'Mother,' 'Father' Changing to 'Parent One,' 'Parent Two

'Mother,' 'Father' Changing to 'Parent One,' 'Parent Two' on Passport Applications
By Todd Starnes
Published January 07, 2011 | FoxNews.com

Section of current passport application asking for "father" and "mother" information.

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.

Sprague said the decision to remove the traditional parenting names was not an act of political correctness. (Naw.  Of course not)

“We find that with changes in medical science and reproductive technology that we are confronting situations now that we would not have anticipated 10 or 15 years ago,” she said.   FULL STORY

Yanno, maybe CPS cases should be written up non-gender-specific.  That would certainly remove all of the gender prejudice wouldn't it?  Then perhaps the actual battered parent could go to the "Battered Parents Shelter".  No more preference and prejudice in divorce, custody, support.  Could be the end of Gold Digging Divorce.  Take the profit out of being a Gigolo.  Put an end to the Silver Bullet Technique.  Also see Why Nobody is Married