Post A2v6yjZaaQxxGPzFSK by quixote@spinster.xyz
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 (DIR) Post #A2tqXYMAO96WEVlXyy by 4WPub@spinster.xyz
       2021-01-04T16:44:27.989650Z
       
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       “Gender-neutral” language is marketed as a tool of inclusivity. But in some cases, it can do more harm than good. Lauren Adams writes for 4W about how language matters to mothers of stillborn children:“Giving birth was one of the only acts of parenting I was ever able to perform for Benjamin. I struggled for some time with whether I could genuinely call myself a mother. This is a common experience with mothers across the loss spectrum, and one that is often tragically unresolved for those who do not go on to have more children. To refer to any mother as a “birthing parent” is condescending, irritating, and reductionist. For a baby loss support organization to refer to a mother whose baby died as a “birthing parent” is unconscionable.”Read the whole article on 4W:https://4w.pub/i-am-a-mother-to-my-stillborn-son-not-a-birthing-parent
       
 (DIR) Post #A2v6yjZaaQxxGPzFSK by quixote@spinster.xyz
       2021-01-05T07:23:42.067977Z
       
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       @4WPub "Inclusive," sure, but for *whom*? Including a few XY-people who like to think of themselves as women. Meanwhile, excluding women, half the human race, without even noticing.You'd almost think women aren't real human beings in those people's minds.