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Wagamama have drunk it in...

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TitsInAbsentia · 02/07/2022 00:31

From their fb: "pride heralds a time where we can stop. commemorate lgbtqia+ history and take a moment to reflect in awe at the positive progress made by inspirational thought-leaders + brave changemakers. it’s a time to celebrate what it means to be truly proud of who you are, who you love + everything that makes you unique. proud beyond pride is about giving our platforms over to lgbtqia+ voices who live loudly, champion inclusivity + are a force for positive change

this pride season, we’re proud to be partnering with celebrated illustrator josh mckenna. we commissioned josh to express what pride means to him, through his characteristically tongue-in-cheek, bold, diverse and all-inclusive (as it should be in 2022) style

we’re also excited to be partnering with the inspirational charity mermaids. mermaids has been supporting transgender, non binary and gender diverse young people and their families since 1995. nationwide, we will be donating 25p of every power juice sold to mermaids. we’re also donating 20% of profits of our bespoke menu in wagamama old street, wagamama manchester st peters and wagamama pourtsmouth

these funds will go towards their role in empowering thousands of transgender, nonbinary and gender diverse people and supporting their mission to educate and inform wider society on gender identity"

Oh fuck off and take your power juice with you 😡

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MishyJDI · 02/07/2022 07:30

It’s a commercial business. If you don’t like their policies other options are freely available! Personally I am happy they are backing pride.

Artichokeleaves · 02/07/2022 07:14

Yeah no one is going to educate me out of believing women deserve access and equality as much as TQ+ people do and should not be subordinated to male people, that safeguarding children should be optional depending on whether it presents boundaries that someone dislikes encountering, or that homosexual people should have the right to say no to sex with anyone of the opposite sex regardless of whether or not the person of the opposite sex agrees.

That kind of 'education' is nothing positive at all. Shame, I liked the food. Can't bloody stand the politics and total disregard for others though, so done there.

LadyOfTheCanyon · 02/07/2022 07:04

Balls, another one off the list. I used to love a Wags now and then. Angry

StandUpStraight · 02/07/2022 06:53

I saw this yesterday after I had ordered the food - they had a flyer on each table. I paid using the menu QR code, which gave me the opportunity to leave them some detailed feedback on their choice of charity, and to tell them why I wouldn’t be returning. If I had had a pen on me, I would have made a few notations on the flyers for the next customers to read.

rogdmum · 02/07/2022 06:37

“inspirational charity”? I wish I could find email contacts for the legal departments of all the companies that support Mermaids so I could send them screenshots from the Mermaids Youth Forum. It would be interesting to see if any of them recognise the risks around adolescents merrily recommending GenderGP to each other and strategising about how to lie to GPs to get bridging prescriptions etc all with the moderators turning a blind eye to it.

achillestoes · 02/07/2022 06:23

No more cheap noodles for me.

FireFlyBoogaloo · 02/07/2022 00:35

Shame. I'm organising a friend group meet-up next month and Wagamama was on the list.

Guess which restaurant will quietly sidle off the list that this GC woman is picking from now?