Novelist Celeste Ng claims that 'women are a subset of birthing people'
As leftists continue to peddle radical gender ideology, novelist Celeste Ng has claimed that "women are a subset of birthing people."
"If you don’t like inclusive language, think of it as being respectful. You’re using the terms the other person prefers, as you would w/ a nickname. If you still don’t like THAT—well, what you’re admitting is that you don’t respect the other person. Maybe think on that," Ng tweeted on Tuesday.
In another tweet, Ng wrote, "Alternatively: women are a subset of birthing people. So ask yourself if you'd still be upset about the phrase 'women and other birthing people.' If the answer is yes, then... what you're upset about isn't the 'erasure' of the word women, it's the inclusion of other groups."
In point of fact, women are the only people who can give birth because it is biologically impossible for men to bear children. However, under the dogmas of radical leftist ideology, people can have a gender identity that differs from their biological sex, which then leads to the preposterous notion that individuals other than women can get pregnant.
While Ng is promoting the gender-bending movement, many people do not want to embrace the language being pushed by the movement's adherents.
Allie Beth Stuckey, host of BlazeTV's "Relatable," responded to Ng on Wednesday by pointing out that, "Nicknames do not require me to lie. Calling a man 'she' does."
\u201cNicknames do not require me to lie. Calling a man \u201cshe\u201d does.\u201d— Allie Beth Stuckey (@Allie Beth Stuckey) 1657126470
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro responded to Ng by noting, "To change the definition of womanhood such that its key biological component is now supposedly held by those who are not women is indeed erasure."
\u201cTo change the definition of womanhood such that its key biological component is now supposedly held by those who are not women is indeed erasure.\u201d— Ben Shapiro (@Ben Shapiro) 1657125819
Pollster Frank Luntz noted, "It's odd how progressives constantly compare GOP government to the Handmaiden's Tale – then insist on using words like 'birthing people' and 'uterus owners.'"
In a tweet on Wednesday, Ng declared, "Please know that if you comment on this thread—whether to argue against trans rights (which are human rights) or to argue w trolls/support trans rights (thank you, truly)—I won’t be reading it. But I will keep donating $1 to trans rights orgs on your behalf."
\u201cPlease know that if you comment on this thread\u2014whether to argue against trans rights (which are human rights) or to argue w trolls/support trans rights (thank you, truly)\u2014I won\u2019t be reading it. But I will keep donating $1 to trans rights orgs on your behalf. \u2764\ufe0f\u201d— Celeste Ng (@Celeste Ng) 1657020371
Bette Midler recently faced backlash on social media after tweeting on Monday, "WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our name! They don’t call us 'women' anymore; they call us 'birthing people' or 'menstruators', and even 'people with vaginas'! Don’t let them erase you! Every human on earth owes you!"
In an apparent response to the backlash, Midler declared on Tuesday, "There was no intention of anything exclusionary or transphobic in what I said; it wasn’t about that."
\u201cI\u2019ve fought for marginalized people for as long as I can remember. Still, if you want to dismiss my 60 years of proven love and concern over a tweet that accidentally angered the very people\u201d— bettemidler (@bettemidler) 1657065425
NYC health dept issues bizarre apology after top doc calls white women 'birthing people,' non-white women 'mothers'
The New York City Department of Health issued a bizarre apology after a top city medical official racially distinguished mothers and so-called "birthing people."
What happened?
Last month, Dr. Michelle Morse, chief medical officer at the NYC DOH, announced the expansion of the city's "doula program and midwifery initiative to reduce maternal and infant health inequities" and promote "birth equity."
Morse maintained her progressive "birthing people" vernacular throughout her announcement except when she observed a purported racial disparity in mortality rates. According to Morse, black and Hispanic mothers are "mothers," but non-Hispanic white mothers are "birthing people."
"The urgency of this moment is clear. Mortality rates of birthing people are too high, and babies born to Black and Puerto Rican mothers in this city are three times more likely to die in their first year of life than babies born to non-Hispanic White birthing people," Morse tweeted on March 23.
The urgency of this moment is clear. Mortality rates of birthing people are too high, and babies born to Black and Puerto Rican mothers in this city are three times more likely to die in their first year of life than babies born to non-Hispanic White birthing people.— Dr. Michelle E. Morse (@Dr. Michelle E. Morse) 1648062270
A spokesperson for the NYC DOH called the tweet an "oversight" and issued an apology — but not for the racial differentiation. Instead, the spokesman apologized for Morse "gendering" non-white "birthing people."
