Re: The Gender Identity Issue.
Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2025 12:29 pm
kreuzberger wrote: ↑Sun Apr 20, 2025 11:42 am I have yet to work out what Ocado has to do with claiming that some of the most vilified members of society are all criminal sex predators.Because they pulled out of a commercial deal with Mumsnet, as Mumsnet had the temerity to suggest that women should access sex-single spaces.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4wdmz01m7o
Ocado has apologised "unreservedly" to Mumsnet for citing "hateful political views" when it pulled out of a commercial partnership over the parenting forum's stance on the definition of sex in the Equality Act.
Founder Justine Roberts said Ocado "abruptly pulled out" of the partnership after Mumsnet called at the last election for the act to be reformed "to ensure women can access single-sex places".
Ms Roberts said she had "feared the site might not survive" because of the number of advertisers which withdrew support over the discussion of gender issues on its forums.
Her post came after the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a woman is defined by biological sex under the Equality Act.
Mumsnet's call for reform would have allowed for spaces to be reserved for biological women.
Ms Roberts said the forum had also made "repeated attempts to explain our position - as a platform committed to amplifying women's voices" but Ocado had "refused to speak to us".
In a post on X, Ocado said the comments were "not representative of us as a company" and that they were made by a "temporary contractor" who has since left.
"We apologise unreservedly to Mumsnet," the online grocery site added.