Scully Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, WalkedUp said: Midwife = with woman Until ‘husbands’ start giving birth the term requires no gender review. However that is probably only a few years away at current trends. Sorted that for you. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 Just now, Scully said: Sorted that for you. 👍 Corrected me on both etymology and also the fact that so many children are born out of wedlock these days 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 (edited) 12 minutes ago, WalkedUp said: Corrected me on both etymology and also the fact that so many children are born out of wedlock these days 🤣 I was just joshing......I’d googled the meaning of the term midwife earlier today, otherwise I wouldn’t have been any the wiser. 😀 All my kids were born out of wedlock, and none planned! 😳🙂 Edited November 18, 2020 by Scully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalkedUp Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 I heard it on the radio a few years ago. It was an interview with a male midwife in training, he was complaining about how many women don’t want a male midwife 🙈 (shock) The presenter asked him if he thought the name was a problem, he said no and explained its history/meaning. I think the main issue is one of physiology. My hands are comparatively huge with monkey fingers, any woman with sense would ask for an alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 I see everyone is called an actor nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClemFandango Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 6 minutes ago, Sciurus said: I see everyone is called an actor nowadays. Not me. I'm called Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 13 minutes ago, ClemFandango said: Not me. I'm called Paul. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sciurus Posted November 18, 2020 Report Share Posted November 18, 2020 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southeastpete Posted November 19, 2020 Report Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, WalkedUp said: Midwife = with wife Until ‘husbands’ start giving birth the term requires no gender review. However that is probably only a few years away at current trends. I get this ( with woman), but also, huMANs are also known as MANkind. so fisherMAN or fireMAN could surely just refer to a member of MANkind that deals with fires or fish? In fact if you look up fisherman, it’s just defined as one who fishes, or any person who fishes. Not a man who fishes. Edited November 19, 2020 by southeastpete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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