David Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Expectant mothers should be called “pregnant people”, the Government has suggested in a submission to amend a UN treaty. The proposed amendment is to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which the UK has been a signatory of since 1976. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s submission suggests the term “pregnant people” to avoid excluding “transgender people who have given birth”, The Sunday Times reported Read more if you want http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/23/call-expectant-mothers-pregnant-people-government-suggests/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 This thread isn’t your worst, but must be up the duff list near the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, Boycie said: This thread isn’t your worst, but must be up the duff list near the top. Geroutofit fatty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Fattist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Which is worse - the news story itself or the fact that the newspapers are using it to try and whip up a storm of controversy about it? It's a complete non-story. Starts with: Quote Expectant mothers should be called “pregnant people”, the Government has suggested in a submission to amend a UN treaty. Yet later says: Quote An FCO spokesman said: “The UK does not object to the use of the term 'pregnant woman'. The only even vaguely interesting thing about it is that this is being suggested by a Tory government, so it can't even be attributed to "PC lefties". I bet that's annoying for certain people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanFloEvraTheCocu'sNesta Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I absolutely trucking hate newspapers sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 43 minutes ago, StivePesley said: The only even vaguely interesting thing about it is that this is being suggested by a Tory government, so it can't even be attributed to "PC lefties". I bet that's annoying for certain people Can’t we have a day off ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnero Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Boycie said: Fattist No, YOU'RE the fattist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwash_Ram Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 You couldnt make up the stick Boycie gives David sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Ram Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 I already hate it when women say ‘we are pregnant’. Surely it’s ‘I am pregnant’ or ‘we are expecting a baby’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richinspain Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 4 hours ago, David said: Expectant mothers should be called “pregnant people”, the Government has suggested in a submission to amend a UN treaty. The proposed amendment is to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which the UK has been a signatory of since 1976. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s submission suggests the term “pregnant people” to avoid excluding “transgender people who have given birth”, The Sunday Times reported Read more if you want http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/23/call-expectant-mothers-pregnant-people-government-suggests/ Surely a trans-gender person that has given birth is no longer pregnant, and if it is a man who has changed to a woman is therefore a pregnant woman. A woman who has had a gender change into a man surely can’t have the necessary internal parts to become pregnant, thereby making it impossible to be a pregnant man? Or should this be in the ram’s eye thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Seahorse's are happy now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDyer Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 The patients have taken over the asylum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sith Happens Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 How long will it be before we scrap the terms Man and Woman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarboroughwa Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Ewe Ram said: I already hate it when women say ‘we are pregnant’. Surely it’s ‘I am pregnant’ or ‘we are expecting a baby’ I think that comes from the "We" are going to pick up all of your work as one by one, each one of you will now f*** off rapidly on maternity leave getting full whack for no work, kind of "we". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 6 hours ago, Bwash_Ram said: You couldnt make up the stick Boycie gives David sometimes He hates me really, watch him deny it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, Boycie said: He hates me really, watch him deny it. I love you. Save me eBay fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjam Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 We need a war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 2 minutes ago, David said: I love you. Save me eBay fees. You don’t mean it, you love Rynny more than me, he told me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G STAR RAM Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 8 hours ago, StivePesley said: Which is worse - the news story itself or the fact that the newspapers are using it to try and whip up a storm of controversy about it? It's a complete non-story. Starts with: Yet later says: The only even vaguely interesting thing about it is that this is being suggested by a Tory government, so it can't even be attributed to "PC lefties". I bet that's annoying for certain people It's annoying to think that ANY politician is being paid from the public purse for things like this when we have so many people sleeping rough. Don't think I could accept my pay cheque if this was the sum of my days work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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