Innocent Drinks unfollows woman on Twitter in transphobia row

image copyrightMargaret Nelsonimage captionMargaret Nelson hit the headlines two years ago when a police officer asked her to tone down some of her social media postsA retired teacher said it was “ridiculous” that a smoothie company had unfollowed her on Twitter amid accusations of transphobia.Innocent Drinks unfollowed Margaret Nelson, 76, from Hadleigh, Suffolk, after another Twitter user suggested it should not be “endorsing her”.The firm acknowledged the move had made “some people on Twitter quite cross”.But it said Ms Nelson’s Twitter content was not in line with its “values of inclusivity and respect”.Ms Nelson, who has also been a humanist celebrant, said she did not accept she was transphobic, adding it was “a meaningless term used to describe anyone critical of the claims made by some transgender people”.She attracted publicity two years ago when a police officer asked her to tone down some of her tweets, which he said were causing offence.@innocent may I ask why you follow @Flashmaggie?You follow a clear transphobe, who runs the account? I love your Twitter content but endorsing them Is not an accident, it’s not as if they’re a celebrityEven if you disagree, it’s still to political for an innocent drink company.— Andrew? (@leftist_rage)…
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