“A Bastard is the child of unmarried parents. I am simply using the dictionary definition, not using the word...”
Sorry to “fly off the handle” so to speak....and when I posted “say that to my stepson’s face”, trust me, you’d be more worried facing him than me :-)! I’m a doughy wimp :-)!
Again, my apologies.
But then you wouldn't have had the fun of seeing the results of your firebomb.
I don't believe that term is used too often anymore. Anyway it isn't the childs fault if his/her's parents don't marry. Why is it such a concern of yours? FYI if a married woman has a child & her husband isn't the father years ago that child would have been labeled a bastard.
On all social levels in medieval England, there was little stigma attached to bastardy, though the Church did often advise against the fathering of illegitimate children. Bastards were often recognized by their fathers, and as long as they did not inherit their fathers' property, were viewed much the same as legitimate children. In some cases, bastards were loved even more than the legitimate children of their parents, as in the case of Geoffrey 'Plantagenet,' whom Henry II, on his deathbed, called his "only true son"-not a tough call, considering Henry's legitimate sons, Richard I and John (both future kings who would father their own bastards), had both plotted against their father.
Some famous bastards from history were
Confucius (ca. 551–479 BCE)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
Thomas Paine (1737–1809
Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804)
The hell you are. You made an inflammatory statement, and you've been trying to back away from it all thread.