The furore over Oxfam’s “woke” language guide misses the point

The furore over Oxfam’s “woke” language guide misses the point

Top trolling, Oxfam. Short of demanding a ban on common sense, warm beer and Fawlty Towers, the charity could scarce have done more to endanger blood vessels in the anti-woke faction than by publishing its 92-page “inclusive language guide” for staff and contributors. Incorporating sections on “feminist principles for language use” and “race, power and decolonization”, as well as an acknowledgement that “this guide has its origin in English, the…