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How many pregnant “people” are we talking about?

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2021ismyyear · 23/04/2021 18:52

I’ve seen lots of things on Twitter, about the wording: “pregnant people can now have a birth partner” or “pregnant people can get the Covid vaccine”. The word woman will be eradicated soon and I’m fuming.

My question is.... how many people are we talking about here? Per year, how many people in the uk that are/were women now identify as men and also get pregnant? Is it a handful or are we talking thousands here?

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FrankButchersDickieBow · 23/04/2021 19:11

I have explained that very clumsily, but I hope you get the jist

FrankButchersDickieBow · 23/04/2021 19:10

It should be women and other pregnant people.

The 'pregnant people' want to show that not just women get pregnant, so why is it not okay for women to want acknowledgement that they are also pregnant?

This is what annoys me. Why are women not allowed to have their sex acknowledged in inclusive language, but everyone else who identifies as another gender, must be adhered to.

GappyValley · 23/04/2021 19:10

I still cannot get a straight answer to the obvious question to me, which is if someone has such clear gender dysphoria as to not consider themselves a woman any more, why are they then going through probably the most womanly thing imaginable?

And how are they not triggering themselves hourly with growing boobs and a bump and swollen genitalia, when they are on such a hair trigger that the word ‘woman’ causes them a mental health crisis?

RufustheBadgeringReindeer · 23/04/2021 19:09

I’ll believe it’s inclusive when it happens to males as much as females

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2021ismyyear · 23/04/2021 19:09

Maybe we should make new words up based on genetic code. You can’t change that after all. Sorry for being annoyed. I can cope with the addition of new words but not at the cost of the word “woman”.

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scaredsadandstuck · 23/04/2021 19:08

They can, but "pregnant people" is quicker.

As is pregnant women, and biologically accurate to boost.

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2021ismyyear · 23/04/2021 19:06

I really worry for my kids. I bloody hope this language doesn’t make its way in to school. Can you imagine telling a kid that men can get pregnant too!

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ListeningQuietly · 23/04/2021 19:05

Only women get pregnant

any person with a GRC who has become pregnant has broken the terms

Only Women get Pregnant

binary is sexist misogyny and had no relevance to sex life

Only Women get Pregnant

SunnyLovesCassie · 23/04/2021 19:04

Of course they are trying to eradicate the word women. Women = adult female human. The ones who give birth. Why on earth should language change for the very, very small percentage who have decided they are men really, but still happy to give birth?

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2021ismyyear · 23/04/2021 19:04

I’m in the minority a lot with various things in life but you know what I just get on with it! I don’t moan and protest and try to make my minority group.

I don’t get why we are bending over backwards for a handful of people.

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PurgatoryOfPotholes · 23/04/2021 19:03

But if it's just about length, "pregnant women" is even quicker. Confused

Shizuku · 23/04/2021 19:02

@2021ismyyear

Ok, and why can’t they say “...pregnant women, trans men and non binary...”
They can, but "pregnant people" is quicker.
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2021ismyyear · 23/04/2021 19:00

Ok, and why can’t they say “...pregnant women, trans men and non binary...”

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RedDeerRunning · 23/04/2021 18:59

Pretty much none. But that's not the group of people being pandered to here. None of this is about improving things for women. It's the feelings of the XY brigade that Stonewall bangs the drum for.

Shizuku · 23/04/2021 18:58

No one is trying to eradicate the word "woman" - it is used in pregnancy services across the country thousands of times a day - it's all fine.

The only thing that has happened is that when talking to, or about, a group of pregnant or potentially pregnant people which might or does include some trans men or non binary people, then more inclusive language is preferred. That's all it is.