New M & S bra fitting policy

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https://x.com/SexMattersOrg/status/1957095744667636169?t=ytOQGzpiRhmcshFy10DJ4g&s=19

And they say 'biological'

What’s Mr Sparkles had to say about it?

What does female mean when blokes are claiming they are female too?

What about the female bra fitters having to participate in some bloke's fetish?

Despite all the "what do they mean by female" reservations, this does suggest that the tsunami of criticism following their creepy male member of staff approaching a 14 year old in the lingerie department might have landed?

We know certain senior staff at M & S have been over excited at the idea of men being allowed into the women's lingerie changing rooms while women and girls have bras fitted? Is it possible that the negative publicity along with the amount of time their staff are having to deal with predatory men exploiting access to women's changing rooms are finally being noticed?

‘Developed for our female customers’ isn’t the same thing as ‘Is exclusively for our female customers’.

I’m not convinced they haven’t still left themselves a loophole.

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He hasn't had a meltdown yet, but a couple of days ago he said "Being a woman in the public eye, I hope I'll encourage other women and people with breasts to go more regularly to get fitted."

I mean they can’t fit bras to start so..

M&S changes bra fittings after teen 'freaked out' by trans worker at Scots store - with JK Rowling calling for boycott | The Scottish Sun

The rubber will hit the tarmac when Molly turns up for his fitting. I can't honestly imagine what the outcome will be.

Has anyone got an archived link as I really don't want the sun putting cookies on my devices and I'd love to read Sophie's comment, hes still going to his appointment though so we'll get a real world test of the new policy.

I wonder if someone from M&S has looked at Sophie's twitter account and freaked out i mean hes so nutty even the Scottish greens didn't want him and they've got looney lorna and Maggie personperson

I'd love for a man to do the bra fitting and tell him he doesn't need a bra as he just has moobs.

He's not going to turn up, I don't think he ever was.

But if he does, I hope he's told where to go. Or if the policy hasn't quite sunk in, someone points him at the ugliest over the shoulder boulder holders they have. Even though he doesn't need it.

Well, M & S, I’m sure we will find out after the booked session whether your definition of “female” aligns with biological reality…

Somehow I think everyone will hear all about the experience the above “woman” had at their “bra fit”. 🤮

Well, it's something. They still seem to have removed the word "women's" from the female changing rooms, implying they are gender neutral/open to all.

But the men's still say men's on them @SidewaysOtter

Quite, so we've got changing rooms for men and...changing rooms also open to men.

<slow hand clap for M&S>

Not sure that's new, at least when I worked there it was all women in the lingerie department.

Men can buy and wear bras idc just as long as they aren't in the women's changing room.

I wonder if the M & S where the “bra fit” appointment is booked have time before said booking to set up, stock and MAN a “Male Lingerie” section? I really hope so! 🤣

Well according to Mr Sparkles twitter the appointment is on Tuesday and there will be ‘photos aplenty’ 🤮

Interesting. It sounds as if all bra fitters are women and (reading between the lines) that they don't encourage trans identifying men to come for a bra fitting but that they're not explicitly banned. I'd expect that some female bra fitters wouldn't want to fit a bra for a man. I hope that M&S have told staff that they are allowed to say no.

I think whoever is responsible for the policy of allowing the booking to be taken should be the one to attend and service the booking - they can do a crash course in bra fitting and have a selection in the male underwear department.

Absolutely delusional 😂

Missed the senior male staff story.

Yes, as pp alluded to on the other thread about marks and Spencer it feels like a delay&deflect - we don’t want to address the safety of children in our stores re male employees after this incident so we give you…women only bra fittings.

Good that the Sun has pushed it up the news agenda and M&S is sending a message that they don’t encourage their women staff to be used for pr stunts and performative affirmations.

Hope other newspapers pick it up and push on the mum’s policy request for male employees to not approach young women (think 25). But think they’re hoping that incident will just go away.