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Marks & Spencer

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Yodaisawally · 14/07/2022 13:49

My mum was in m and s today trying to buy a happy birthday granddaughter card.

Apparently their cards are now all gender neutral and non-binary. So no references in any of the cards at all.

Now I wasn't there but I think my mum has the gist of what is going on.

This is ducking madness.

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ControversialOpening · 14/07/2022 15:19

Why do greeting cards need to be gendered?

Because when I want to tell my sister how wonderful she's been I don't want to give her a 'Great Sibling' card. And I don't want to tell my mum she's a fantastic parent, I want to tell her she's the best mum.

etc, etc

zanahoria · 14/07/2022 15:12

There are plenty of places to buy cards now and you can even get your own printed

PurpleDaisies · 14/07/2022 14:58

This is nonsense. I bought cards in there the other day. This is categorically fake news.

BaronessBomburst · 14/07/2022 14:34

Does your mum live in Brighton OP? Grin

Motnight · 14/07/2022 14:33

This is not true.

There's so much real shit happening for us to get angry about, please let's not be wasting energy on stuff that isn't happening.

BaronessBomburst · 14/07/2022 14:31

I've not been in-store but their website very much still says otherwise. It's all pink and blue shite with 'mum' and 'son' plastered on it respectively.

GiveMyHeadPeaceffs · 14/07/2022 14:31

Our local M&S still have gender specific cards, loads of them. My friend worked at M&S some years ago and apparently they are driven by the perceived demographic of the shoppers, I live in a fairly un-woke area so maybe that's why we've the full range of cards. 😁

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Yodaisawally · 14/07/2022 14:30

I'm going to check it out later in case my mum is actually batshit possibility

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Theeyeballsinthesky · 14/07/2022 14:28

i simply don’t believe this is true

ZaraSizeMedium · 14/07/2022 14:27

Not the case in my local M&S.

I don’t think any company who sells greeting cards would be so stupid as to stock only non specific, gender neutral cards.

Lineala · 14/07/2022 14:26

Rubbish

tropicalsound · 14/07/2022 14:25

Why do greeting cards need to be gendered?

SolasAnla · 14/07/2022 14:24

Happy capacity to give birth day.

uggmum · 14/07/2022 14:23

I was in M&S yesterday and they had a full range of cards to cover every family member.

So this is totally untrue.

Lovelycheese · 14/07/2022 14:22

Well that's bollocks though isn't op. 🙄

Shortpoet · 14/07/2022 14:19

Could be worse.

Happy birthday older sibling menstruater

Happy vagina-owner parents day

Congratulations on the birth of your little cervix-haver

AmbushedByCake1 · 14/07/2022 14:15

Not in my M&S, they still have as many cards to specific family members as ever.

valadon68 · 14/07/2022 14:04

Last year I was rolling my eyes at M&S cards, as it was basically, on one side, a sea of male cards - daddy, husband, son - in blue, green, brown, sports, etc. Then the same with mother, wife, daughter - all sugary pinks and purples, flowers, pampering etc. Why can't they just get it right?

Lottapianos · 14/07/2022 13:50

Oh dear god. I am so sick of this shit. Slightly consoled (very slightly) that surely we must be approaching peak madness and sanity will return soon???

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Yodaisawally · 14/07/2022 13:49

Fucking...

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