Posted on 03/06/2006 6:45:14 PM PST by blam
How’s your 'Progenitor A?'
By David Rennie, Europe Correspondent
(Filed: 07/03/2006)
Spain has taken another step in its journey from conservative to liberal bastion by creating new birth certificates to avoid discrimination against same-sex couples.
According to an announcement in the Official Bulletin of State "The expression "father" will be replaced with "Progenitor A", and "mother" will be replaced with "Progenitor B"."
The head of the national Civil Register, Pilar Blanco-Morales, told the newspaper ABC that the change took account of a new law on same-sex marriages passed by the socialist government in July.
The move has prompted sharp criticism from conservatives and family groups who said language was being rewritten to "brainwash" the Spanish into accepting a new definition of parenthood.
The birth certificate reforms have prompted the Spanish press to re-work popular sayings using the new terms.
English equivalents would include "Progenitor B, I hardly knew you," and "Who's your Progenitor A?"
But Miss Blanco-Morales said the new birth certificates upheld Spanish traditions, including the custom that a Spaniard has two surnames, one from their father and one from their mother.
Orwell couldn't have done better. He was just a little ahead of time in his predictions but we're doing our best to fulfill his vision.
Ummmm ...
Huxley as well.
I am of course offended that 'Progenitor A' always refers to the male parent and 'Progenitor B' always refers to the female parent.
Yes, sarc.
That don't carry the same oomph!
Islam is breathing down their necks and this is what europe is doing?
Progenitor A don't preach,
I've been losing sleep,
Progenitor A don't preach,
I'm in trouble deep,
but I've made up my mind,
I'm gonna keep my progeny.
It's all because your Progenitor B don't dance, and your Progenitor A don't rock and roll...
"Who's your Progenitor A?"
It would be worse in Canada: "Who's your Progenitor A eh?"
Your Progenitor B wears army boots!
A "You ain't gonna believe this s**t" Ping
Waidaminnud - unless you're cloning you're only going to have one "progenitor" in a same-sex couple anyway, and then only if the couple is female. WTF?
Tab A still goes in to Slot B. (DUH!)
A España se la llevó el diablo...
tab A goes into SLOT B... you freak
Bring back Franco
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