the mating and reproduction of animals or good manners and upbringing
from breed + -ing suffix
Good breeding shows in both puppies and people - it's all about how you're raised!
Breeding language applied to humans triggers eugenics history and dehumanization. Women's reproduction was controlled through forced breeding, sterilization, and criminalization. Term erases women's agency and personhood.
For animals: acceptable. For humans: use 'reproduction,' 'childbearing,' 'family planning,' or specific clinical terms. Never describe humans as 'bred.'
["reproduction","childbearing","family formation"]
Reproductive justice movements, led largely by women of color, center bodily autonomy against eugenicist, racist, and patriarchal control.
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