An Edinburgh MP has lashed out at a major fashion chain after she was served by a staff member wearing a badge with a “slur” on it.
Edinburgh South West MP Joanna Cherry claimed she’d been served by a man in Superdry in the St James Quarter “wearing a badge with a bleach bottle with the words ‘TERF repellent’ on it”.
She wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Just been in your St James store Edinburgh where I was served by a man wearing a badge with a bleach bottle with the words “terf repellent” on it. Terf is a slur used against feminists and lesbians with boundaries. Are we not welcome in your store?”
The tweet sparked a heated debate with some showing support for the MP calling out the store for having an employee wearing a “discriminatory badge.” One claimed they would boycott the store until the confirmed ‘their position on discrimination’.
Ms Cherry said in another post on Tuesday, 12 December: “Pleased that Superdry are investigating my complaint. It’s contrary to their duties under the #EqualityAct to allow staff to wear badges indicating discriminatory intent towards any protected characteristic including sexual orientation and religion or belief.”
Source: Edinburgh MP hits out at major clothes chain after employee wears badge with ‘slur’ on it