Company forced to rename tissues ‘extra large’ after accusations of sexism
Kleenex is scrapping the Mansize branding of its tissue boxes following complaints that it is sexist.
The company said the boxes would instead be called Kleenex extra large.
Hi @Kleenex_UK. My 4yo son asked me what was written here. Then he asked, why are they called mansize? Can girls, boys & mummies use them? I said: I don’t know & yes of course. He suggests you should call them “very large tissues”. It is 2018 pic.twitter.com/SeOg32RsDV
In this day and age, is it right for @Kleenex_UK to have a product that is MANsized? The world is changing maybe they should too? #BOUCRY
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