bare backsides peeking out the back.

Gibbonsgibbonsgibbons · 04/08/2020 16:45

Wonder how they plan to react to a lesbian definition T-shirt...

Publicly seeking numpties

DialSquare · 04/08/2020 16:45

Men taking advantage? Never!

northstars · 04/08/2020 16:44

@Soubriquet

No, they had to wear long white T- shirts and get as many kisses as possible within 12 hours on their shirt to promote their lip stick

But men were taking advantage and were kissing women’s breasts and privates too

Ugh Sad this company just gets better and better.
Winesalot · 04/08/2020 16:41

No. The kiss thing was an attempt at a Guinness world record for most kisses in lipstick. Female workers wore white t-shirts and people would put on lip colour and kiss the shirt. Of course, it was voluntary (except young women felt they could not refuse to participate) and a prize for most lip marks.

And of course, the kissing got out of hand as one would expect. Great protection of female staff and very progressive for women's rights I am sure!

Soubriquet · 04/08/2020 16:37

No, they had to wear long white T- shirts and get as many kisses as possible within 12 hours on their shirt to promote their lip stick

But men were taking advantage and were kissing women’s breasts and privates too

SerenityNowwwww · 04/08/2020 16:34

Remind us - the kiss thing? Was that getting staff to go around wearing an apron (only) with tits hanging out with side of the top and arses out the back?