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Today I saw a report that in the past two days, Taiwan Province has been dissatisfied by the people of Taiwan because of the problem of the title of "grandfather" and "grandmother". Some people commented that Grandpa and Grandma were going to be "disappeared" because of this.
What's going on?
It turned out that in the past two days, a wave of controversy on the topic of gender equality has been set off in wanwan, among which the Ministry of Education of Taiwan has to adjust the interpretation of chinese grandfathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, and grandmothers in the dictionary. Because these are the woman's parents, the title has the word "outside", which obviously has a sexist meaning.
So they decided to unify the names of grandfathers and grandmothers in the dictionary with notes: now also known as grandfather, grandmother (that is, we commonly call grandpa and grandmother), grandfather, grandmother.
So a politician wrote a big praise, saying that this has explained to the children that whether it is the father's parents or the mother's parents, now there is no need to have a distinction between inside and outside, they are grandfathers and grandmothers.
She also claimed that the move would promote equality between men and women, and several media outlets praised it, saying that it "would improve gender discrimination."
But what is the opinion of the people?
◆ Wonder, calling a "grandpa and grandmother" is sexism?
Many netizens said that when they heard such an adjustment bill, they were really confused. I don't know how "grandpa" and "grandma" have been called "grandpa" for thousands of years is gender inequality. Is it because of this "outer" word?
You know, the biggest difference between grandparents and grandparents is not in the name, but in the family structure. Because we tacitly believe that from the child's point of view, grandparents and grandparents are not a family with us, but grandparents are.
This is not only reflected in our various proverbs "Nephew is a dog, eat and go", but also in our daily conversation "You are the old X family, there is something to find your grandparents!" ”
But in fact, today's grandparents are no less than their grandparents. In many families, the children are raised with the help of grandparents, and when the children grow up, the grandparents return from the task of nursing, and then take over by the grandparents.
So, to some extent, some parents are unhappy about such a situation. Because of this, grandparents are inevitably suspected of "cutting off beards".
It can be seen that what everyone is dissatisfied with is actually the problem of "grandfather", "grandmother", "grandfather" and "grandmother" and the child's intimacy in our culture, rather than the word "foreign" in this title.
◆ Boring, change the name can reflect the equality of men and women?
Put mom's parents and dad's parents together, collectively called "grandparents", the problem is solved? Can it reflect a little equality between men and women?
This is another view of netizens. It should be known that the current problems facing gender equality should be more in the workplace treatment, family division of labor and freedom of marriage and childbearing, rather than a mere title issue.
◆, so how should mom's parents and dad's parents distinguish? Would be confused
The most common reaction of the majority of netizens is this. If "grandpa" and "grandma" are also called "grandpa" and "grandma", it is likely to cause children to feel confused. I can't figure out whether this is Dad's parents or Mom's parents.
And the song "Daddy's dad is called Grandpa, Mom's Dad's Dad is Called Grandpa" that often rings in the rocking car is not established.
[Topic discussion: Do you think it is feasible to change the name of "grandparents" to "grandparents"? 】
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