Brazen client The York Dungeon has refused to change the name of its new Dick Turpin ride after ‘woke’ complaints that the nickname was offensive and rude.
Richard ‘Dick’ Turpin was an infamous criminal who was executed in York in 1739.
The debate spilled onto social media this week with hundreds of people taking to Facebook to attack the ‘snowflakes’ who made the complaints.
Mark Mattinson, the general manager of the dungeon, owned by leisure giants Merlin Entertainments, said: “We were shocked to receive complaints to change his name but despite any potentially rude connotations, we’re here to say that Dick, is here to stay.”
And the media loved the solid reaction from the Dungeon with positive coverage in a host of titles including the Daily Mail, The Times, Daily Telegraph, LBC, Daily Star, Daily Express and The Sun.