'Mother,' 'Father' Changing to 'Parent One,' 'Parent Two' on Passport Applications

[Gerald]

The words “mother” and “father” will be removed from U.S. passport applications and replaced with gender neutral terminology, the State Department says.“The words in the old form were ‘mother’ and ‘father,’” said Brenda Sprague, deputy assistant Secretary of State for Passport Services. "They are now ‘parent one’ and ‘parent two.’"

A statement on the State Department website noted: “These improvements are being made to provide a gender neutral description of a child’s parents and in recognition of different types of families.” The statement didn't note if it was for child applications only.

The State Department said the new passport applications, not yet available to the public, will be available online soon.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011...ender-neutral/

Note: Published January 07, 2011

[gimpy117]

well the thing is too...if I had gotten a passport when i was a minor via my dad and stepmother... I don't really call her my mother. So i can see how even in a situation where it's not a same-sex marriage situation it would be more politically correct.

Where did you put your name if you were the guardian not the parent?

[TheDarkWraith]

Originally Posted by Vendor

The words “mother” and “father” will be removed from U.S. passport applications and replaced with gender neutral terminology, the State Department says

complete and utter breakdown of American society. Pretty soon robots will be able to be your parents also? What happened to core values, morals, and 'complete' families? Yes I'm an American but every year I see this country going deeper and deeper down the crapper

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

complete and utter breakdown of American society. Pretty soon robots will be able to be your parents also? What happened to core values, morals, and 'complete' families? Yes I'm an American but every year I see this country going deeper and deeper down the crapper

True, something is screwed here,

[Tchocky]

This is clearly the last straw! Stock up on canned food, guys.


Can't see why it's not left as is. I doubt many non-traditional parents take offence.

[Castout]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

complete and utter breakdown of American society. Pretty soon robots will be able to be your parents also? What happened to core values, morals, and 'complete' families? Yes I'm an American but every year I see this country going deeper and deeper down the crapper

I share your sentiment

[Penguin]

I foresee interesting scenes at the passport office:
"Ok, my name is Bill Bonehead, and I am parent one, as I am the father"
"Hey, I am his mother, so I should be parent one!"
"Nancy, we debated this before! Clerk, write my name under parent one!"
"No way, mofo! Take this:" *bang, bang, bang*

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Vendor

A statement on the State Department website noted: “These improvements are being made to provide a gender neutral description of a child’s parents and in recognition of different types of families.”

I wonder if he means, "married queers that adopted some poor kid". Because, clearly, there is no father or mother in that type of scenario.

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I wonder if he means, "married queers that adopted some poor kid". Because, clearly, there is no father or mother in that type of scenario.

[Castout]

Originally Posted by Penguin

I foresee interesting scenes at the passport office:
"Ok, my name is Bill Bonehead, and I am parent one, as I am the father"
"Hey, I am his mother, so I should be parent one!"
"Nancy, we debated this before! Clerk, write my name under parent one!"
"No way, mofo! Take this:" *bang, bang, bang*

Yea the new designation will offend even many more parents.

I suggest parent A and Parent 1.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by TheDarkWraith

complete and utter breakdown of American society.

No it's not.

Pretty soon robots will be able to be your parents also?

No I'm pretty sure they're going to keep it at legal adults.

What happened to core values

Like bigotry?

morals

Like intolerance?

and 'complete' families?

Two parents make a complete family.

Yes I'm an American but every year I see this country going deeper and deeper down the crapper

Hysterics.

Personally I would think that "Guardian" would make a better choice of words here. *Shrug*

[Skybird]

And more PC crap from the crowd that thinks mothers should be ashamed to be mothers inmstead of making a career (a mother by the terminology is a thread to the concept of that women have to be seen as successful and equal to men in jobs, so they simply shall no be called mothers anymore). It'S also more relativisation of homosexual relations, and if socialist conformity and state-run caretaking of children should be needed as it is desired by those benefitting from the dependency of the electorate, then first the primary social security net for kids - intct familiues - have to be destroyed.

It is so sick and perverse.

The US is just following the Swiss and European madness here:

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=170706

In a lose context, some days ago two Catholic German cardinals have accused the PC crowd of wanting to homosexualise mankind. Considering that leftist pedagogues have already have seriously demanded to educate children and teens at school to encourage them to try out homosexual experiences and "see the good in it" (quoted by memory, the news is 1-1.5 years old and was in the news in Germany), I cannot guarantee that maybe they do not have a point. It's just a highly suspicious organisation raising these accusations.

I like what in the past our culture was standing for, and has created in creations and benefits and values. But the way it detoriates now and is being destroyed by bored leftist idiots, PC-relativisers and superpedagogues (a typical German disease) does not even make me wanting to vomit on it anymore - for in comparison that would still be an expression of appreciation.

Siock, sick, sick. The time is near when parents do not even have "children" anymore. To call a child a child may be expression of a possessive claim, and may be considered discrimination.

[Platapus]

Don't assume this is in response to homosexual couples

Heterosexual couples like The Frau and I would benefit from this.

She is the mother of the kids. What am I?

Unfortunately passport and other government documents don't give me the options of

1. The Guy whats boinkin the mom
2. The Chump who just pays the bills

Until one of those options are open, I will be satisfied with parent 2.

There is a growing number of heterosexual couples in the same "status" as I am.