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Flat White

What’s woke this week?

26 July 2021

12:56 PM

26 July 2021

12:56 PM

Welcome to wacky Wokeworld where whistling the theme from Bob the Builder is considered a ‘non-crime hate incident’, where insect common names are seen as racial slurs and where you should ask for your baby’s consent before you change a dirty nappy.

Can we fix it? Probably not.

When is a hate crime not a hate crime? In Britain, it’s when it’s a ‘non-crime hate incident’ instead.

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