Fire brigade slammed for ‘patronising’ ad telling men not to cook on Valentine’s Day in case they burn the house down
BRITS have slammed a “patronising” Tweet from the London Fire Brigade – who are insisting people must order a takeaway instead of cooking dinner this Valentine’s.
Social media users believe the post is sexist – and implies that men are unable to cook without burning the house down.
It reads: “What are your #ValentinesDay plans? If you’re planning on having a few drinks, it’s safer to avoid cooking.
“Propose ordering a takeaway instead – just one moment of distraction could cause a fire.”
The LFB account also posted a video, which begins with romantic music and a photo of a man and woman holding hands – but ends with footage of flames.
But people were less than happy with the advice – and have slammed the fire brigade for their “ridiculous” tweet.
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One woman wrote: “Absolute absurdity. What sort of safety-obsessed, neurotic country have we become?”
While another person said: “If this a publicly-funded advertising campaign, I think we taxpayers deserve some answers.”
Someone else chimed in: “I’ve been cooking for over two decades with natural gas stoves and ovens and I’ve never carelessly walked off and left stuff to burn.”
And another joked: “London Fire Brigade x Deliveroo. The collab nobody expected.”
Men have also been lashing out at the public service announcement, claiming that it is sexist.
One man said: “We are all utterly incompetent apparently.”
While a second added: “It’s 2022. Men know how to cook without burning the house down.”
And a third said: “Sexism directed at men – a little patronising generalisation directed at the guys.”