A Western University, teaching mostly Western students a concept created by Western persons, is not allowed to use the well-known 'Alice' and 'Bob' actors in a

A Western University, teaching mostly Western students a concept created by Western persons, is not allowed to use the well-known 'Alice' and 'Bob' actors in a security context because it's 'too Western'? They aren't claiming it's racist, nor could it be interpreted as such in the least favourable interpretation. Their 'problem' is that it's 'too Western', i.e. too White. Decolonization appears to just be the removal of White people... I don't know how I can frame that as anything other than cultural genocide. Is there seriously any ethnic minority people who see Western names used in a security example context and honestly believe they are being oppressed by it? I can't imagine anybody doing so in good faith. There is also the wider issue of restricted and compelled speech on University campuses - the exact places we expect to have the most intellectual freedom to explore modern issues. In the UK lecturers are forced to do "systematic bias" tests where they are given a split second to make some association, and 100% of the time the test concludes you are discriminating against a group (even if you shut your eyes and complete it randomly). How on earth can we expect academics to come to good conclusions if we restrict their words, thoughts and ideas?