Midwife

[r@mside]

Ffs I’m not having a go at midwives I’m having a go at the fkn stupid world we live in now!
A midwife is a fkn midwife
A batsmen is a fkn batsmen
A MOTM is a fkn MAN of the match
Some right fkn FANNIIES on here

I'm reading this post ^ and finding it hard to disagree

 

[PJH]

Shocking we're still allowed to say Manchester tbh.

 

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

Shocking we're still allowed to say Manchester tbh.

It's been a good while since I had a weekend away in Nonbinarychester.

 

[PJH]

It's been a good while since I had a weekend away in Nonbinarychester.

Did it include seeing a match at Age-afflicted Trafford?

 

[Ciro_DiMarzio]

Did it include seeing a match at Age-afflicted Trafford?

No but I'll stick that one the list for next time.

 

[Pnematic1]

In women’s football do they shout “man on”

The alternative could be really tricky ………

 

[Becs]

Why is it called menstruation? It's got nothing to do with blokes.

 

[Pnematic1]

Did it include seeing a match at Age-afflicted Trafford?

Anfield next ……….

Why is it called menstruation? It's got nothing to do with blokes.

Summat to do with the moon iirc.

Anyway - womenstruation.

 

[bobster999]

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[Gabbiagreeni]

Why is it called menstruation? It's got nothing to do with blokes.

It should be menfrustration

 

[Pnematic1]

Shocking we're still allowed to say Manchester tbh.

Manholes are out btw - it’s “ Inspection Chamber”*

I recall I tagged “Master Bedroom” on a house type drawing and some loon from HR complained that it had “ connotations of male dominance and reinforced patriarchal society “

* Billy Connolly said he would still call it a manhole until he actually witnessed a woman crawling out of one .

 

[GordonMuchallNo1Fan]

So it’s ok to say midwife but you can’t say batsmen
Ban me now ffs

we all still say "batsman" at the cricket as does my wife who thinks it's bloody stupid saying "batter"

 

[Pnematic1]

Those old established favourites Dick and Fanny will have to go ……. I ll miss them , especially the latter .


( I wonder if a married couple were ever called Dick and Fanny Smethurst or summat?)

 

[I am a reindeer]

In women’s football do they shout “man on”

Yes, I do at my daughter's football

 

[Cockney Mackem]

The term midwife means with woman with = ‘mid’ woman = ‘wife’. As in to assist the woman giving birth

It comes from olde English iirc

You tatey

Yeah but batsman is from the 8th century Nordic dialects meaning "incredibly rich costumed vigilante"

 

[Feed the Monster]

Not really, midwifes are almost exclusively female which isn’t the case for cricketers.

Plus midwifes are miracle workers. I have more respect for them than anyone, so they can call themselves what they want.

Depends if you mean proper cricketers or not

 

[PTID]

Ffs I’m not having a go at midwives I’m having a go at the fkn stupid world we live in now!
A midwife is a fkn midwife
A batsmen is a fkn batsmen
A MOTM is a fkn MAN of the match
Some right fkn FANNIIES on here

I object to you using the word FANNIES

 

[matt228]

So it’s ok to say midwife but you can’t say batsmen
Ban me now ffs

Midwife comes from Old English mid (="with", like the modern German mit) + wife (in the old sense meaning any woman, not necessarily married). A midwife (of any gender) is called a midwife because they are with the woman who's giving birth, not because they're a woman themselves.

No-one says you can't say batsman, but batter seems to be a fairly innocuous alternative, with the added bonus of corresponding better with bowler and fielder. I still say batsman, even in women's cricket. I can tell you right now that not a single person has ever been offended by this in my presence.

Merry Christmas.

 

[Barry Quizshow]

Yeah but batsman is from the 8th century Nordic dialects meaning "incredibly rich costumed vigilante"

Fred Trump?

 

[Cockney Mackem]

Fred Trump?

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