London transportation agency slammed for embracing 'woke culture' by banning words such as 'accident,' 'bikes'
foxnews.comTransport for London, a British government agency in charge of the city’s transportation systems, is being criticized for embracing "woke culture" after rolling out new guidelines for staff that ban words such as "post World War II" and "accident." "This guide explains when and how to use abbreviations, punctuation, numbers, branding and terms related to equality and inclusion.
It indicates which words should be favored or avoided, as well as when to use upper or lower case," the TfL website states. The guide predominantly focuses on the use of abbreviations, punctuation and style guides for staffers, but also has a handful of other words with a disclaimer reading "do not use." The massive list says "employees" should be used instead of "staff"; "Community, Safety, Enforcement and Policy" instead of "Transport Policing and Enforcement Directorate"; "collision" instead of "accident"; and "gay man" or "lesbian" instead of "homosexual." Increased traffic is seen in King's Cross as a London Underground strike hits the capital, Aug.
19, 2022. (Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) The guide has set off a firestorm of criticism of "woke culture" running rampant in England. "This is ridiculous.TfL should focus on providing the best network it can, not wanting to be offended all the time," Conservative MP Nigel Mills told the Sun. "Woke culture in this country is out of control." The director of The Heritage Foundation's Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, Nile Gardiner, told Fox News Digital that the pervasive "wokism" in the country is a "nefarious destructive ideology." "It is just completely ridiculous the rise of wokism in the U.K.
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