[Sussex] Are gingerbread men sexist?

[Neville's Breakfast]

Just been to our local bakery to get a sweet treat for my nephew who is visiting us today, asked for a gingerbread man and told it was now a gingerbread person, to be honest I felt very silly. The kind lady behind the counter explained that the term gingerbread man was deemed sexist and we couldn’t define whether it was a man woman or gender neutral.

Why ? What have they been saying ?

 

[wellquickwoody]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7984841/gingerbread-men-replaced-by-gingerbread-persons-in-scottish-parliament-coffee-shop-in-drive-to-stamp-out-sexism/​

OK, I see yours and raise you.....

 

[Norman Potting]

Are you sure it is not a made up Daily Mail item to stir up some OUTRAGE on a slow news day??

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Wouldn't it be nice if they could just give you and everyone else what they ask for? Be that a gingerbread man, gingerbread women or gingerbread person...... it's not hard is it and no need for a lecture. Fully support having more than one shape or decoration to include everyone, but that's the right distance to go I think rather than over the top.