Casual sexism of the sort I thought was long since past...

Mar 02, 2010 10:05

I stopped in Sainsbury's last night to pick up a couple of bits on my way home (note to self: their own brand meat-free kievs are a bit...weird. Don't get them again). On the end of an aisle there was a rack of children's fancy dress costumes. Thinking 'Awww' I stopped to look at them, and was utterly horrified to see that the 'doctor' costume ( Read more... )

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spyderfyngers March 2 2010, 23:36:01 UTC
RAGE.

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bookwormsarah March 4 2010, 11:47:20 UTC
Indeed. GRRRRRRRAAAAAARRRR

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CAPSLOCK OF RAGE dolorous_ett March 4 2010, 11:21:14 UTC
ARGH DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THIS ONE!

The number of people who've told me I made a mistake not finding out my baby's gender at the scan because it's really usefully planning clothes and toys ARRRRRRRGGGGGHHH!! They are tiny and years away from puberty - why anyone should DELIBERATELY saddle them with this SHITE is beyond me...

You are absolutely right to write in and complain. GO you!

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Re: CAPSLOCK OF RAGE bookwormsarah March 4 2010, 11:33:12 UTC
I love your icon...

Letter was posted first class on Tuesday so should have reached them by now... I await the response with interest, and will of course share it with LJ.

All going well with you?

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Re: CAPSLOCK OF RAGE dolorous_ett March 5 2010, 15:48:24 UTC
I'm OK - keep meaning to update, but tiredness and a recent dose of the Winter Vomiting Bug have rather put paid to that...

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