Sophie Lewis hasn't wet her finger and held it up to check the direction of the wind. She's trotting out the same old crap about the burden of children and how motherhood holds women back. I don't have kids so I can't say if they are a burden or not, but I can read the news and see what's pissing women off, (I know, I know - it's everything, always).
High on that list is the gender-neutral language that's used to be more 'trans-inclusive'. Phrases like: person with a uterus, mensturating person, chest-feeding, birthing parent. By some bizarre coincidence these are all to do with reproduction and maternity. Who would have thought it? Women appear to be feeling very deeply cut that these words, more than others, are being changed. So I'm guessing from this that women, even if they've never had children themselves, do care about their identity as mothers and aunts. But I could be wrong and Sophie Lewis could be right.
Jan 15, 2023
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