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I think you might be misunderstanding the way language is evolving here. Woman who can't give birth are still women. Women who cannot menstruate are still wome
by socialismisok 4y ago
I think you might be misunderstanding the way language is evolving here.
Woman who can't give birth are still women. Women who cannot menstruate are still women. We are not removing anyone from the set of women.
What we are saying is that, in addition to women there are also people who do not recognize themselves as women, but who can give birth or menstruate.
So, we could say "women, men, and other gendered people who give birth..." or "birthing women, men, and other gendered people".
But that's a mouthful. All genders are people, so we choose "people who give birth" since it includes women AND people who are not women.
So yes, it's inclusive because it's including women and not women, rather than only women.
- snoozing 4y agoIf women don’t agree with being a large part of their identity being renamed, then it doesn’t feel inclusive.