"We apologize for inadvertently gendering Black and Puerto Rican birthing people," the spokesperson said, the New York Post reported.
Woke linguists are attempting to erase "mother" and similar feminine references to mothers from societal vocabulary because they claim women are not the only people who birth children. Despite only women possessing the reproductive organs necessary to carry, grow, and birth children, progressives demand mothers be called "birthing people" because trans men — otherwise known as biological women — also give birth.
Anything else?
Dr. Morse is no stranger to controversy involving race-related medical information.
Last year, she co-published an article that called for an "antiracist agenda" in medicine because "colorblind solutions have failed to achieve racial equity in health care," thus requiring "federal reparations and real institutional accountability."
One of the more controversial aspects of the article is that Morse and her co-author promoted preferential treatment for non-white patients.
"Offering preferential care based on race or ethnicity may elicit legal challenges from our system of colorblind law," the article states. "But given the ample current evidence that our health, judicial, and other systems already unfairly preference people who are white, we believe—following the ethical framework of [philosopher Naomi] Zack and others—that our approach is corrective and therefore mandated."
Unfortunately, New York City engaged in such preferential treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In late December 2021, the NYC DOH prioritized COVID-19 treatment to non-white patents, claiming that being racially non-white is another "risk factor" that could complicate COVID infection.
"Non-white race or Hispanic/Latino ethnicity should be considered a risk factor, as longstanding systemic health and social inequities have contributed to an increased risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19," the agency said.
Biden admin says 'birthing people' instead of 'mothers' in maternal health document
The Biden administration opted to replace the word "mothers" with the unusual phrase "birthing people" in its 2022 fiscal year budget proposal, prompting scorn and mockery from critics online.
What are the details?
The strange, sterile phrase appears in a section of the budget proposal outlining public funding efforts to "reduce] maternal mortality rates and end race-based disparities in maternal mortality."
In the section, the administration laments that the "United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations, with an unacceptably high mortality rate for Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and other women of color," before offering its solution for "birthing people" (emphasis added):
To help end this high rate of maternal mortality and race-based disparities in outcomes among birthing people — and in addition to the investment in maternal health included in the American Families Plan — the Budget includes more than $200 million to: reduce maternal mortality and morbidity rates nationwide; bolster Maternal Mortality Review Committees; expand the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies program; help cities place early childhood development experts in pediatrician offices with a high percentage of Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program patients; implement implicit bias training for healthcare providers; and create State pregnancy medical home programs.
Interestingly, in another section of the budget proposal regarding paid leave in the American Families Plan, the administration uses the word "mothers."
The Biden administration's proposed budget uses the word "mother" when discussing paid leave but "birthing people"… https://t.co/cOhyL0pS2t
— Declan Garvey (@declanpgarvey) 1623101448.0
What else?
The phrase immediately provoked mockery from conservative commentators on social media.
Wall Street Journal writer and author Abigail Shrier wrote, "100% of birthing people are, and have always been, women. I can't believe I have to educate the Biden Administration in these basics, but here we are."
"By not saying 'women' you are making your feelings about us pretty plain," she added.
100% of birthing people are, and have always been, women. I can't believe I have to educate the Biden Administrat… https://t.co/uYm6lwPp6K
— Abigail Shrier (@AbigailShrier) 1623095087.0
"I remember when we used to use the phrase 'the flag, motherhood, and apple pie' to signify things about which Americans were unified. It is now 'an offensive symbol of white supremacy' and 'birthing people.' So I guess we're still good with apple pie," added Daily Wire editor emeritus Ben Shapiro.
I remember when we used to use the phrase "the flag, motherhood, and apple pie" to signify things about which Ameri… https://t.co/JFGcAjD4In
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) 1623156263.0
The Republican National Committee called use of the phrase "woke, anti-science nonsense."
Joe Biden’s budget uses the term “birthing people” instead of women. This is woke, anti-science nonsense. https://t.co/42atcoe11s
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) 1623086907.0
Last month, in response to progressives such as Democratic Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) using the phrase, conservatives lashed out, noting its dehumanizing affect.
Commentators such as Tim Carney of the American Enterprise Institute and the Daily Wire's Matt Walsh blasted progressives for reducing humans "to atomized autonomous individuals without a role or connection," calling leftism a "scourge" and a "poison."
Anything else?
The phrase is reminiscent, albeit a bit less clunky, than another peculiar one used in an official document by a federal health agency earlier this year.
In February, the National Institutes of Health refused to utter the word "women" instead referring to them as "pregnant and lactating people."
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