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Can see their point (piefed.cdn.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/witchesvspatriarchy@lemmy.ca
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[–] -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

  1. Being an anecdotal case with extenuating circumstances does not invalidate the criticism of an overall societal trend.

  2. You are not being an absentee father. You are actively trying to be a part of your children's lives. This trend does not describe you.

It is best not to borrow offense when it isn't aimed in your direction. It's better overall for your mental health and allows you to understand better other points of veiw without unnecessarily feeling attacked.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    The irony of this is, “single mother” aims no offense at anyone, and you’re advocating for an objectively offensive term take its place.

    Let’s go over what constitutes a “child of an absentee father”:

    • dead father
    • deported father
    • incarcerated father
    • abused father

    And that’s just the generalized ones.

    Gee, I wonder why we simply use “single parent/mother/father”… maybe because it describes the situation most succinctly, and with as little offensiveness as possible? Couldn’t be! It must be the patriarchy!

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