Morrisons Criticised For 'Sexist' Kids' T-Shirts Claiming Boys Have 'Big Ideas' And Girls Have 'Big Smiles'

'I see you don’t think much of girls.'

Morrisons has been criticised for “sexist” slogans on their kids’ T-shirts.

Twitter user Shelley Roche-Jacques shared a photo of four T-shirts in the supermarket, with two that stated boys have “big ideas” and girls have “big smiles”.

“Looking for kids’ holiday clothes this morning at Morrisons and didn’t buy anything,” Roche-Jacques wrote on Monday 24 July.

“I see you don’t think much of girls.”

Looking 4 kids' holiday clothes this morning @Morrisons Didn't buy anything. I see you don't think much of girls @letclothesbe @PinkstinksUK pic.twitter.com/aSuXcEWBJx

— ShelleyRoche-Jacques (@RocheJacques) July 24, 2017

Another T-shirt in the boys’ clothing section had the slogan “king of the castle”, while ta girls’ equivalent said “pretty little me”.

Roche-Jacques’ tweet was retweeted nearly 200 times in less than two days of being posted. Other Twitter users were not impressed.

Well thanks Morrisons. Let's tell the world boys are clever and girls are vacuous! 😞

— Sam Currie (@SammoisaPunkRkR) July 25, 2017

This is AWFUL. Shocked nobody at @Morrisons spotted this, in other areas they're actually quite good at equality & diversity.

— Meg (@megperryman) July 24, 2017

Very disappointed @Morrisons. Nutmeg clothes are usually much more inspiring.

— naomi forster (@nomeo_) July 25, 2017

So you’re saying that it's impossible for girls to have big ideas because they don't have penises?

— Sarcastic Genius (@genius23sarcasm) July 26, 2017

In a statement to HuffPost UK, a Morrisons spokesperson said: “Girls T-shirts with slogans like these are very popular with our customers.

“There are also girls T-shirts with ‘I want to be a rock star’ and ‘girl power’ messages in store now.”

When Morrisons replied on Twitter saying the T-shirts were popular in store, it did not go down well.

Hi Martina, girls t-shirts with slogans like these are very popular with our customers.....

— Morrisons (@Morrisons) July 25, 2017

Hi @Morrisons - is your official response, to the complaints about sexism, that these t-shirts sell well?

— Farimah (@Farimah) July 25, 2017

The supermarket then said they were feeding back to their buyer for review.

Sorry you feel this way! I've fed this back to our buyer for review. Thanks for raising this - Matthew

— Morrisons (@Morrisons) July 24, 2017
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