London Train Conductor In Hot Water For Saying "Good Afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys And Girls"

Because he failed to pretend the things that two of his passengers wanted him to pretend.

At least one "passenger" (actually: another employee of the railway--undoubtedly with a plan already in place to REEEEEEE out on the conductor) claims that none of those terms "apply" to him. When, in fact, one of them clearly must. Unless, of course, he's one of the very small number of intersex(ed) people. He says none apply to him, but it apparently isn't true.

Huge chunks of the West have lost it--and those who haven't are coerced to play along.