Reply to: Ladies and Gentlemen

[SueEllen]

Maybe we should leave it as it is and if you don't like it then walk.

Hmmm strangely I am sure the special snowflakes will cope.

On the flip side just say 'people'

Or is that offensive to furries?

Yep.

"Hello people, dogs, cats and rats"

[NotAllThere]

Someone will find "others" offensive.

OK, how about "Ladies and gentlemen and if there are any of the rather few in the general scheme of things people within earshot who identify as neither, you as well".

[original PM]

Announcement is not gender neutral so being axed from London Underground.

https://mobile.twitter.com/itvnews/s...55170283712512

Maybe we should leave it as it is and if you don't like it then walk.

Hmmm strangely I am sure the special snowflakes will cope.

On the flip side just say 'people'

Or is that offensive to furries?

[darmstadt]

"Hello suckers, welcome to another trip into hell. The 4:15 from...."

[SueEllen]

What's wrong with "Ladies, gentlemen and others"?

Someone will find "others" offensive.


If I was a tube driver I would just take the p*ss by either calling everyone "plebs", "folks" or saying stuff like "Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears"

[Uncle Albert]

It's not even like many people identify as neither gender - only a fraction of trans people. Has anyone asked if trans people find public announcements on trains to be distressing?

Being trans has nothing to do with it. Everyone finds announcements on trains distressing, they mean delays.

[greenlake]

Aren't we all "customers" these days....?

[NotAllThere]

They should make it totally inclusive by mentioning all genders, races etc. etc. equally:

"Ladies, men, transgender, gays, lesbians, people of above average weight, people of Polish origin, Pakistani, Indian, Afro Caribbean.................."

What's wrong with "Ladies, gentlemen and others"?

[woohoo]

I'm not sure it mattesr tbh, I can't understand what they announcing half the time anyway.

[d000hg]

Yes, that's what I said. Many trans people identify strongly as one gender... just not the one they were born with.


Not sure "they are varied" is a reason why they couldn't be asked what they think. It's rather the point of a survey.

[SueEllen]

It's not even like many people identify as neither gender - only a fraction of trans people. Has anyone asked if trans people find public announcements on trains to be distressing?

Trans people are varied so you can't just one group of they identify as a binary gender or not.

[d000hg]

It's not even like many people identify as neither gender - only a fraction of trans people. Has anyone asked if trans people find public announcements on trains to be distressing?

[Eirikur]

Political correctness reaches the next level of absurdity

[GJABS]

Underground staff are now going to say "Hello everyone" instead.

Tube to change 'ladies and gentlemen' announcements - BBC News

Reminds me of Hi-De-Hi, as in "Hello campers, hi-di-hi!"

Most entertaining. It's a pity Bernard Manning is dead - he'd have a field day with this kind of tulip.

[BlasterBates]

I remember John Lennon on my live Beatles record saying "Hello People".