[Gordon Steadman]

Woodcote, Please oh please tell me your not serious. They are talking about cancelling a food product because of some ingredients that are in them that may have been derived through the use of slavery! And you think it is a good teaching idea?

I'm not sure they intend to 'cancel'...how could they? However, if teaching what any reasonably sensible person knows, is a good idea, then so be it. 

Our entire modern world and its hierarchy is built upon those that have (or their forebears) taking advantage of or generally putting down the plebs. Call it slavery or whatever. We know some things happened in the past ......still happening.....were terrible but why the hell should anyone apologise for a previous generation's missdeeds. 

It's there, it should be acknowledged sure but nothing can be changed now. I'm buggered if I will accept that it's my fault that the English raped the world to be top dog...for a while. It's someone else's turn now.

Sensitivity to what is and has been wrong is one thing but 'wokeness' (horrible word) is becoming a running joke.