If moms are “birthing persons” then what are dads on Father’s Day?
Americans are being bombarded with ads for gifts for that special day for fathers. Should I say “sperm contributors” in preparation for our complete capitulation to the woke?
The “sperm contributor” in your life may want that leather chair, or aftershave he’ll never use, a box of fine maduro cigars, a fly-fishing shirt, or perhaps Orwell’s “1984” and a bottle of Glenmorangie 18 to wash it down.
And on the special day of the gifts, he might want to grill something for the children and the “birthing person” who brought them into the world.
That’s what mothers are called now, by the federal government, some scientists, and by the left: “birthing persons.”
Orwell was right, the first thing they do is ratchet down the language to squeeze the life out of your mind.
President Joe Biden’s federal budget proposal in a section on infant mortality rates officially calls mothers birthing people. As does the Harvard Medical School, the National Institutes of Health and other agencies. Democrats use “birthing persons” but sometimes hedge their bets and also use “mothers.” The stress must hurt really bad.
So, rather than call people stupid fools for not applauding this trend, I decided on a radical plan: Asking people what they thought of it.
Most women who are mothers don’t like the “birthing person” bit. But I didn’t have the heart to tell them they’ll be sent to a reeducation camp if they persist.
“I’m not a birthing person” said Linda Blanco, “those were the medical personnel on hand when my female body gave birth to my children. I became a mother prior to the birthing process when I carried the children in my womb. If ‘birthing person’ replaces mother, what term replaces father? ‘Sperm contributor?’ ”
Excellent take Linda Blanco. The contention that females must have wombs to give birth is a bit of science fraught with peril.
“The use of the phrase ‘birthing person’ as opposed to ‘mother’ is yet another example of the science-denying idiocy that is on full display among many on the progressive left,” says Janet Helwig Fortney. “This idiocy must be denounced for exactly what it is.”
But where else in Chicago would you read it being denounced, except here?
“In my opinion this is no big deal,” says Melinda Abney Kaiser . “A woman who gives birth may be carrying the baby for another person/couple, may be biologically unrelated to the baby, planning to place the baby up for adoption. Some people who give birth are biologically female but live as a male and do not consider themselves a ‘mother.’ I am the person who gave birth to my children, a simple fact, and choose to be called their mother, but it’s not my business if someone chooses another path or uses different language.”
Who says I’m not ecumenical? And I agree that people may call themselves what they wish. But “birthing person” is the language now of the federal government and government-funded science. So, it isn’t just another person’s decision about what to call themselves. It’s controlling language, officially imposed. And that’s serious. Why not throw out the mother with the bathwater?
“How embarrassing to be a liberal, knowing this is BS yet keeping your mouth shut in compliance,” writes Robert Zaleski. “Cringeworthy.”
Yes, but if you really want cringeworthy, watch CNN returning lefty legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin to its lineup after he was put on leave eight months ago for exposing himself during a Zoom meeting with editorial staff at The New Yorker. But he’s of the left and so is embraced upon his return. That’s modern journalism for you.
Let’s leave the discussion of journalism, which is “fraught,” and get back to “birthing people.”
“I am now and will always be a mother,” says L. Feddor Cappozzo. “My greatest pride is in telling my children we once shared a heartbeat. And now I have the pleasure of having the name of grandmother. I don’t ever wish to be referred to as birthing person. It’s insane and insulting. I can’t speak for any woman but myself. The things one goes through in pregnancy, the morning sickness, swollen ankles, food cravings, sleepless nights as you can’t get comfortable, then the raging hormones.”
“Birthing people? As a mother I am beyond insulted and so should every other mother. The womb of a woman is the most sacred place in the world,” writes Christine Trzos. “What has happened to the adults in the room? Is there no common sense left in our society?”
There are a few. But in Chicago, we hide in cells of three lest we be discovered.
“I am a mother, not a birthing person,” says Jan Peron. “The latter disparages the essence of motherhood and women.”
Exactly. And isn’t that the point?
Will there come a day when fed-up Americans push back against all this stuff? Yes.
They will push back hard.
It begins.
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Joe Biden is a “birthing person”, as he is giving birth to communism in our society and he is giving birth to the destruction of our free society.
Lol. That makes more sense than calling women ‘birthing persons’..
And to think that the country has done quite well up to this point without the term, ” Term ” BIRTHING PERSON, ” ” Who knew that the term, ” WIFE, ” was right to describe one’s wife up until now, Thanks but ” WIFE is the description I will use and I’m sure that everyone else , including the ( WIFE’S ) Will know whom we’re referring to.
Correction to my comment above “Who knew that the term, ” WIFE , ” WIFE wasn’t appropriate until now
Support personnel
Walking ATMS for baby mammas..
“in preparation for our complete capitulation to the woke?”
Why is anyone giving these deranged Fools any attention at all?
More proof that Democrats are complete Fools and Idiots.
IF we keep ignoring the problem, it won’t just ‘go away’… THAT IS WHY WE KEEP telling folks, what these insane fools are up to.
Dads and Fathers will now be called impregnators…….Happy IMPREGNATORS DAY .
Since in the bizarre, woke world of leftists we are now expected to refer to mothers as “birthing persons”, I suppose they will demand that we start describing fathers as “impregnators”. From now on, leftist educators will be teaching history lessons about the importance of our founding impregnators and refer to George Washington as the impregnator of our country. Can things get any crazier than this?
NEVER ever ask “Can leftists get crazier”.. THEY ALWAYS prove us that the answer is “HELL YES WE CAN!”
New terms for “Father” and “dad”:
Sperm Donor, Seeder, Breeder, Organic Bank, Seed Injector, Revenue Generator….. oh, my head hurts..
or as designated in some ” RAP Music” the term is M—–F—ers! Sorry, I think rap music is terrible and ignorant.
Perhaps inseminating person would work?
What to call fathers? That’s easy…. Stud.
If the woman involved wants to be referred to as birthing person the male should be referred to as the victim!
Pity the offspring….or is it product? Most likely “new tax debtor”.
New welfare leech!!!
Fathers will be called b. p. f-ers.
New SAT question:
Mom is to Birthing Person as ____ is to Semen Donor
a) Jane
b) Uncle
c) Dad
d) Rainbow
Sperm Donor Day is coming up soon. Has Hallmark caught up yet with the new jargon??? They messed up Birthing Person Day with Mother’s Day cards.
I am surprised all the gender fluid nutters out there, have not whined “WE need to eliminate mothers and fathers days, CAUSE THEY ARE MISGENDERING FOLKS!”
I’m just waiting for the next wave of cancelations, for Hate Speech against Adopted Persons–who have loves ones who they consider “mother” and “father”, but have no idea who their “birthing person” and “sperm donor” were.
Are you a MOTHER or a BIRTHING PERSON? My Mother just passed (7/30/2021) and she took GREAT PRIDE in being a committed STAY AT HOME MOTHER to/for her Children. There is WAY MORE to being a MOTHER than BIRTHING (and that is why the Left attacks the word, they want all Children to be WARDS OF THEIR #FASCICRATS STATE, if they do not get #Aborted)!
DuckDuckGo search: “Are you a Mother or a Birthing Person” for my (JLenardDetroit #BeforeItsNews) Article (tinyurl com / BirthingPersons) on the topic, which are too long to reproduce here.
My Mother raised me to be a FIGHTER FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS and I shall Fight on!
#RIP: #DonnaJeanLenard (passed Fri 7/30/2021)