Science needs to stop using terms like male, female, mother and father, researchers say. They should be labeled as: “sperm-producing”, “egg-producing”, “egg donor”, “sperm donor”.

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[–]irbartok 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That might be the single most fucked up article I've ever read

[–]SoCo 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Maybe, keep the scientific terms as they always have been, and let the others who wish to redefine them use their own different, non-scientific, terms.

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11757953/Richard-Dawkins-says-use-one-harmful-words-academics-want-phased-out.html