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Recent comic: It's time to update the old binaries. (lemmings.world)

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

And that's why no one would ever use those loaded terms, as it implies that their position is worse than the competition.

It's actually impressive that we somehow got people to call pro life and pro choice by those names, as opposed to pro abortion and anti abortion, say.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

They don't want terms that are loaded against oppression, which is why we don't have the more accurate labels "pro- choice" and "anti-choice."

It's entirely possible to be pro-choice (everyone should be free to choose to have an abortion) and pro-life (personally choosing to not have an abortion), but the term is purposefully misapplied.

[–] mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

agreed.

or pro choice and pro government in your uterus.