Has anyone noticed the use of the word "partner" instead of husband/wife? Maybe I am crazy but I see that online as well as hear that on tv. It just seems like another thing where the vast majority of people have to change something that most see as normal/common to accommodate a few.
That kind of reminds me of an actress who was speaking at the college graduation at a women's college and told the women that they can be anything they wanted, achieve anything they wanted, or marry any man they wanted. This was in 05 so the attacks on her weren't many but a gay group did attack her for not including gays in they marrying part. Somebody on the radio said that people are free to live how they want but the fact of the matter is that heterosexuality is the norm in society, and to act like it isn't is absurd.
I'm a very much live and let live person, but I do find it ridiculous today with the whole diversity/inclusion obsession that we have pretend that small percentages of people make up a much larger amount or have to ignore basic reality.
I noticed.
One reason for it that I noticed was that it blurs the line between married and dating. Dating for a long period without marriage makes someone look bad. As does not being married in general after a certain age. So by blurring that line you can erase the implications of the word "boyfriend" on your character.
Another thing I noticed, and I don't have a reason just an anecdote, is that the "butchier" lesbians will still use "wife" while the soft ones will always say partner.