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UnfairRepresent
11/15/17 2:32:01 PM
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Greggs has apologised for putting a sausage roll in a nativity scene as part of its publicity for a new advent calendar.

The sausage roll took the place of baby Jesus in the festive scene

After the image appeared online, Beth Rosenberg tweeted: Out of interest do you think the people at Greggs understand that Jesus was Jewish and serving up a pork sausage roll in the manger is unbelievably inappropriate?

While James Mather said: Im no prude, but equating Jesus, a Jew, to a sausage roll really is deeply offensive on all sorts of levels. And it seems their cries of outrage have been heard, with the company based in the North-East apologising for the ad.

Were really sorry to have caused any offence, this was never our intention, a spokesperson told the Northern Echo.

Not everyone shared in the outrage, with food writer Jay Rayner tweeting: This is appalling this is outrageous as a Jew I strongly ooh, Greggs sausage roll.

Each door on the Greggs advent calendar reveals a tear-off token that can be taken into Greggs shops and exchanged for items from the Christmas and wider menu, including the Festive Bake, flavoured lattes, sweet mince pie and a sausage roll.

On Christmas Eve, a 5 gift card sits behind door 24. Other shots promoting the calendar included a Father Christmas with pasty flakes on his beard, a Greggs shop in a snow globe and a steak bake on a festive table.


Full Article: http://metro.co.uk/2017/11/15/greggs-has-apologised-for-replacing-baby-jesus-with-a-sausage-roll-7080752/

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Paper_Okami
11/15/17 2:34:59 PM
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lmao
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philsov
11/15/17 2:36:05 PM
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mary's poor vagina, look at the size of that thing relative to the three wise men

basic outrage culture. A little insensitive but I suspect most of the complaints were from nonjews just dogpiling for the sake of it.
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11/15/17 2:37:21 PM
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The Top Crusader
11/15/17 2:38:23 PM
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It just seems like one of those things that someone should've stopped pretty soon after it was suggested. I don't know what a Gregg's is but generally most companies don't want to just needlessly offend a big chunk of possible customers.
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kingdrake2
11/15/17 2:39:19 PM
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Paper_Okami posted...
lmao


this. it's too damn funny.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/15/17 2:41:10 PM
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No one should be offended by them doing that
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Solar_Crimson
11/15/17 2:42:33 PM
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Kakkeron
11/15/17 2:44:33 PM
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Im going to Greggs tomorrow to buy two.
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myzz7
11/15/17 2:47:06 PM
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i like how the outrage centers on offense to JEWS and not christianity .... that's the real lmao.
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UnfairRepresent
11/15/17 2:47:07 PM
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Kakkeron posted...
Im going to Greggs tomorrow to buy two.

Will you tip your fedora to the as you do so?
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Prestoff
11/15/17 2:47:23 PM
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I sent this story to some of my hardcore Christian friends on facebook and all of them replied back with a "lol".
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FluttershyPony
11/15/17 2:55:01 PM
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The Top Crusader posted...
It just seems like one of those things that someone should've stopped pretty soon after it was suggested. I don't know what a Gregg's is but generally most companies don't want to just needlessly offend a big chunk of possible customers.


its a "bakery" for people with no upbringing (and taste).
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/15/17 3:01:03 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Kakkeron posted...
I?m going to Greggs tomorrow to buy two.

Will you tip your fedora to the as you do so?


Do people even actually wear fedoras irl? I only see them on tv.
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Prestoff
11/15/17 3:04:05 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
UnfairRepresent posted...
Kakkeron posted...
I?m going to Greggs tomorrow to buy two.

Will you tip your fedora to the as you do so?


Do people even actually wear fedoras irl? I only see them on tv.


I do, it's either for people who are balding and what something else to wear other than a cap or a beanie. Also those guitar players that sing those cheesy romance songs at my local coffee shop (I don't drink coffee, but their breakfast sandiwiches are bomb).
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Dragon56
11/15/17 3:04:23 PM
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say Jesus backwards
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The Top Crusader
11/15/17 3:06:13 PM
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Dragon56 posted...
say Jesus backwards


...! Woah.
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Prestoff
11/15/17 3:07:27 PM
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Dragon56 posted...
say Jesus backwards


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hockeybub89
11/15/17 3:09:27 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/15/17 3:31:11 PM
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Dragon56 posted...
say Jesus backwards


Holy penisdick!
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UnfairRepresent
11/15/17 6:03:17 PM
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Prestoff posted...
I sent this story to some of my hardcore Christian friends on facebook and all of them replied back with a "lol".

Not that hardcore then
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Kanaya413
11/15/17 6:05:41 PM
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Wtf
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Prestoff
11/15/17 6:15:21 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Prestoff posted...
I sent this story to some of my hardcore Christian friends on facebook and all of them replied back with a "lol".

Not that hardcore then


Well I guess to be fair, they could've just typed that down but in real life be actually offended by it.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/15/17 9:13:32 PM
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Kanaya413 posted...
Wtf ????????????????


