The British Medical Association has directed its staff not
to use the term “expectant mothers” in order to avoid offending transgender
people. The BMA suggested “pregnant people” would be less likely to upset “intersex”
and transgender men. Opining on pregnancy and maternity, the union said:
“Gender inequality is reflected in traditional ideas about the roles of women
and men. Though they have shifted over time, the assumptions and stereotypes
that underpin those ideas are often deeply-rooted.”
I can’t
speak for you, the reader, but my genitalia is not an “assumption.”
This
latest bit of august scientific advice was dispensed, free of charge, via an
internal document highlighting a plethora of phrases that a sensitive person
should shit-can. For instance, “the elderly” should be referred to as “older
people.” “Disabled lifts” would better be called “accessible lifts,” and one
who is “biologically male or female” should be called “assigned male or
female,” because it’s not their fault
if someone or something arbitrarily
decided they would be something they don’t wish to be. I mean, Santa sometimes
brings the wrong present, doesn’t he?
(I apologize for using the masculine form there, but, as far as I know, there
is still general agreement that Santa- if he existed- would, unlike some
liberal’s conception of God, be a male).
The
guide even advises against using the terms “born man” or “born woman” vis-à-vis
trans people, as they “are reductive and over-simplify a complex subject.” But,
if one is born a man and doesn’t want
to be one, then being born a man
would be the trigger causing him to wish to be something else, correct? If we
are to ban these terms, we may as well just ban ideas and language. BMA staff are also encouraged to substitute
the words “surname” or “last name” for family name. You know, because “family”
is restrictive, traditional, reductive…bad! Listing prefixes for names (titles
such as “Doctor,” “Professor,” “Mr.,” “Mrs.,” and “Representative”) in any particular
order is likewise verboten, so as to avoid perceived hierarchy. Yes, randomness
and anarchy are much better for all concerned.
This
dictate by document climaxes with this nugget: “A large majority of people that
have been pregnant or have given birth identify as women. We can include
intersex men and transmen who may get pregnant by saying ‘pregnant people’
instead of ‘expectant mothers.’”
“A large majority of people that have
given birth identify as women?”
That’s akin to saying “A large majority of those that have penises identify as
men,” or stating, “A large majority of those who’ve passed away were once
alive.” I mean, WTF? Really, WTF?
Hayden
Cross, a 20-year-old pregnant Briton who was “born female” but is legally male though “he” has not yet
had sex-change surgery, put that surgery off so “he” could have “his” baby. My
take on this, you ask? If a biological female wants to continue letting a
biological male’s penis bang her vagina, has a functional uterus and egg
delivery system, and we let her call herself a man, we are simply doomed as a
society, as nothing then would have innate meaning, worth- or relevance to any
other thing or idea.
At any
rate, all this sage advice came in the form of a 14-page handout titled, “A
Guide to Effective Communication: Inclusive Language in the Workplace.”
Proponents tout it as a celebration of diversity, and a treatise on treating
others as dignified members of an integrated community. After all, they say, no
matter the situation, everyone has
the right to be a parent.
Just as
every child, no matter the situation, has the right to be born…right, Planned
Parenthood and pro-choice whores?
And,
by-the-way, here’s my “Guide to
Effective Communication:” If we cease to recognize- and appreciate- the
differences in the sexes that God assigned to create each and every one of us, we- and society- are well and
truly f**ked.
No
matter our preferred gender identity
or current genitalia.
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