
Originally Posted by
Robert Urbanek
A while back I was in a Safeway grocery store, looking for a pack of Irish Spring in the bar soap section. I could find none. I saw an employee nearby who was restocking shelves. I asked her if they had stopped selling the soap. No, she replied, but the soap would now be found next to the men’s deodorants. I knew Irish Spring was “stronger” than other soaps, but I never thought it was for the exclusive use of males.
Given the PC move toward a genderless society, I was surprised at this new soap segregation. Perhaps the female soaps needed a safe space where they could be protected from being harassed or dominated by male soaps.