{"id":505496,"date":"2021-05-13T19:20:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T23:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=505496"},"modified":"2021-05-13T19:20:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T23:20:58","slug":"train-company-apologizes-to-non-binary-passenger-for-saying-ladies-and-gentlemen-boys-and-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/train-company-apologizes-to-non-binary-passenger-for-saying-ladies-and-gentlemen-boys-and-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Train Company Apologizes To \u2018Non-Binary\u2019 Passenger For Saying \u2018Ladies And Gentlemen, Boys And Girls\u2019"},"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\">28<\/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%2Ftrain-company-apologizes-to-non-binary-passenger-for-saying-ladies-and-gentlemen-boys-and-girls%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=505496&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\/05\/GettyImages-1021846646.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>A British train company that was founded in 2003 and takes passengers from London King\u2019s Cross to Yorkshire, North East England, and Scotland, apologized to a \u201cnon-binary\u201d passenger after a conductor used the phrase, \u201cGood afternoon, ladies and gentleman, boys and girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cnon-binary\u201d passenger, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-9574901\/LNER-slammed-apologising-staff-said-good-afternoon-ladies-gentlemen-boys-girls.html\">reportedly serves<\/a> as the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union\u2019s LGBT rep, tweeted to the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), \u201c\u2018Good afternoon ladies and gentleman, boys and girls \u2026\u2019 so as a non binary person this announcement doesn\u2019t actually apply to me so I won\u2019t listen @LNER.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The train company replied, \u201cI\u2019m really sorry to see this, Laurence, our Train Managers should not be using language like this, and I thank you for bringing it to my attention. Please could you let me know which service you are on and I will ensure they will remain as inclusive as we strive to be at LNER.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.3212851405622\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A train company has apologised following a complaint from a non-binary passenger after the conductor greeted customers by saying &#8220;good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/E1kmtmMh56\">pic.twitter.com\/E1kmtmMh56<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 talkRADIO (@talkRADIO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/talkRADIO\/status\/1392878662383513608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>An alleged compatriot of the passenger wrote, \u201cBoth Laurence and I were customers of the railway \u2014 being rail staff does not absolve an operator from the duty of care or responsibility to be inclusive. I was sat with Laurence when this tweet was sent. Both of us are non-binary and we were both alarmed and uncomfortable by the lack of inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mark Jenkinson, the Conservative MP for Workington, blasted the train company, saying, \u201cYou\u2019d be forgiven for thinking this Train Manager had unleashed a tirade of abuse. \u2018Should not be using language like this.\u2019 He\u2019d actually said \u2018Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.\u2019 Identify however you like, but can we stop this nonsense?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"14.357771260997\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019d be forgiven for thinking this Train Manager had unleashed a tirade of abuse. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cshould not be using language like this\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019d actually said \u201cGood afternoon ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Identify however you like, but can we stop this nonsense? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuA4hLIQ8O\">https:\/\/t.co\/KuA4hLIQ8O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Jenkinson MP (@markjenkinsonmp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/markjenkinsonmp\/status\/1392580638885224451?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A talk radio host snapped, \u201cStop pandering to this nonsense. Your announcer said nothing wrong. Laurence\u2019s complaint is ridiculous. No one was excluded or discriminated against. Just do your job of running trains on time and leave the woke politics to someone else with nothing better to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"9.6153846153846\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stop pandering to this nonsense. Your announcer said nothing wrong. Laurence&#8217;s complaint is ridiculous. No one was excluded or discriminated against. Just do your job of running trains on time and leave the woke politics to someone else with nothing better to do.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julia Hartley-Brewer (@JuliaHB1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JuliaHB1\/status\/1392547892167122947?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The chief executive of Conservative Home echoed the criticism of the passenger, writing, \u201cHi \u2014 regular passenger here. I really like it when your staff are human and light hearted like this, and would very much prefer it if you didn\u2019t forbid them from doing so or require them to talk like scripted robots. Thanks!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.511111111111\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hi \u2013 regular passenger here. I really like it when your staff are human and light hearted like this, and would very much prefer it if you didn\u2019t forbid them from doing so or require them to talk like scripted robots. Thanks!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Wallace (@wallaceme) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wallaceme\/status\/1392776688711438338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mylondon.news\/news\/zone-1-news\/lner-under-fire-after-apologising-20588194\">MyLondon<\/a>, one person responded to the original complaint by writing, \u201cI\u2019ve never received such a grovelling apology, despite as a disabled passenger, repeatedly being treated appallingly by rail services &#038; neither has my daughter, who as a young woman, was left stranded alone in London last year, after her last train was cancelled. Why is that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LNER issued a statement saying, \u201cWe are committed to diversity and inclusion in all that we do for our customers, colleagues and communities, and encourage our onboard teams to welcome all customers onboard. Our policies and procedures are reviewed regularly and we will review if any further changes need to be made.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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