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Dearest MNHQ, please please please would you...

245 replies

ScottishDoll · 05/06/2019 16:54

change the details section here from Gender to SEX since that is what is actually being asked. Sex matters.

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SimplySteveRedux · 05/06/2019 18:06

And another.

Bowednotbroken · 05/06/2019 18:11

And me!

Awrite · 05/06/2019 18:13

Oh, I hate being asked for my, or my children's gender.

I thought Mumsnet was better than that.

ErrolTheDragon · 05/06/2019 18:15

And another.
IIRC the optional M/F choice for the poster themself used to be labelled 'gender' but now doesn't use that or sex - which is a neat dodge and better than gender at least, I suppose.

BernardBlacksWineIcelolly · 05/06/2019 18:15

please do change it

JamB4cream · 05/06/2019 18:24

Please Flowers

AMAToday · 05/06/2019 18:27

Agreed

placemats · 05/06/2019 18:30

Agree wholeheartedly with the OP.

Sex is biological. I gave birth to two daughters, sex unknown before birth, and a son, sex given at 15 weeks. None of them were assigned a sex or gender at birth. It was obvious that two had a vulva and one had a penis (with one testicle not yet descended.).

TheSpottedZebra · 05/06/2019 18:32

Another yes please from me.

BlackeyedGruesome · 05/06/2019 18:32

late to the party,

neither of them have told me their gender.

TeenTimesTwo · 05/06/2019 18:32

and me.

Orchidoptic · 05/06/2019 18:33

Agreed. Had it with this. If you’re scared of the word sex, don’t ask.

ThinkIveFoundYourMarbles · 05/06/2019 18:34

And me!

ErrolTheDragon · 05/06/2019 18:34

If you’re scared of the word sex, don’t ask.

If you're scared of the word 'sex', maybe a parenting website isn't the right place for you.Grin

Antibles · 05/06/2019 18:35

Agree. Sex not gender please.

Teacakequeen · 05/06/2019 18:35

And me!

ZebrasAreBras · 05/06/2019 18:35

Yes please.

Llongyfarchiadau · 05/06/2019 18:46

Yep!

WeBuiltCisCityOnSexistRoles · 05/06/2019 18:53

Yep! I much prefer "Sex of your DC?" to "Does your child conform to sexist stereotyping?"

BadgertheBodger · 05/06/2019 18:53

Me as well

I’m crossing our gender and replacing it with sex all over the place. Most recently at the hospital yesterday, where the HCA actually rolled her eyes and sighed. When I very politely asked what the problem was, she said she’d had quite a few women do that and she was supposed to note it down somewhere Grin

HumberElla · 05/06/2019 19:05

YES! Words mean things. Sex not Gender

OVAgroundWOMBlingfree · 05/06/2019 19:07

I agree. Sex isn’t a dirty word.

Orchidoptic · 05/06/2019 19:09

errol that was a wink at MNHQ. Can’t think of why else they would not use the word.

Ereshkigal · 05/06/2019 19:12

Please consider this, MNHQ.

jennymanara · 05/06/2019 19:13

You can always change it to male/female as a compromise MN?