Scotish midwifery to ban The word “Mother”

Doodledog and so many other GNetters, have posted on all of the threads about the gradual erosion of women, and their rights, for many months now. They've been shouted down, ridiculed and sneered at for being hysterical feminists, transphobic or TERFS. Doodledog has never once lost her temper, resorted to personal or generic insults, nor has she claimed faux outrage and claimed that she's been personally attacked in order that the discussion is deflected towards her personally.
So much good, verifiable and reliable data has been provided on those previous threads. There is a reason that younger women are becoming more and more alarmed at the slow, casual erasure of women, and all that they've fought for, over the last 100 years. Mumsnet's Feminism Boards has some articulate, well informed posters who provide each other with well researched data that simply provide an excellent resource of information. We don't appear to be able to have that forum in GN, which is our loss.

Why use several words (person who …. etc) when one will do and we have perfectly adequate words already to cover all eventualities?

A mother is a female (XX chromosomes) who gives birth.

Someone who has not given birth can mother a child or children. In some cases that makes them the mother (adoptive).

Males (XY) can ‘mother’ children too though I’m not sure the verb to mother is needed here. Fathering seems to me to work very well too.

Smileless2012

I don't agree that adding is necessarily tautology and I certainly don't agree that it is in this instance.

So is a mother not a person who gives birth? If she is it's tautology.

I don't agree that adding is necessarily tautology and I certainly don't agree that it is in this instance.

trisher

I don't like adding in because it is tautology.

Isn't the risk of tautology a tiny price worth paying if it makes more people feel happy and included? Why the need to be so dogmatic?

I think it will go on for longer than that Elegran. Not warming up yet …

I've just recounted and it was four capitals. The extra one was shouting emphasising that I had used no less than TWO prepositions with which to end a sentence - but was unrepentant.

Any bids on less than six hours?

An occasional use of capitals for a few single words in a post (three in my post above, eight in Paddyann's) isn't shouting. It is one of the ways of emphasising a word.

SHOUTING IS WHEN POSTERS USE THEM FOR WHOLE SENTENCES, LIKE THIS, OR FOR A WHOLE POST.

Inkle I like that!

Alegrias1

I know Baggs. paddyann54 was accused of shouting and Elegran is praised for emphasising. Just wondering how to tell the difference.

I have an inkling.

Inkle away?. Enjoy!

Sometimes I use underlining, sometimes italics for emphasis. If I wanted to shout something you'd know by the diction, not by the case of the letters.

I know Baggs. paddyann54 was accused of shouting and Elegran is praised for emphasising. Just wondering how to tell the difference.

I have an inkling.

I don't like adding in because it is tautology.

I am completely unfamiliar with paddyann's (or anyone else's) capitals.

I used a few myself recently, again for emphasis.

Aveline

You're easily impressed Trisher. It's Elegran that always seems to speak the most sense as far as I can see.

I'm always impressed by reality*Aveline*. Speculation and forecasts of disaster don't impress me at all. They seldom materialise anyway.

Alegrias1

Baggs

Elegran did not shout; she emphasised.

Whereas paddyann54 was shouting?

Well well.

You were the one making comparisons.

Alegrias1

Baggs

Elegran did not shout; she emphasised.

Whereas paddyann54 was shouting?

Well well.

Nor imply anything.

Alegrias1

Baggs

Elegran did not shout; she emphasised.

Whereas paddyann54 was shouting?

Well well.

I did not say anything about paddyann.

Baggs

Elegran did not shout; she emphasised.

Whereas paddyann54 was shouting?

Well well.

Elegran very well summarised. Adding in wasn't liked by a couple of posters, most agreed it would be a totally inclusive way forward. As I recall the deleted thread went on to reference maternity units and real life situations and a poster said if you wanted to be referred to as 'mother' in those situations you could make that request.

I think you need more than mere capitals for something to qualify as a shout.

Elegran did not shout; she emphasised.

You're easily impressed Trisher. It's Elegran that always seems to speak the most sense as far as I can see.