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It's meant to be inclusive to trans men, given they're still capable of becoming pregnant and giving birth. Offense over these new terms is often just a proxy
by beaconstudios 5y ago
It's meant to be inclusive to trans men, given they're still capable of becoming pregnant and giving birth.
Offense over these new terms is often just a proxy for offense at the political changes they signify. Nobody's denying that women who give birth are still mothers.
Edit: also, in my experience going through antenatal classes at the moment, they often use "women and birthing people" which seems like a good middle ground.
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- CincinnatiMan 5y agoThis is something that mildly confuses me, in that if someone is of female sex but male gender, what that means is that they typically identify/display themselves with male stereotypes. But, the male stereotype doesn’t include pregnancy, so is that uncomfortable for someone of male gender to be going through something that is considered feminine?
- beaconstudios 5y agoThat's a good question; I have no idea. Presumably it would cause some dissonance for the reasons you stated.