Headteachers at schools in Brighton have sparked anger from parents by cancelling the words 'mum' and 'dad' and replacing them with 'grown ups' - to avoid discriminating against 'non-traditional' families.
One parent commented: 'In trying to be more inclusive, the schools are forgetting about mum and dad, the most important people in a kid's life. This is just madness, where will it stop?'
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The world seems to have this crazy belief they should be free from being offended. Nothing about free speech protects others from offense. In fact, it is in the discomfort of free speech where debate is supposed to happen. Changing entire cultures for a limited few is retarded. If people live a life that is non-traditional they should probably expect that some things may feel uncomfortable. And that's ok. Life isn't about others making them happy. It's about them making themselves happy.
Translation: life is hard. Deal with it. And some people have retarded expectations of others to adapt to their version of "proper".
Ya, that knife cuts both ways.
Amen to that brother