Staff At Brighton University Are Urged Not To Say ‘Christmas’ Because It’s Too “Christian-Centric”

The University of Brighton has instructed staff not to say ‘Christmas’ and instead call it the ‘winter closure period’.

According to a nine-page ‘Inclusive Language Guidance’ document sent to educators at the university, the word ‘Christmas’ is too ‘Christian-centric’.

The document says that staff should be ’empowered’ to use ‘inclusive language confidently and effectively, in order to ensure that both students and staff alike feel safe, valued and respected.

According to the guidance, generalities about a group of people based on their age, such as saying’ millennial snowflakes’ or ‘old people cannot use technology’, should be avoided.

The document reads that language and meaning are strongly conditioned by the prevalent norms of the culture in which they exist, and that overall attitudes, misconceptions and stereotypes are entrenched within modes of communication, and these factors are occasionally reflected, whether consciously or not, in the language that we use when communicating with and referring to others.

This suggests that communication, both verbal and written, may be offensive even when this is not our intention.

Andrew Allison, of the Freedom Association, said that Universities were supposed to be places where ideas were freely discussed.

He said that this was Orwellian and absurd, and that staff and students ought to disregard it and have a good Christmas.

Then, in a table informing staff on what not to say to students, they’re encouraged to avoid the term ‘Christmas closure period’ and replace it with ‘winter closure period’. The purpose of this was to avoid using Christian-centric vocabulary.

Meanwhile, staff were also urged not to ask students ‘What is your Christian name?’ but instead ask ‘What’s your first name?’ or ‘What is your given name?’.

In a statement sent to a newspaper outlet, a representative for the University of Brighton said that this advice was created with their staff and students and was part of their shared commitment to making Brighton a place where everyone felt respected and appreciated. The advice is just that, just guidance.

They added that words hadn’t been banned at Brighton, and neither was Christmas, as it was evident from the embellishments and Christmas trees in their building and across their campuses.

But really, what’s happened to our wonderful country and why has it been permitted to happen? Well, it seems to be that people are now terrified to challenge these minority crazies.

It’s Christmas for crying out loud, so in Noddy Holder’s voice… Merry Christmas Everyone!