sexta-feira, maio 14, 2021

RAIL RAGE: Train firm apologises to ‘non-binary’ passenger for conductor’s ‘ladies and gentlemen’ announcement

A government-run British train company has issued an apology after one of its conductors used the phrase ‘ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls’ during an announcement, causing a passenger identifying as ‘non-binary’ to take offence and make a complaint.
The passenger, who happens to be a ‘LGBT rep’ for the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union, immediately took to Twitter to whine about the ‘incident’.
The company, London North Eastern Railway, immediately apologised and said “Train Managers should not be using language like this.” (...)