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Why doesn't this even surprise me?

This article on the BBC describes how a couple declined to reveal the sex of their baby (even to family) to "avoid unconscious gender bias". This should surprise me, but doesn't. (Perhaps more surprising is the name of the mother, "Hobbit").
 
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I'm even less surprised by the BBC's poor use of language:
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The pair, from Keynsham near Bath, did not even tell the child's grandmother until they were 11 months old.

Was the child 11 months old, was the grandmother 11 months old or were the parents 11 months old? Whistle

If the grandmother named the mother Hobbit, perhaps the grandmother is the type who supports the mother's stance. Or perhaps the grandmother was just a Tolkien fan... Laughing
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Perhaps the grand-mother so named her child as it had hairy feet.
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I think the Grandmother is called Gandalf
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It's a fad which is 'in' at the moment. The whole topic is complete bull Censored .

Fair enough, call yourself Hobbit, wear a wollen jumper, live in a canal barge and avoid gender bias. Each to their own, but I don't see anything wrong with the way things have been for centuries. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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adam wrote:
I think the Grandmother is called Gandalf


Think he batted for the other side, non gender specifically of course.
  
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knwatkins wrote:
The whole topic is complete bull Censored


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Thinking about it, 'I'm sorry, Darling, but I wouldn't want to trigger any unconcious gender bias* is a pretty good excuse not to change any nappies.
 
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BBC News - Sam Smith changes pronouns to they/them
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Gandalf? Surely "Grandalf" ???

Anyway... who gave a toss about the child's gender until it's publicity seeking excuses for parents flagged up their stupidity? The kid should sue them for invasion of privacy. I reckon social services should have a word.
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Iguana wrote:
BBC News - Sam Smith changes pronouns to they/them
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-49688123

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Ridiculous. i'm no English language wizard, but this application is clearly wrong. They/them are plural terms. Even if he cannot work out if he's male or female - there's still only one of him!

And it's quite simple to work out - just look in your pants.

just because people don't feel like they are male or female doesn't have any bearing on whether they are or not. It's a biological term.
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