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Scottish Parliament Bans The Gingerbread Man. It’s Gingerbread ‘Person’ Now.

Abigail Roth

If you’ve ever been offended by a cookie, you’re not alone.

In order to avoid claims of sexism, the Scottish Parliament has decided to rename “gingerbread men” to “gingerbread persons” in its coffee shop in Holyrood. “The £1.45 iced sweet treats, on sale ahead of Christmas, featured a tag with the hand-written title ‘gingerbread person,’” reports The Sun.

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