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(cant find the aita community) am i a bad person for saying "women" instead of "people who can get pregnant"? (piefed.social)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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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

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[โ€“] 15 points 10 months ago (1 child)

You did nothing wrong. It's fucking annoying when people 'correct' me for saying something super normal

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 10 months ago

    Yes. Although I also believe there are also good reasons to continue to change norms. Plenty of normal things of the past are now understood as offensive or insensitive today, language included. So I understand why people try and 'correct' language, but when it's done tactlessly or unnecessarily, it's just annoying and rude.

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