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'Pregnant people'

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StickySundew · 18/08/2026 18:01

I know there are more important battles, but this pisses me off and we've learned that gender-centric language is used as a wedge.

Only women get pregnant. Don't try to erase the relevance of female sex. This doesn't happen to men - all the info my friend with prostate cancer gets refers to men with prostate cancer, not 'people with prostate cancer'. There'd be outrage and a lot of hurt if someone tried to set up support for 'people with prostate cancer'.

This time it was the Food Standards Agency, issuing a reminder about the groups most at risk from salmonella poisoning.

I just wanted to let off steam.

So that I have a bit more excuse, let's have an utterly pointless voodoo poll to see how many enablers and TRAs are hanging around.

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hholiday · 18/08/2026 20:25

There are so many ways to erase women when they are expecting babies, and this is just another one.

In my day, many of the health professionals didn't even bother to remember my name at appointments. They don't read your birth plan when you're in labour. They don't listen to women when they say they need help or that they're on the point of giving birth – they just wave them away. The stories from the various maternity scandals are heartbreaking – mums begging to be listened to and being overridden by medical staff, leading to tragedy.

Refusing to even refer to us as women dismisses and erases us still further. When women's healthcare in this country – and particularly maternity – is in such a shocking, shocking state, it's the height of complacency and arrogance. You think you can improve women's healthcare just by taking out the word 'woman'?

6ate9 · 18/08/2026 20:23

Whosthetabbynow · 18/08/2026 20:20

Oh jeez. The world’s gone mad hasn’t it

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Definitely!!

6ate9 · 18/08/2026 20:21

StickySundew · 18/08/2026 20:11

I also read @dinodart's deleted comment and agree. It rather reinforces her - and my - point that language can be powerful and that it does matter in this situation. It also reinforces the fact that we have a battle on our hands if such an inoffensive post can still be deemed to have broken a rule.

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@dinodart made a good point about how using the word transwomen makes you think they’re women. (She explained it much better.)

daisyydaisyy · 18/08/2026 20:20

Felt really angry about this when I was pregnant. I heard the word “unmothering” and that’s exactly what it felt like. I was no longer a mother, pregnant woman, I could no longer breastfeed only “chest feed”

I thought what is the fucking percentage. What is it. It’s got to be such a small percentage of women who transition and get pregnant. Why are they saying I’m a “pregnant person” when I’m a WOMAN? Gods sake.

Whosthetabbynow · 18/08/2026 20:20

6ate9 · 18/08/2026 20:17

And birthing people!!

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Oh jeez. The world’s gone mad hasn’t it

SirChenjins · 18/08/2026 20:19

There's no need to say pregnant people (ridiculous wording) or pregnant women and girls, as only females can get pregnant, regardless of what they wear or do to their hair. Just say "if you are pregnant" - job done.

BunkBedsArePeopleShelves · 18/08/2026 20:18

People with a cervix was one I came across this week when booking a cervical smear 🤨

6ate9 · 18/08/2026 20:17

Whosthetabbynow · 18/08/2026 20:16

Chest feeding 🤮

And birthing people!!

Whosthetabbynow · 18/08/2026 20:16

Chest feeding 🤮

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StickySundew · 18/08/2026 20:11

6ate9 · 18/08/2026 19:51

I read your comment. There was NO reason for it to be deleted!!

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I also read @dinodart's deleted comment and agree. It rather reinforces her - and my - point that language can be powerful and that it does matter in this situation. It also reinforces the fact that we have a battle on our hands if such an inoffensive post can still be deemed to have broken a rule.

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GreyskySexRealistsky · 18/08/2026 20:04

girljulian · 18/08/2026 19:48

Pregnant people to me is inclusive of women and girls. It’s quicker than saying that.

Why isn't your user name personjulian then?

6ate9 · 18/08/2026 19:51

dinodart · 18/08/2026 19:47

comment was deleted but I basically said it's not silly cause words are powerful. idk what got my comment deleted so I won't say more.

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I read your comment. There was NO reason for it to be deleted!!

faithfultoGeorgeMichael · 18/08/2026 19:49

I feel angry about it. Women make babies, and every human was made in a womans body, by a woman. It is a perfect design, the glory of ourselves and we have so little - I will not share.
I also feel angry about milk thou - only mammalian females make milk, break milk, cows milk, nanny goat milk, ewe sheeps milk, almonds do not make any fucking milk - fuck off!!! it is nut juice, oat juice. Every time a man does something he puts a sign up.

girljulian · 18/08/2026 19:48

Pregnant people to me is inclusive of women and girls. It’s quicker than saying that.

dinodart · 18/08/2026 19:47

comment was deleted but I basically said it's not silly cause words are powerful. idk what got my comment deleted so I won't say more.

dinodart · 18/08/2026 19:37

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6ate9 · 18/08/2026 19:37

It’s awful. The same with “people who menstruate.” Only women can!!

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