hi, so i recently discovered im more left wing (democratic) than right wing (republican), but im still not the most politically correct. earlier today we were discussing abortion and i said i felt bad for the women who the anti abortion people affect, but my friend corrected me and said i meant “people who get pregnant”, because men (like trans men but still men) can get pregnant. and not all women get pregnant so it doesnt affect them. she said it gently but i feel like an ass</3

  • Borger@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    37·
    5 days ago

    I know people will disagree, but as a trans man I personally find language like “people who get pregnant” really dysphoria-inducing and uncomfortable. It’s still better than AFAB/AMAB though.

      • Borger@lemmy.blahaj.zone
        2·
        4 days ago

        Thank you. Honestly I don’t have an ideal answer for you. I would have said the same thing (“women”), although I see why people take issue with it.

        I think “people who can get pregnant” is marginally better than “people who get pregnant”.

    • Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de
      41·
      5 days ago

      Wait, Afab and Amab aren’t pirate captains? I imagine the jolly Rogers have different pride color sets, the skull also a rainbow.

      (Hope next time you see/hear those terms, you think pirates instead of discomfort)