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No mother no father

Good4Nothin

Good4Nothin

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The official newspeak for mother and father is now "person who gave birth" and "person who contributed sperm." Honestly. You can see this kind of terminology at state and federal government websites.
 
Good4Nothin said:
The official newspeak for mother and father is now "person who gave birth" and "person who contributed sperm." Honestly. You can see this kind of terminology at state and federal government websites.
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Frankly, I know lots of sperm donors and people who gave birth that don't meet my standards for father or mother.
 
Good4Nothin said:
The official newspeak for mother and father is now "person who gave birth" and "person who contributed sperm." Honestly. You can see this kind of terminology at state and federal government websites.
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It's gotten that bad.
 
Roadvirus said:
It's gotten that bad.
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Even if you disagree with a progressive view of gender, this type of language just is more accurate. For example, if there is a gay couple and one of them contributes sperm they are both still fathers but one of them is the biological father. Father/mother doesn't mean biological father/mother.

Within the framework of a progressive view of gender mother and father are still very much accepted terms. We just believe a trans woman can be a mother in the same way a foster mother is still a mother, despite not being the biological mother.
 
Good4Nothin said:
The official newspeak for mother and father is now "person who gave birth" and "person who contributed sperm." Honestly. You can see this kind of terminology at state and federal government websites.
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Got a link to one of these government websites?
 
Good4Nothin said:
The official newspeak for mother and father is now "person who gave birth" and "person who contributed sperm." Honestly. You can see this kind of terminology at state and federal government websites.
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Annoying but it does need to be updated considering the advances in science.
 
Schism said:
Apparently it's all the left thinks about.

The OP is simply reporting it.
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The OP didnt report anything. Just beaked off.
 
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