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Sensible take by the economist on the word woman

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allsorts1 · 08/10/2021 13:33

www.economist.com/leaders/2021/10/02/why-the-word-woman-is-tying-people-in-knots

Furthermore, understanding could suffer. Medical advice, for instance, has to be clear and intelligible by all. That is why Britain’s National Health Service often prefers words like “stomach ache” to “dyspepsia”, or “heart attack” to “myocardial infarction”. One survey conducted by a cervical-cancer charity suggested that around 40% of women are unsure about the details of what exactly a cervix is. This implies that asking “people with cervixes” to turn up for screening appointments may not be clear or intelligible, especially to women who have English as their second language.

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ILoveJamaica · 08/10/2021 13:43

I think a lot of this is for Trans men, isn't it? So, if a woman is now presenting as a man, she/he must not forget, that they still need to have smears. But, FGS, if any woman presenting as a man forgets this, how thick would they have to be? They would surely know that taking hormones, growing a beard and getting boobs removed, would not alter their internal organs. Surely?

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