i am asking people to stop using the b-slur this is hurtful to all people whose parents were not married at the time of their birth, and to their families the preferred term is "natural child"

Doing my part by bringing more natural children into the world until we become more accepting

let's all come together to leave behind this regressive language and to be kinder to this historically-oppressed population that to this day remains structurally-disadvantaged in our society

Seinfeld episode The Hot Tub is incomprehensible to young people because single mom is so mainstream bastard isn't recognized as a slur

don't let the natural childs drag you down

👏 so true, the kid didn't choose the circumstances of their birth (imo, I know some religious folks believe differently)

The b-slur was an invention of the cis-hetero patriarchy and was used to reinforce cultural mores that have been a key oppressive structure in our western society. https://aeon.co/ideas/the-strange-story-of-inventing-the-bastard-in-medieval-europe