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A high school student in Seattle, Washington, was marked down on a test after reportedly incorrectly stating only women can get pregnant.
The debate around ‘pregnant women’ versus ‘pregnant people’ has only become more fierce, and often derogatory, in recent years. For instance, some transgender men, who were assigned female at birth, fall into this category of pregnant people.
The issue came during a 10th-grade quiz on gender versus sex
An unnamed student at Chief Sealth International High School undertook a quiz entitled “Understanding Gender vs. Sex” in his Ethnic Studies class. Students were asked to comment true or false on various statements. Other questions on the test asked about pronoun usage.
The issue arose when the student answered true to both “All men have penises” and “Only women can get pregnant.”
Sex refers to “the different biological and physiological characteristics of males and females”, while gender refers to “the socially constructed characteristics of women and men”.
But, as the discussions of gender and sex expand, sometimes it becomes blurred for some individuals. This is where the term pregnant people came about. As reported on Healthline: “It’s possible for any individual with a uterus and ovaries to get pregnant.”
His mother took issue with the pregnancy question
Following the class quiz, the student’s mother spoke to the right-wing conservative talk show The Jason Rantz Show Sunday. She was not happy.
She scathed: “I keep trying to wrap my head around how it is legal to teach inaccurate information and force students to answer against their beliefs or receive negative scores.”
The unnamed mother was left with “frustration and anger” over the situation. She argued her son was simply giving his honest opinion. The mom claimed her son has been called a racist and “a product of the patriarchy that teaches young boys not to care about anything.”
Speaking to the New York Post, the school district argued the quiz was in line with the course structure of Ethnic studies.
They said: “[Seattle Public Schools] remains committed to fostering inclusive environments that encourage the exploration of contemporary issues, particularly the examination of power systems such as racism and patriarchy.
“This dedication extends to providing a space for thoughtful exploration and dialogue on these issues.”
The school also said the quiz results do not impact any of the student’s final grades.
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