I'm assuming good faith, but this is a very problematic perspective.
* It's reductive, as not all women want to have children.
* It's exclusionary, as not all women can have children.
* It reinforces gender stereotypes.
* It's extremely commonly used to justify systemic discrimination.
Is it problematic to express adoration for the profession of doctors?
These types of expressions can be interpreted without being literally construed and deconstructed to atoms. It's *okay* for people to express positive sentiments about things—it's not necessary to put those sentiments under an electron microscope and describe their internal atomic-level contradictions. Because, we live in pleasenter world if people can freely express positive sentiments about things all the time, without too much worrying about "but what about..."
It's quite simple to avoid this - just recognize that the highest calling of anyone is a personal and subjective matter and trying to ascribe absolute value to it is silly. Talk about your own highest calling, not others.
Agreed!
I define my terms on my blog and github. You can define your terms on your blog and github. Those definitions will sometimes be similar, sometimes be different. We all benefit from the variety. It's a beautiful world.
What do you mean by dismissive?