The Oldest “Ism” of Our Time May Surprise You

Pronatalism: I only learned the term in the last few years, have you ever heard of it?

Ali Hall
ILLUMINATION

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One sure way to change the meaning of a word is to add “ism” as a suffix. This suffix creates a word representing a practice, philosophy, or system.

Let’s look at some “ism” words.

Favoritism |Sexism | Racism |Hedonism |Narcissism | Hinduism| Altruism | Pacifism | Colonialism | Peroquialism | Utilitarianism |

The list goes on. But there’s one word you probably haven’t even heard of, which I suspect pre-dates all of these words. The actual word doesn’t pre-date the other “ism” words. But its meaning does.

Pronatalism.

“What does this word even mean?” I hear you ask. Don’t worry; we’ll get there.

An Eye-Opening Conversation

Christine Erickson from New Legacy Institute recently had an illuminating discussion with Jody Day from Gateway Women.

The topic was all about dismantling pronatalism and why this even matters.

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Ali Hall
ILLUMINATION

✍Well-being, feminism & personal growth. Childfree & owner of Life Without Children. Lover of trail running & dogs. Also at abnormallynormal.substack.com