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		pbhjpbhj on April 22, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google’s AI-powered ‘inclusive warnings’ feature i... I can't even imagine what the supposed offense is here? Like, 'I identify both as a mainboard and male, your use of motherboard offends me'???

nostromo on April 23, 2022 [–]

"Mother" has been determined to be "not inclusive" because it excludes men who can get pregnant and give birth.

And this isn't some made up controversy. The Biden administration has been replacing "mother" with "birthing person."

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/09/pregnan...

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