Ana Kasparian's "I'm a woman" Tweet

[ShazzieB]

131. That's a matter of opinion.

"Detached coldness" is a subjective impression, not objective fact. The phrase "pregnant people" can feel one way to you, another way to me, and a totally different way to someone else. That's unfortunate, but it's a separate issue from inclusiveness, which is what the original discussion was about.

The art of using inclusive language is very much a work in progress, and it's evolving all the time, with trial and error being a big part of the process, especially as our understanding of things like gender identity also continue to evolve. New terminology can sound clunky and weird at first, and not all of it will survive the rest of time.

The phrase "pregnant people" was coined in order to give recognition of the fact that not all those are pregnant identify as women. Such people do exist, whether some choose to believe it or not, and imo, there is a need for language that reflects this.