Why people are furious over this shopping trolley
<p>One of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains has come under fire after a photo of one of their trolleys went viral on Twitter.</p>
<p>Now, you’re probably (rightfully) thinking, “It’s a trolley, what could possibly be the problem?” Well, some social media users have criticised the new safety label on Tesco’s trolleys, dubbing them “sexist” as they only show a woman doing the shopping with her child in tow.</p>
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<p>“Tesco, is it only women who do the food shopping and look after the kids?” a Manchester woman wrote on Twitter, with the hashtag #everydaysexism.</p>
<p>Her tweet sparked a huge debate online, with many agreeing the retailer should have chosen gender-neutral figures.</p>
<p>“It is not the trolley that’s sexist, it’s Tesco who thinks women are the only ones in a family who shops with kids,” one person replied.</p>
<p>“The idea that shopping trolleys should be gendered in any way seems ridiculous,” Samantha Rennie, executive director of equality group Rosa UK Fund for Women and Girls told the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5376581/Tesco-trolleys-accused-sexism-gender-apartheid.html" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Daily Mail</span></strong></em></a>.</p>
<p>“It’s a seemingly small factor that plays a role in reinforcing stereotypical ideas of the woman being responsible for the weekly food shop.”</p>
<p>Matt O’Connor from the campaign group Fathers4Justice agreed, adding, “Tesco needs to stop this gender apartheid.”</p>
<p>Others, however, have slammed the Manchester woman, labelling her overly sensitive and claiming the outrage was completely unnecessary.</p>
<p>“Grow up this is so pathetic,” one Twitter user wrote. “It’s a picture on a shopping trolley. There are MUCH more important things in the world going on.”</p>
<p>However, reports suggest Tesco has taken on the feedback and is currently in the process of changing the labels to include non-gendered icons.</p>
