Re:Simmone Taitt wants to eliminate maternal health inequities
by CincinnatiMan on Thursday February 24, 2022 @03:23PM
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This 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?
Re:Simmone Taitt wants to eliminate maternal health inequities
by beaconstudios on Thursday February 24, 2022 @03:36PM
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That's a good question; I have no idea. Presumably it would cause some dissonance for the reasons you stated.
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.