University leaders are telling staff not to say “Christmas” – as it could offend students
UNIVERSITY bosses have urged staff not to say “Christmas” – as it could offend Snowflake students.
Instead, they should refer to the upcoming public holidays as “winter closing time.”
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But the bizarre edict would cause trouble for Slade singer Noddy Holder when he tried to belt out 1973’s Merry Xmas Everybody.
Woke bosses in Brighton say the word Christmas is too ‘Christian’ – even though it celebrates the birth of Christ.
Other “offensive” phrases in a nine-page document sent to faculty include “millennial snowflakes.”
Andrew Allison of the Freedom Association said: “Universities should be places where ideas are freely discussed.
This is Orwellian and ridiculous.”
“Staff and students should ignore it and have a Merry Christmas.”
Toby Young of the Free Speech Union added, “University authorities are now getting into the mind control business.”
A university spokesman said: “The guidance is just that. W
“Orders are not ‘forbidden’ in Brighton, and neither is Christmas.”
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