EXCLUSIVE: No laughing matter for Jack Whitehall as he is slated for ‘erasing women’ in advert for his new show which refers to expectant mothers as genderless ‘pregnant people’
- The tweet since appears to have been deleted from the comedian’s X page
Jack Whitehall has been slated after an advert for his new show referred to expectant mothers as genderless ‘pregnant people’.
The actor and comedian tweeted a call out for London based couples to take part in his new show which involves attending a filmed antenatal class.
The poster – which appears to have since been deleted – read: ‘Calling all pregnant people and birth partners.’
But followers immediately appeared baffled, asking him: ‘Pregnant people? You mean women right?’
‘Oh this is going to be glorious,’ another mocked.
The actor and comedian tweeted a call out for London based couples to take part in his new show which involves attending a filmed antenatal class – but it asked for ‘pregnant people’ rather than women
Many seemed baffled by the use of language in the advert, asking ‘you mean pregnant women?’
The tweet has since disappeared from Whitehall’s page
The rest of the advert read: ‘Jackpot Productions are looking for some London based expectant couples to attend a filmed antenatal class on Wednesday 1st November for a major entertainment service.
‘We’re looking for couples due from late November – January to take part in a fun, informative and free class that will cover the basics of birth and beyond.’
The tweet has since disappeared from Whitehall’s page.
MailOnline has contacted his representatives for comment.
Read more: A THIRD of hospitals now use woke terms like ‘pregnant people’ instead of mothers in fear of upsetting transgender campaigners
An investigation by The Mail on Sunday last year revealed that a third of NHS hospitals are now using woke phrases like ‘pregnant people’ and ‘service users’ to describe their maternity patients.
Dozens of hospital trusts have adopted such ‘inclusive’ language in fear of upsetting transgender campaigners – and more are likely to follow suit.
The survey of more than 120 NHS organisations found that hospitals appear increasingly reluctant to use the word ‘women’ or ‘mothers’, removing the terms from websites and other communications. Some have started referring to pregnant women as ‘service users’.
Several trusts have put maternity information into the second person, using expressions like ‘your pregnancy’ to avoid the word ‘women’.
A Department of Health and Social Care spokeswoman said at the time: ‘We are clear that biology matters and there are different health needs between the sexes.
‘It’s important that NHS guidance, while being inclusive, should use clear terms that people can understand and are specific about who can be affected by conditions and how they will be treated.’
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