This is a comment by wellokaythen on the post “Ann Romney’s GOP Speech — Caregiving and Parenting as Woman’s Work“.

The original speech:

“It’s the mom’s of this nation, single, married, widowed, who really hold the country together. We’re the mothers. We’re the wives. We’re the grandmothers. We’re the big sisters. We’re the little sisters and we are the daughters.”

wellokaythen responded:

“Fully inclusive language would have also said:

‘We’re the ex-wives. We’re the girlfriends. We’re the baby mommas. We’re the lovers on the side. We’re the sex workers. We’re the nannies who take care of other women’s children. We’re the teachers who sometimes parent your children more than you do. We’re the women who make the agonizing decision to give their children up for adoption. We’re the women who exercise reproductive choice.’” 

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