[LeatherTrumpet]

A new language guide instructs councils in England and Wales to avoid calling
parents "mother" or "father" in an attempt to not not offend small numbers of people.

Instead of referring to parents' gender, the Local Government Association's guide advises staff to use the term "birthing parent".

Other banned terms in the 18-page document include "expat", "second
generation", "the homeless", "lifestyle choice", "economic migrant" and deprived neighbourhoods".

The guide suggests opting for "welcome everyone" at public events rather
han "welcome ladies and gentlemen", adding: "People who are not 'ladies' or
gentlemen' may recognise the difference, feel included and that they belong."


The ruling was emailed to 339 English and 22 Welsh councils by the LGA's hief executive Mark Lloyd CBE, the Sun reports.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/mum-an...guide-for-cou/

Youtube video

[bitontheslide]

birthing parent is just plain weird, however, i have been saying hello everyone rather than ladies and gentlemen for ages now

[arista]

That is dumb of those Council's , LT

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

Instead of referring to parents' gender, the Local Government Association's guide advises staff to use the term "birthing parent".

But mothers are the only parents who can give birth

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

"People who are not 'ladies' or gentlemen' may recognise the difference, feel included and that they belong."

But adult people can only be a lady or a gentleman.

What are those halfwits on about...

[LeatherTrumpet]

more pandering to imagined offended people by people desperate to virtue signal

[Liam-]

Jesus, people have been subconsciously using inclusive, gender neutral la gauge for god knows how long, why are people suddenly so upset at the concept, go outside and smell some flowers or something

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

But mothers are the only parents who can give birth


But adult people can only be a lady or a gentleman.

What are those halfwits on about...

the can be lord, lady, your majesty, your honour, doctor, professor, sir .....

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

the can be lord, lady, your majesty, your honour, doctor, professor, sir .....

But they're still a lady or a gentleman, neither of those things are a title

[Mystic Mock]

People will never follow these guidelines, it's the Media scaremongering and trying to divide everyone as usual.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

birthing parent is just plain weird, however, i have been saying hello everyone rather than ladies and gentlemen for ages now

Same here tbh.

I always say hello everyone.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

People will never follow these guidelines, it's the Media scaremongering and trying to divide everyone as usual.

Pretty much this
You cannot erase 'mother' & 'Father' , from the English language.

[Cherie]

What do we call homeless people now ?

[jet]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

A new language guide instructs councils in England and Wales to avoid calling
parents "mother" or "father" in an attempt to not not offend small numbers of people.

Instead of referring to parents' gender, the Local Government Association's guide advises staff to use the term "birthing parent".

Other banned terms in the 18-page document include "expat", "second
generation", "the homeless", "lifestyle choice", "economic migrant" and deprived neighbourhoods".

The guide suggests opting for "welcome everyone" at public events rather
han "welcome ladies and gentlemen", adding: "People who are not 'ladies' or
gentlemen' may recognise the difference, feel included and that they belong."


The ruling was emailed to 339 English and 22 Welsh councils by the LGA's hief executive Mark Lloyd CBE, the Sun reports.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk/mum-an...guide-for-cou/

Youtube video

Crazy nonsense.
What about parents who have an adopted child and haven’t ‘birthed’ them? Or a stepmother or stepfather? What are they to be called?

[The Slim Reaper]

I'm furious. Everyone knows that languages can never change, which is why Shakespeare had to create his own language that he called olde English, just so he could write his plays in a way that would make them less accessible to future generations.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

I'm furious. Everyone knows that languages can never change, which is why Shakespeare had to create his own language that he called olde English, just so he could write his plays in a way that would make them less accessible to future generations.

In all seriousness though can we please not have totes in the English dictionary? That would be my own personal hell if that happened.

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

In all seriousness though can we please not have totes in the English dictionary? That would be my own personal hell if that happened.

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dic.../english/totes

Ask and thou shalt receive.

Apologies if that was too woke

Ask and you shall receive.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dic.../english/totes

Ask and thou shalt receive.

Apologies if that was too woke

Ask and you shall receive.

I wish it was woke.

That word making the dictionary makes me worried that we're going backwards.

[bitontheslide]

tote has always been a word in the dictionary, the board the bookies have at the race course is a tote board

[Redway]

Erm. Can I get off this planet?

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

tote has always been a word in the dictionary, the board the bookies have at the race course is a tote board

But that's not really called a totally board, but shortened for some reason.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Cherie

What do we call homeless people now ?

"Unhoused", apparently. It's just as dumb as saying "people of colour" is okay while "coloured people" isn't...

[Swan]

I don't think the "worlds greatest birthing parent" mugs are gonna be best sellers.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

I'm furious. Everyone knows that languages can never change, which is why Shakespeare had to create his own language that he called olde English, just so he could write his plays in a way that would make them less accessible to future generations.

Language can change, but humanity hasn't - mothers are still the only parents who can give birth, ladies and gentlemen are the only things an adult can be.

[Swan]

Birthing partners day 1 (19th March)
Birthing partners day 2 (18th June)

[bitontheslide]