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Euphemism can’t erase doubts about sex changes for minors

By CHRIS POWELL Is “gender-affirming care” good or bad? Whatever it is, it’s a euphemism, a term of camouflage to prevent something from being plainly understood and to present it in a favorable light — in this case to diminish the controversy that would be recognized if the proper neutral, impartial, and descriptive term wasContinue reading “Euphemism can’t erase doubts about sex changes for minors”

Mutilation is mutilation, politically correct or not

By Chris Powell What’s the difference between “female genital mutilation” and “gender-affirming care”? “Female genital mutilation” is an ancient barbaric practice prevailing in primitive cultures in Africa and the Middle East. Some adherents mistakenly think Islam requires it. It is committed against minor females and is euphemized as “purification.”  “Gender-affirming care” is the euphemism forContinue reading “Mutilation is mutilation, politically correct or not”