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GreekOlive · 2022-01-27T12:20:08+00:00

Big fan of J’OB ON LBC but listening to Mystery Hour now and he’s continually saying: why does a sense of smell change in ‘pregnant people’ as one of the questions. It’s grating as well as ridiculous. Anyone fancy ringing in to explain why a WOMAN’s smell changes in pregnancy?

spikesonbuildings · 27/01/2022 13:34

@foxgoosefinch

I’m imagining that Blueberry spends his/her time off gender issues maybe complaining to the Welsh press about why they aren’t referring to Welsh people as British; or perhaps on forums dedicated to marine biology about how whales should be only referred to as “mammals”.

Humorous and makes the point so well at the same time : )

nauticant · 27/01/2022 13:32

James O'Brien is the living embodiment of the well known quotation from Upton Sinclair:

It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It.

IvyTwines · 27/01/2022 13:26

@foxgoosefinch

Give it a rest with the disingenuous tone Blueberry - you know exactly what the issues are so don’t pretend you don’t!

Only one category of “people” gets pregnant. Why should we have to disingenuously pretend that’s not true? It’s like reviving Victorian euphemisms because it’s too horrific or naughty or titillating to talk about reality in normal terms. Perhaps you should go back to talking about “people who are in the family way” if you are so keen on coy pretend language that covers over the truth of the matter.

I'm re-reading a Victorian novel right now and the writer uses the words 'the female sex', 'the male sex' quite happily, with no tee-hee or ooh-err about it. I never noticed it when I first read it as a student 30 years ago, but now we're in the 21st century the coy euphemism 'gender' has been problematically substituted for it everywhere.

Lockedoorsopen · 27/01/2022 12:58

Urgh, he can get in the bin as well.

AryaStarkWolf · 27/01/2022 12:56

@foxgoosefinch

Perhaps making comments like “Whales still not mammals in the National Geographic world, I see!” under relevant articles about whale biology.

foxgoosefinch · 27/01/2022 12:53

Perhaps making comments like “Whales still not mammals in the National Geographic world, I see!” under relevant articles about whale biology.

foxgoosefinch · 27/01/2022 12:51

I’m imagining that Blueberry spends his/her time off gender issues maybe complaining to the Welsh press about why they aren’t referring to Welsh people as British; or perhaps on forums dedicated to marine biology about how whales should be only referred to as “mammals”.

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GreekOlive · 27/01/2022 12:47

Woman is not a dirty word in the 'GC world'.
That's the world I wish to live in.

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foxgoosefinch · 27/01/2022 12:34

Give it a rest with the disingenuous tone Blueberry - you know exactly what the issues are so don’t pretend you don’t!

Only one category of “people” gets pregnant. Why should we have to disingenuously pretend that’s not true? It’s like reviving Victorian euphemisms because it’s too horrific or naughty or titillating to talk about reality in normal terms. Perhaps you should go back to talking about “people who are in the family way” if you are so keen on coy pretend language that covers over the truth of the matter.

Theeyeballsinthesky · 27/01/2022 12:34

Only one sex gives birth blueberry sorry if you still find that confusing

All women are people but not all people are women hth

BlueberryCheezecake · 27/01/2022 12:25

Women still not people in the GC world, I see.