‘Woke’ parents demand York Dungeon change name of its Dick Turpin carriage ride to ‘Richard’ because they find it ‘offensive’
- The York Dungeon has refused to change the name of its new Dick Turpin ride
- Woke parents said the nickname was offensive and rude
- Richard ‘Dick’ Turpin was an infamous criminal who was executed in York in 1739
- Shocked bosses at the dungeon said: ‘We’re here to say that Dick, is here to stay’
Parents have lost battle to get tourist attraction in York to change the name of its new Dick Turpin carriage ride to Richard because they find it offensive.
Bosses of the renowned York Dungeon were left shocked after receiving complaints from parents who said the ride’s name was rude.
But York Dungeon has refused to change the name of its new carriage despite the parents demands.
The attraction, owned by the leisure giant Merlin, said it had received ‘a number of requests for the character to be renamed to Richard due to the apparent rude nature of his nickname’.
York Dungeon has refused to change the name of its latest carriage ride Dick Turpin after ‘woke’ parents complained that its name had ‘potentially rude connotations’. The parents wanted to the ride to changed to Richard Turpin.
Mark Mattinson, the general manager of the dungeon, 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.’
Richard ‘Dick’ Turpin was a highwayman and infamous criminal throughout the 18th century before he was executed in York in 1739 for horse theft.
Mr Mattinson added: ‘The York Dungeon is renowned for revealing the deepest and darkest secrets of the city’s unique past – whether that includes Dick or not.
‘The character is one of our most frightful foes, and we know how much our guests enjoy interacting with him along with our other rogues and rascals throughout our shows.
‘Our Dick’s back carriage ride is the grand finale of our York Dungeon tour, and thousands of guests have already enjoyed this thrilling end to their visit.’
The debate sparked fury on social media with hundreds of people taking to Facebook to attack the ‘snowflakes’ who made the complaints.
Lisa Jane Holmes said: ‘Its only offensive if you let it. How can all of a sudden people want to change the name of a person after hundreds of years in history they need to get a life.’
Howard Johnson, a co-owner of rival Yorkshire attraction Eden Camp modern history museum, added: ‘A vote for common sense. Ignore these woke idiots.’
The Dick Turpin ride opened for the first time in July. Turpin was an infamous eighteenth century criminal who was executed in York in 1739 after he stole a horse.
Maria Oldfield said: ‘What is wrong with people these days, everything is offensive, they need to live in the real world and not make believe.’
The popular living history museum opened the ride in July to commemorate Turpin.
Visitors sit in a darkened carriage listening to scary stories about hold-ups before being ordered by a virtual Turpin to ‘stand and deliver’.
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