‘Washingtonian’ Writer Pens The Most Idiotic Column Of All Time

On Thursday, Washingtonian columnist Bill O’Sullivan penned what may go down in history as the apex of leftist stupidity: a column titled, “Loathsome Phrase of the Day: ‘Start a Family.’” What, pray tell, is wrong with the phrase “start a family”? Let O’Sullivan explain:

What this euphemism means is get pregnant—or try to get pregnant, or have a baby, or adopt. So say that. Start a family devalues any couple who doesn’t happen to have kids, for whatever reason. It even sells single people short, who may not have children but do have “chosen” families of friends—not to mention families of origin (the ready-made kind, no assembly required). Twenty or more years ago, I would have said this expression was heterosexist, but now it’s in the everyday lexicon of LGBT people as well. (Though I have to say I still hear it more often from straight people. Just saying!) For the sake of all the ways to be in the world, it’s time to put an end to start a family.