Roofer accused of sexism after trying to hire a male apprentice 'I'm not sexist -
 

Roofer accused of sexism after trying to hire a male apprentice
'I'm not sexist - women just can't lift like men'

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Builder Stuart Napper, a father-of-six from Essex, has been accused of sexism after advertising for a male apprentice -
with Twitter users slamming him for appearing to exclude women (seen with wife Rachael Lee who is a stunna)

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• Stuart Napper, from Essex, accused of sexism after advertised for apprentice
• Builder specified on Twitter he was looking for a 'young lad' and came under fire
• However others defended him and poked fun at thread in hilarious exchange

A builder has been accused of sexism after advertising for a male apprentice on Twitter.

Stuart Napper, from Essex, took to the social media site on Monday to share an advert for a roofer to work for him, specifying that he was 'looking for a young lad'.

The father-of-six wrote: 'Looking for a young lad who wants a job. Roofing. In the Stansted area. Driving licence be good but not essential. No lazy little sh**s who want £100 a day and sit on their phones. Must have good personal hygiene and no lip. Re tweets appreciated.'

And users quickly flooded the tweet, which has since received almost 6,000 retweets and likes, with comments slamming him for not including women in his job profile.

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Not mincing his words, Stuart explained that most women do not have the physical strength needed to work on a building site.

He replied: 'Yes will only consider males. Unless the woman is a world class body builder she won't be able to lift half the stuff. Not sexist just fact. I got 4 daughters so I'm all about equal rights etc etc but sometimes women can't do it.'

And another accused the builder of gender discrimination, writing: 'What's wrong with a young woman? You know that's in breach of the law don't you? Widen your search, you might be pleasantly surprised what women are capable of.'

But not backing down Stuart hit back with: 'You know any women who can carry 60kg up a ladder then a roof?? Send them my way and I'll happily employ them.'

Meanwhile, one woman warned him that he could face a fine for discrimination, tweeting: 'Before you find yourself in too much trouble..speaking as a female farmer!

'An advert that indicates that only people of one sex are eligible for selection is discriminatory and unlawful, unless an occupational requirement applies. Does it?'

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Too many SJW saw the ad it seems but the ladsladslads roofer put them back in their boxes

To be fair he's giving himself a headache for no reason. He didn't need to specify that he was only looking for a male employee - the vast majority (if not all) of the applicants would be male anyway.

Seems like someone out to "make a point innit" rather than a genuine issue.

i disagree
he said in 25 years he has never seen a female roofer so the wording is normal, he used lad to specify he wanted a young chap

I mean i hate giving leeway to the twitter moral outrage mob but it’s a bit silly that he specified gender like what’s the point if a woman can do exactly what he specified then why not? You can say men are usually better at this job, which may be true but then in that case it’s futile because you’ll end up hiring who’s best who’ll probably be a guy anyway. If he’s never seen a female roofer then he’ll not lose anything by specifying gender lol For me I draw the line when he’s forced to hire someone who isn’t the best applicant purely to fill an equality status quo but that’s not what they’re suggesting?

Well he also wants someone with no lips so I feel his expectations are unrealistic.

maybe his wife said it had to be male so he didn't cheat on her

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no... he said "no lip"

that means he doesn't want someone who is cheeky and outspoken

I think his language is pretty standard for that trade - if you need some grunt work done on the cheap then get a young lad in. It's not like he's trying to put a really professional job advert out there

Young Leggy blonde wanted for roofing work, uniform provided, mini skirt and high heels, must have natural full lips, and no bigger than a size ten.

That’s the advert he should of put up

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But yeah he shouldn't have specified sex really, I understand in general men are physically stronger but he should have just waited and saw who applied, he may have gotten a very strong woman apply and he may have gotten all men, it would be his choice then :shrug:

I hate all the really sexist replies that come afterwards though on FB and Twitter posts, really unnecessary

did you see his wife?

he aint cheating when he has that scorcher at home

He said on the radio he has never seen a female roofer is 25 years so he was advertising for a lad and a lad is what he got

honestly, he got this ''sexism claims'' coming to him when he specifically advertised for an male apprentice

sorry but you have some women who can do the same work as men


very simple but stupid mistake from him to solely advertise for male apprentices

i'm more talking about more emancipation these days, i happen to see a few more women builders than before

Nicky he has never seen a women roofer in a 1/4 of a century

why would he even bother?

do you even know what the job is?

£100 a day is good
Perfect for a strong lad.

Arista do you remember when that woman arrived with your office water?

He sounds like a twat regardless

"Must have good personal hygiene and no lip" - is he looking for a subordinate rent boy or a roofer? :shrug:

construction work on rooftops i guess

There is nothing wrong with it.


This Fella is not Sexist
if a Lady can do the same level as a strong lad
then she would get that job.


Not seen any young women
doing British Roof Work.

sounds like a bit of a knob idk if i would call it sexist but he sounds like someone i wpuldnt want to work for anyway

It's pretty unrealistic to expect anyone to carry 60kg up a ladder. The job of a roofer is to repair roofs, funnily enough. A job that women are perfectly capable of. If he were to invest in the correct equipment as he should, its an equal opportunity job.