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> the term “pregnant people” is somehow degrading to women She sneaked that one in though didn’t she.
by laurels-marts 3y ago
> the term “pregnant people” is somehow degrading to women
She sneaked that one in though didn’t she.
- Blackthorn 3y agoIt wouldn't be an article about virtue signaling without pulling a bit of your own.
- willis936 3y agoI'd call it a dogwhistle.
- Blackthorn 3y agoWhat I'm about to say is probably debatable but I think those things are, if not entirely equivalent, at least two sides of the same coin.
- rexpop 3y agoSneaked? How's it different from the other examples?
- laurels-marts 3y agoIn all previous examples there’s a clear pattern where an initial subject matter evolves into a broader social or cultural issue. In the last example, this pattern is broken, and it instead simply presents a statement without the prior context or escalation. A disruption in argumentative flow, if you will.
- gweinberg 3y ago"Pregnant people" is degrading to women in exactly the same sense that "front hole" is degrading to women.