{"id":1062055,"date":"2021-11-28T14:14:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T19:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1062055"},"modified":"2021-11-28T14:14:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-28T19:14:23","slug":"uk-bureaucrats-ban-word-christmas-for-fear-it-will-offend-minorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-bureaucrats-ban-word-christmas-for-fear-it-will-offend-minorities\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Bureaucrats Ban Word \u2018Christmas\u2019 for Fear It Will Offend Minorities"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuk-bureaucrats-ban-word-christmas-for-fear-it-will-offend-minorities%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1062055&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1230084769-e1638102187315-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">UK Civil servants have axed the word \u2018Christmas\u2019 from a proposed government campaign, for fear the term will offend minorities.<\/p>\n<p>British civil servants have apparently embraced their inner Scrooge, vetoing the use of the word \u2018Christmas\u2019 from being used in a coronavirus testing drive aimed at students, arguing that the use of the term runs the risk of offending minorities within the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The campaign, which reportedly would have revolved around ministers using the slogan \u201cDon\u2019t take COVID home for Christmas,\u201d is part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/27\/boris-johnson-covid-omicron-return-mask-mandates-shops-transport\/\">larger government effort<\/a> to limit the spread of the Chinese coronavirus after two cases of the Omicron variant were discovered on-shore.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We have been advised by Cabinet Office that we should not use the word Christmas \u2013 as the Government campaign needs to be inclusive and some religions don\u2019t celebrate Christmas,\u201d an email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10249975\/Ministers-warned-using-word-Christmas-jab-drive-offend-minorities.html\">seen<\/a> by <em>The Mail<\/em><em> on Sunday<\/em>&nbsp;read. \u201cThe other option was \u2018festive season\u2019 which keeps the emotional motivation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have gone with \u2018Don\u2019t take COVID-19 home for the holidays\u2019 \u2013 as it links to school and university Christmas holidays,\u201d the email continued. \u201cThe alliteration with \u2018home\u2019 and \u2018holidays\u2019 scans well and is memorable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the politically correct alliteration, this suggestion was also shot down in a follow-up email sent by a different British bureaucrat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t refer to Christmas as the holidays (that\u2019s an Americanism),\u201d the email read. \u201cPlease can we say, \u2018Don\u2019t take Covid-19 home\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.021978021978\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Return of Mandatory Masks: Boris Johnson Announces \u2018Tighter Rules\u2019 in Response to Omicron Variant<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/96VgFOnOZS\">https:\/\/t.co\/96VgFOnOZS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1464659372580220931?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 27, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Conservative MP&nbsp;Saqib Bhatti lambasted the decision to remove the mention of Christmas from the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a Muslim, I find it ridiculous we can\u2019t enjoy this special time of year. I look forward to showing my new son his first Christmas tree. The idea you can\u2019t mention Christmas is completely ridiculous,\u201d Bhatti said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a time to celebrate, whatever your background. It\u2019s part of the British culture I love. It\u2019s the celebration of all cultures that makes this the most welcoming country in the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m proud of that and proud to celebrate Christmas. The Blob needs to stop waging war on Christmas and get on with delivering for the British people,\u201d Bhatti concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The British government is not unique in waging a woke war on Christmas traditions this year, with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/25\/norway-makes-santa-gay-for-ad-promoting-postal-service\/\">short film<\/a> produced by the Norwegian postal service seeing Santa fall in love with another man.<\/p>\n<p>The advert \u2014 which British left-wing newspaper <em>The&nbsp;Guardian&nbsp;<\/em>has called \u201cheartwarming\u201d \u2014 follows St Nick and his new love interest, Harry, who at one point tells Santa: \u201cAll I want for Christmas is you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The film ends with the pair passionately embracing with a kiss.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.7142857142857\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Norway Makes Santa Gay for Ad Promoting\u2026 Postal Service? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UJkd0iiL17\">https:\/\/t.co\/UJkd0iiL17<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1463864296803344384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Civil servants have axed the word \u2018Christmas\u2019 from a proposed government campaign, for fear the term will offend minorities. 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