Day 114 - 9:09am, 24 April 2019
Radio 4 is talking about the Scottish Maritime Museum's decision to go gender neutral and stop referring to ships as 'she,' after the repeated vandalism of its signs. Ships have been "she" throughout maritime history, and while that in itself is not an argument for keeping it so, it does seem a rather extraordinary response to a single graffiti warrior. In the world as it is, I think you always have to assume that your words are going to offend someone and set this generation of keyboard warriors on edge. So how should you respond? You can roll over and give in, or you can fight your corner, as Britannia no doubt would do.
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