'Anne Robinson has revealed she was corrected by a contestant on Countdown for not using so-called ‘woke’ language – and she’s getting ‘fed up’ with the whole thing.The TV presenter, who became known for her spiky interactions with contestants on BBC game show The Weakest Link, is concerned that the English language will be ‘mangled’ over a fear of offending people' metro.co.uk/2021/06/22/anne-robinsons-countdown-run-in-over-woke-language-im-fed-up-14812126/.
I remember when I taught at a further education college and at our Monday morning meeting we were told that we could no longer say 'blackboard' but chalkboard instead and we couldn't say 'black' coffee but coffee with milk. All of us though this a bit crazy even the teachers and students who were from the ethnic minorities who taught and attended the college.
Army horses loose on London streets
Last weekend, in Rutland, the first statue in Britain of the late Elizabeth II was unveiled.