Enough “Ladies and gentlemen” and enough “Christmas”: controversy over the new guidelines of the EU Commission

“Every person in the EU has the right to be treated equally” without reference to “gender, ethnicity, race, religion, disability and sexual orientation”. Thus – Brussels writes in its new guidelines – “Miss o Mrs” (ladies and ladies) must disappear, replaced by a more generic “Ms”. And even the holidays should no longer be referred to religious connotations, such as Christmas, but cited in a generic way: for example, “holidays are stressful” and no longer “Christmas is stressful”, reads the document. for a “correct communication” provided by the Commission entitled “Union of Equality”.