No, this is just political correctness run amok.
Just wait until you come across a story involving feces ... or as they say in Pidgin; "poo-poo".
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http://youtu.be/etZyoBMqalY
The "Pidgin Minute" at the BBC link was a hoot this morning.
https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/media-44221514
"All di local and world tori wey you suppose know in 60 seconds!"
You folks really need to get out more. Just sayin'.
Pidgin is a lingua Franca in the South Pacific.
Pidgin languages are used all over the world. I think the BBC page is more focused to Nigerian Pidgin, based on the stories presented and that Nigeria was part of the British Commonwealth.