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Scottish Parliament Bans ‘Gingerbread Men’ in Coffee Shop Due to Sexism Concerns

Scotland’s Parliament has made the decision to ban “gingerbread men” from a coffee shop at its capitol over concerns that the name of the cookie perpetuates sexism.

Each of these cookies will now instead be called a “gingerbread person,” according to an article in Express.

According to the news source, the change was made after it was discovered that more than 30 percent of female ministers in Holyrood said that they had suffered some sort of sexual harassment.

Not everyone is on board with the name change. Express reports that Scottish Conservatives have stated that the move “trivialises” institutionalized sexism — and they’re absolutely right.

Make no mistake: Sexual harassment is a very serious issue. No woman should have to worry about dealing with something so horrible when she goes to work, and it’s absolutely disgusting that so many do. Here’s the thing, though: I would estimate that approximately zero fewer women are going to have to deal with it because the name of a damn cookie was changed.