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Again... fallacy is not proof, Fallacy is not logic, by definition Fallacy is in fact a flawed representation of evidence.
Even if you focus completely on the gay rights angle... they are still either male or female and take no offense at those terms, while one could infer that they would feel excluded by the inability to list their partners in a proper respective term on forms such as the one changed. Meanwhile the term Parent is interchangeable with Father or Mother and so outside personal preference (which would fall under appeal to emotion fallacy anyway) there is no logical reason why it should be seen as a problem.
thanks for describing the essence of political correctness, when a small minority find something to make them feel uneasy, well, we need to affect the vast majority and change whatever "it" is to appease the small minority of people who live to be offended.
You apparently missed it the first time:
Prove that's the intent behind this.
And while you're at it:
Prove this affects anyone negatively in such a matter that we need to be concerned.
Again... fallacy is not proof, Fallacy is not logic, by definition Fallacy is in fact a flawed representation of evidence.
Even if you focus completely on the gay rights angle... they are still either male or female and take no offense at those terms, while one could infer that they would feel excluded by the inability to list their partners in a proper respective term on forms such as the one changed. Meanwhile the term Parent is interchangeable with Father or Mother and so outside personal preference (which would fall under appeal to emotion fallacy anyway) there is no logical reason why it should be seen as a problem.
They are free to cross out Mother/Father and write in Mother/Mother or Father/Father. I don't see the big deal and the need to pacify extremely sensitive groups. It's a waste of time and money. Now all those forms need to be redone to keep the few "happy" about filling in their name.
Either they are upset enough that they asked for this or they are not.
No one group will be happy because it excludes the other group.
I meant the paperwork for contact info that you fill out at the beginning of the year. It never said Mother?father always Parent/guardian. Doesn't make me feel like any less of a mother
Sometimes there is only one parent, but you are still your daughter's mother... ooops child #2's parent #1, or whatever the least offensive gender neutral term is.
Even if you focus completely on the gay rights angle... they are still either male or female and take no offense at those terms, while one could infer that they would feel excluded by the inability to list their partners in a proper respective term on forms such as the one changed. Meanwhile the term Parent is interchangeable with Father or Mother and so outside personal preference (which would fall under appeal to emotion fallacy anyway) there is no logical reason why it should be seen as a problem.
Yep.
As far as exclusion goes, Mother/Father is the only one that excludes anybody. Parent/Parent is the most inclusive, as parents of any gender can fit the bill.
I personally think it's more rude to exclude these people than it ever would be to call a parent a parent instead of their gender-specific term.
I'm perfectly fine with being called a parent or a spouse, rather than a father or a husband. Especially on forms where it doesn't matter for anything except stating my relationship to the other. Heck, I'm pretty sure my tax forms already refer to me as spouse as it is.
They are free to cross out Mother/Father and write in Mother/Mother or Father/Father. I don't see the big deal and the need to pacify extremely sensitive groups. It's a waste of time and money. Now all those forms need to be redone to keep the few "happy" about filling in their name.
Either they are upset enough that they asked for this or they are not.
No one group will be happy because it excludes the other group.
Actually, alterations to a federal document in such manner would most likely result in it becoming invalid.
Sometimes there is only one parent, but you are still your daughter's mother... ooops child #2's parent #1, or whatever the least offensive gender neutral term is.
Argument at the passport office. 'ok, which one of you is parent #1?' One says,'I'm #1', the other says 'no you aren't, I'm #1'. Who decides who is #1? Diversity neutral gone totally stupid.
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