Glasgow M&S Changing room debacle

[Lordfrontpaw]

Now I can't quite get my head around this. I must be missing something. Please note this was two men, no claims of them being anything other than two men.

So - 2 men wanted to use the changing room in the ladies clothes section because (just the) one was trying on trousers.

A member of the M&S team then told him: “I can’t stop you from using it,”

One was told by a member of the public that it was for women only to “try on bras”

While in the changing room, they heard the member of the public say, “I wouldn’t want to get my t**s out in front of other men.

It is then claimed the M&S staff member laugh and agreed before saying, “we have to allow it because of all this new stuff."

The couple complained to a manager instore who told them that she would reiterate to staff that fitting rooms were unisex. They also complained in writing to the store and are now looking to escalate their complaint further. (of course they are)

The men said that while they don't identify as women, if they had, then the negative comments they heard from women could have driven them to suicide

One said “I could have been a non-binary or trans person, they don’t know that.”

M&S apologise

www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/18302422.amp/

I complained to M&S and they just told me that's their policy as with many other places these days. They didn't want to hear about all us women boycotting them so I guess if they go bust it's their own stupid fault.

If women voted with their feet (and wrote to M&S to say why) then there would not be this utter nonsense!

I did both. And to John Lewis. And Always. They really don’t care.

Scotland has gone from being deeply homophobic to utterly woke in one generation

That’s sort of my explanation for what’s happening in Ireland too. Ireland experienced decades, centuries of theocratic repression. All of the abuse was kept protected by control and repression (disclaimer - NAPALT - not all priests are like that). Listening to Marian Keyes talking about Ireland as a theocratic state the other day on the radio was very compelling.

When that got blown away, anything that looked controlling or repressive also got thrown away. Some of it for good reason (ban on gay marriage, abortion). Some of it in a massive bonfire of common sense. Safeguarding is controlling and repressive. For a reason. Hopefully the pendulum will swing back one day.

No idea what Canada’s excuse is though. Maybe they are just idiots.

Canada lives next door to the US. I think the mere presence of Trump has pushed Canada into a Scotland/Irish mindset of throwing out any policy that whiffs even slightly of conservative American culture.

Deathraystare
Countless women wrote to M & S and lots of us cancelled our accounts etc . M & S were absolutely clear in their responses - they did not give a toss about how mixed sex spaces negatively impacted on the safety / privacy of women and children. They doubled down and prioritised the wishes of men to access women when vulnerable.

It seems a long time ago now and, given everything we're all facing, their stupidity fades into the distance. But I still won't be shopping there again when life returns to normality.

Companies that have managed to alienate a chunk of their most loyal customer base may well not survive for that long.

Ratners springs to mind!

Has anyone bought shares in M & S for protest purposes? There was talk previously.

I’ve got some knocking around!