XPost: alt.politics.scorched-earth, uk.politics.misc, uk.legal   
   XPost: alt.politics.uk   
   From: joe@jretrading.com   
      
   On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 21:22:12 -0000 (UTC)   
   Svenne  wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 16:28:16 +0000, JNugent wrote:   
   >   
   > > On 31/01/2017 15:51, Ophelia wrote:   
   >   
   > >   
   > >> Incidentally, what else do they intend to call expectant mothers?   
   > >   
   > > "Pregnant people" was one suggestion in the media.   
   >   
   > Saying "Pregnant people" is speciesism and excludes those who   
   > identify as cats or dogs or other taxa. It would be discriminatory   
   > and very distressing for someone who identifies as a giraffe or a   
   > kangaroo to be referred to as a "pregnant person" and a better term   
   > must be found, "expectant being" would be a good alternative.   
   >   
   > There is also the question of beings who are not in a strictly   
   > medical condition of expectancy but nevertheless identify as being   
   > pregnant. They also have the right to be called pregnant and given   
   > full pre-natal and maternity care.   
      
   That's not funny.   
      
   That could easily be a serious contender in the continuous public   
   sector let's-see-how-far-we-can-take-the-piss contest.   
      
   --   
   Joe   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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