Tesco champions anti-ageism by asking ‘livid’ pensioner to remove hood
HURRAH for Tesco, champion of the anti-ageists.
In “Gran, 69, is a hoodie says Tesco“, The Lancashire Evening Post reports on “livid” great-grandma Barbara Francis, who was told to remove her hood of face expulsion from the Tesco Express, Ashton.
Says she:
“It was pouring down outside so I had my big yellow jacket with a hood and fur on. I had just bobbed in [how hard was that rain?!] for one item so I didn’t bother taking my hood down. I was in the aisle when someone came up and said, ‘Excuse me’… I turned around and a man asked me to remove my hood. I asked him what for. He said it was company policy.”
Anti-ageism in action. Then what?
“I was livid, fuming.”
Fuming Hoodie!
But I was upset as well. I asked if he was joking and he said he wasn’t. I told him to look at me. I’m a 69-year-old pensioner. Would I be a danger?”
The worker did not point to picture of 69-year-old Harold Van Horne, accused of robbing a bank earlier this month.
Barbara adds:
“I just walked off. I told him I wasn’t shopping there anymore. I only went in for some Quaker Oats and needless to say I came out without them. I was so annoyed and angry.”
Adding:
“The way I was dressed should have told him I was an older lady.”
So..? Don’t older ladies shoplift, mug and hold up supermarkets for the takings?
Posted: 20th, December 2012 | In: News, The Consumer Comments (2) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
December 27th, 2012 at 9:43 am
How is that related to this article? Muppet.
Had the hoody been worn because it was a religious requirement, then she may not have been asked to remove it. As it was not, then it is not relevant to your racial question. Go troll on Yahoo boy.
December 21st, 2012 at 8:28 am
Arew Muslim women told to remove their headgear???