Tesco Sorry Over 'Gay Best Friend' Doll

[Jazzy]

Tesco has withdrawn an inflatable figure labelled "gay best friend" and apologized for selling it.

It comes a day after the retailer was forced to remove a Halloween costume called "Psycho Ward" from its shelves after it sparked widespread criticism.

On its website Tesco said "The Inflatable g*y Best Friend" was suitable for children aged three to four and was an "amusing gift".

"If SEX in the City and Will & Grace taught us anything, it's that g*y best friends are in this season," the description of the product said.

"We've had the manbag, we've had leg warmers and iPhone fever, now it's time for the new craze.

"Although not much can be said for his own attire, your Inflatable g*y Best Friend is ready to give you fashion advice, tell you if your bum looks big and b**ch about everyone who doesn't wear Jimmy Choo's."

A Tesco spokesperson said: "This product was uploaded to the website by a third party seller but was removed from sale immediately because we found it offensive.

"The webpage should have been removed at that time and we are looking into why it is still visible two months later.

"We have very clear guidelines for third party sellers who list items on our website, and are very sorry that on this occasion they weren't followed."

The product remains on sale on the Amazon website.

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What are your thoughts about this doll?

 

[DrLeftover]

There is a 'faddish' action term that has been used extensively online for the last several months, perhaps over a year, I don't know because I do not keep track of such things, and, as far as I know this is the only time I have ever, and more than likely will ever use it, but I do believe it applies to this situation and conveys my initial thoughts to it, although I do not use the gesture in reality as I don't usually give away any indication to any emotional reaction I am experiencing at the time because to me "feelings' are not a reasonable basis for either action or reaction, although in this case, this one word adequately summarizes both my thoughts and 'feelings' on the subject, and that word would be: facepalm.


do not try this at home, I am a trained professional