Other offensive things that should be changed at once:
Days of the week
- Monday: Named for Luna, Goddess of the Moon - offensive to non-Pagan religions.
- Tuesday: Named for Tyr, God of Honourable War - offensive to non-Nordic Pagan religions.
- Wednesday: Named for Woden (Odin), God of Gods - offensive to non-Nordic Pagan religions.
- Thursday: Named for Thor, God of Thunder - offensive to non-Nordic Pagan religions.
- Friday: Named for Frigga, Odin's wife - offensive to non-Nordic Pagan religions and those who don't believe in marriage.
- Saturday: Named for Saturn, God of Farming and Long Life - offensive to non-Roman Pagan religions.
- Sunday: Named for Sun Gods - Offensive to non-Pagan religions.
Months of the Year
- Named after gods: January (Janus), March (Mars), April (Aphrodite), May (Maia), June (Juno) - all offensive to non-Roman or -Greek Pagan religions.
- Named after Roman Emperors: July (Julius Caesar), August (Caesar Augustus) - Offensive to those descended from the lands of Gaul.
Words and Phrases- "Whatever possessed him to do that?" - From the belief that demons or other spirits can possess a human body to use it for their own ends. Offensive to atheists.
- "Good God!", "Good Lord", and variations thereof - Blasphemous exclamations of surprise or indignation. Offensive to Christians and atheists.
- Royal Navy, Her Majesty's Royal Marines, Royal Irish Regiment, Royal Regiment of Scotland, Corps of Royal Engineers, Corps of Royal Signals, Royal Logistics Corps, Royal Artillery, Royal Army Medical Corps, Royal Air Force, Royal Mail, Royal United Services Institute, Royal Academy, Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Royal Aeronautical Society, other Royal organisations, the Royal Family, the Royal Warrant, Royal Commissions, letters patent, British honours system - Offensive to republicans and Catholics.
It's entirely fair to take reasonable steps to avoid offending people. The above lists are, of course, ridiculous. But if you extend the logic behind Councils that won't allow their own offices to fly the Union Flag, changing "BC" and "AD", etc, you're going to get into some bizarre territory.
Our entire language, culture and identity is based upon a largely Christian and Pagan past, invasion, military activities and the Monarchy. Every time someone introduces a piece of
unjustified PC nonsense, they are denying a part of our history and a part of our culture.