waterfornewroots:

askaradfem:

Funny, I’ve never heard that, despite taking biology on Uni level. I guess it’s a language thing then (English is not my mother tongue). - Pi

In which case the issue is that biologists have used a word rooted in female oppression to describe a scope of neutral arrangements by other species. And then the use of that term, is in turn used to promote the idea that female oppression is innate in humans. It’s still a matter of male scientists using male supremacist language when trying to describe the world, reinforcing male supremacy.