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Re:A third of chocolate products are high in heavy metals by BaculumMeumEst on Friday October 27, 2023 @11:19AM (#38039632)
you can just say pregnant women
Re:A third of chocolate products are high in heavy metals by jcutrell on Friday October 27, 2023 @12:25PM (#38040573)
I don’t think HN is the place for arguing gender politics. Pregnant people is as or more accurate than pregnant women.
Re:A third of chocolate products are high in heavy metals by elzbardico on Friday October 27, 2023 @12:54PM (#38040925)
No, it is not. There are only pregnant women.
Re:A third of chocolate products are high in heavy metals by MrOwen on Friday October 27, 2023 @02:19PM (#38042004)
Nitpick: you probably mean pregnant females. Man/woman is sociological, male/female is biological.
Re:A third of chocolate products are high in heavy metals by bigstrat2003 on Friday October 27, 2023 @03:48PM (#38043058)
It may well not be the place, but the GP isn't the one who opened that door.
Re:A third of chocolate products are high in heavy metals by GamerUncle on Friday October 27, 2023 @05:47PM (#38044442)
There 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
Re:A third of chocolate products are high in heavy metals by actuallyalys on Friday October 27, 2023 @09:54PM (#38046341)
In 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.
Re:A third of chocolate products are high in heavy metals by pelch on Sunday October 29, 2023 @07:20AM (#38057483)
> 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.