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People are saying, "Thanks to our fathers, uncles, brothers, and grandfathers who served to give us our freedom." But are we forgetting that women serve too? To those who selflessly give their lives for us, no matter their gender, race, or sexuality, amirite?
This post would be fine if anyone actually said that... but they don't. The most common phrase is "Thanks to our ancestors...," which does include women. Another common phrase is "Thanks to our fathers...," which doesn't actually include women, but exactly how many women do you think served in the Civil War (which is how they got their freedom if they're American)?
It's alright. Happens to the best of us.
Americans earned our freedom in the Revolutionary War, but it's all the same really. Virtually no women were in the military at the time, although a lot of women did help out in other ways, such as being medics.
Oh... oh god. You don't know how stupid I feel. I did, by the way, know that before, I guess I just had a huge dumbass moment.
Clara Barton. The American Red Cross. The Civil War.
'Nuff said.
I hear "thanks to our men and women serving in the armed forces." I think that covers everyone...
Women weren't allowed to serve until the late 40s, so if you're thinking about older presidential speeches or movies, that's why.
Honestly, who cares? People know women serve. How it is spoken isn't important, and I doubt many enter into it for the 'thank yous'.
because women weren't in the revolutionary war, splitting from great britain was what initially gave us freedom, most say ancestors nowadays, not to offend people, but thanking the men who gave us our freedom.