A stupid word pinned on a child innocent of his parents’ bad choices.
It tells you only what the child may or may not inherit; nothing about the child himself. Ever hear of Leonardo da Vinci?
What's a bastard?(there are no illegitimate children)
A stupid word pinned on a child innocent of his parents’ bad choices.
It is true that "If you give a dog a bad name, you might as well hang him." But it is also true that boys raised without adult male role models tend to earn an unfavorable label. Which is in essence what the whole point of this thread discusses - the deleterious effects on society of the failure of nubile women in that society to marry before procreating.You are supporting an effort to restrict thought by pruning our vocabulary.