I legit have no idea how you feel about this occurrence having read this post >_<
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Skye Reynolds
11/15/17 9:17:21 PM
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Yeah. That's pretty lame.

I'd say there's a 30% chance that anyone is legitimately sorry. This is just using controversy as a marketing tool. I hadn't heard the name before and I don't care to remember it.
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Electrokinesis
11/15/17 9:18:51 PM
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Dragon56 posted...
say Jesus backwards

Oh god dammit.
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DirkDiggles
11/15/17 9:19:22 PM
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OpheliaAdenade
11/15/17 9:20:08 PM
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they do say that babies kind of look like sausages, but i would have at least used a sausage roll that was not partially eaten already out of respect to the baby Jesus.
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UnfairRepresent
11/16/17 1:37:44 AM
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OpheliaAdenade posted...
they do say that babies kind of look like sausages

wut
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E32005
11/16/17 1:41:53 AM
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Shotgunnova
11/16/17 1:44:10 AM
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"Were really sorry to have caused any offence, this was never our intention," a spokesperson burgessly told the Northern Echo.
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pres_madagascar
11/16/17 1:54:45 AM
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PolishCockatiel
11/16/17 2:56:22 AM
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Dragon56 posted...
say Jesus backwards


mind = blown
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Parappa09
11/16/17 3:37:22 AM
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pres_madagascar posted...
I hear Greggs is amazing drunk/hangover food

they do good sausage rolls and pasties
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OpheliaAdenade
11/16/17 7:13:59 AM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
OpheliaAdenade posted...
they do say that babies kind of look like sausages

wut


close enough

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Giblet_Enjoyer
11/16/17 7:31:06 AM
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Dragon56 posted...
say Jesus backwards

One of the best posts I've seen on here lmao
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Rika_Furude
11/16/17 7:31:57 AM
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Irony
11/16/17 7:33:56 AM
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Dragon56 posted...
say Jesus backwards

you know what you're doing
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fuzzylittlbunny
11/16/17 7:38:36 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
ffs, christians will whine about anything

Anyone will complain about anything. Let's not forget all the whiners who want people to stop saying Merry Christmas, or that train station that stopped using "ladies and gentlemen" in its announcement (although I don't know if the latter was because of complaints or just an owner who just wanted to be safe).
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Skye Reynolds
11/16/17 8:47:52 AM
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Rika_Furude posted...
ffs, christians will whine about anything


When you replace a sacred figure with an inanimate object, yeah, that's something that rubs members of a faith the wrong way. The closest thing I could compare it to would be a photo from the I Have a Dream speech which shows people congregating around a salami instead of Dr. King.

And before you pull the "one is fictional" line, Jesus is recognized by most to be a historical figure and was a direct influence for many of the views of the reverend-doctor.
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UnfairRepresent
11/16/17 12:21:44 PM
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What a dumb post

Anything they put in that display would have been an inanimate object.
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OpheliaAdenade
11/16/17 12:33:21 PM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
Rika_Furude posted...
ffs, christians will whine about anything


When you replace a sacred figure with an inanimate object, yeah, that's something that rubs members of a faith the wrong way. The closest thing I could compare it to would be a photo from the I Have a Dream speech which shows people congregating around a salami instead of Dr. King.

And before you pull the "one is fictional" line, Jesus is recognized by most to be a historical figure and was a direct influence for many of the views of the reverend-doctor.


So you're saying they needed to put a live baby in the nativity scene? Or a hamster or something? :v That seems inhumane. At least the half-eaten sausage doesn't have to suffer.
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divot1338
11/16/17 12:33:23 PM
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Have you accepted sausage as your personal lord and savior?
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chrono625
11/16/17 12:39:31 PM
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"I'm not one to be offended easily but I'm offended by a sausage roll"
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Callixtus
11/16/17 12:40:58 PM
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So Jews are getting offended by nativity scenes not being portrayed properly now?
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11/16/17 12:41:25 PM
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UnfairRepresent
11/16/17 12:50:46 PM
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Callixtus posted...
So Jews are getting offended by nativity scenes not being portrayed properly now?

Pork is sacred to jews and Muslims
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Wetterdew
11/16/17 1:01:06 PM
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If jesus/god were real, does anybody actually think he'd be outraged about this instead of amused?
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CelestialVoices
11/16/17 1:07:39 PM
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*clicks on topic because of "sausage roll"*

*sees sausage roll pic*

nice
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/16/17 1:50:12 PM
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UnfairRepresent posted...
Callixtus posted...
So Jews are getting offended by nativity scenes not being portrayed properly now?

Pork is sacred to jews and Muslims


It's not sacred from what I've heard. It just isn't consumed. This stems from epidemics of parasitic infection from pork (that likely wasn't being cooked properly) in that region in ancient times. Pigs were considered unclean because of people getting sick, so they stopped eating pork and both religions banned it. Different from cows/beef in India.
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