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you can just say pregnant women
by BaculumMeumEst 3y ago
you can just say pregnant women
- jcutrell 3y agoI don’t think HN is the place for arguing gender politics. Pregnant people is as or more accurate than pregnant women.
- GamerUncle 3y agoThere is simply no place to discuss whether there is anything beside pregnant women, giving the space to this antiscientifical vocab in science is not a matter of discussion don't let the loonies run the asylum simple as
- elzbardico 3y ago[flagged]
- MrOwen 3y agoNitpick: you probably mean pregnant females. Man/woman is sociological, male/female is biological.
- bigstrat2003 3y agoIt may well not be the place, but the GP isn't the one who opened that door.
- actuallyalys 3y agoIn a comment section where people are (rightfully) arguing the interpretation of microgram differences and the merits of different visualization schemes, I think we can be nuanced here as well and use language that reflects the fact that transgender men and nonbinary people also get pregnant, even though most pregnant people are indeed women.
- pelch 3y ago> transgender men and nonbinary people also get pregnant The former are women pretending to be men. The latter are women if female. Let's avoid language that perpetuates these identity delusions.