Ways to refer to gender

RochelleAnn2302

I'm working on design an invite for a gender reveal party and was trying to think of some different ways to refer to gender, i.e. guys or dolls, quarterback or cheerleader, beau or bow, bowtie or tutu, etc. Has anyone seen any other really cute ideas? I just want to come up with all the option before I commit. Thanks!

RibbitGrl930

Just warning you- gender (sex, really) reveals aren't really popular around here...

RochelleAnn2302

thanks for the heads up... 

redhead610

First of all, I don't like gender reveal parties. I also can't imagine wanting to go to one for someone. Anyway, if you are set on doing it, why not just boy or girl? I dont even really understand what you are asking. Are you going to phrase it as "hey come see whether we are having a football player or a cheerleader!"? Strange.

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ArgyleBride

I actually like gender reveal parties (there, I'm out) for close friends, but the quarterback/cheerleader one really rubs me the wrong way as well.  It just slots people into these incredibly narrow, specific expectations so early on based on nearly nothing.  Squicky.  I think beau or bow is cute.  Mustaches are in right now.  When I was little my mom had this whole comedy routine with a hair bow, where she held on her head to be the female character, her neck to be the male character (bowtie), and under her nose to be the wicked mustachioed villain.  Maybe work off that somehow?

dufferoo

Donuts and hot dogs?

RochelleAnn2302

well since i don't intend on the theme of a party being the deciding factor of how my child  identifies his or her gender, i don't think it will be much of an issue. I am fairly confident they will not ask to see the invites to their genital reveal party to decide if they would rather play sports or cheer on the sidelines. But I can see I obviously came to the wrong place for fun ideas. I realize some of the ideas are better, some not so great but I was just trying to show a set to try and explain what I was looking for. 

I'm sorry for you if your family and friends aren't excited to find out the sex of your child. I get questioned regularly if we will find out the sex, if we will share if we find out, if we have a preference, etc. so I don't see the lack of interest that you see. I don't think any one "cares" in the sense that they only want one or the other but I do think it would be odd if my mom or brother or other friends or family had no interest in knowing what the sex of my child would be. I'm not planning on throwing a facebook invite out to my entire friend list- just a fun way to share the sex of my baby with family and close friends.

Anyway- sorry to be so crass and tasteless. 

divinemsbee

@Joy2611 That is an impressive level of tacky. Like, beyond just garden variety, it's Hall of Tacky Fame.

Helenahhandbasket

RochelleAnn2302 said:

well since i don't intend on the theme of a party being the deciding factor of how my child  identifies his or her gender, i don't think it will be much of an issue. I am fairly confident they will not ask to see the invites to their genital reveal party to decide if they would rather play sports or cheer on the sidelines. But I can see I obviously came to the wrong place for fun ideas. I realize some of the ideas are better, some not so great but I was just trying to show a set to try and explain what I was looking for. 

I'm sorry for you if your family and friends aren't excited to find out the sex of your child. I get questioned regularly if we will find out the sex, if we will share if we find out, if we have a preference, etc. so I don't see the lack of interest that you see. I don't think any one "cares" in the sense that they only want one or the other but I do think it would be odd if my mom or brother or other friends or family had no interest in knowing what the sex of my child would be. I'm not planning on throwing a facebook invite out to my entire friend list- just a fun way to share the sex of my baby with family and close friends.

Anyway- sorry to be so crass and tasteless. 

Oh dear.

You aren't quite getting it. 

Sure your family is interested to know what sex your baby is.  But why does it have to be surrounded with fanfare?  How about simply calling the important people in your life and letting them know over the phone.

Generally speaking "gender" reveal parties are a bit over the top.  A whole party dedicated to three words (it's a ______).  Why is that party worthy?

If you want to gather a few close family members and a best friend or two and serve dinner and cake-- fine. 

But serioulsy, don't bother your friends with this nonsense.

theseaword

somerandomchick said:

Every single person I saw while I was pregnant, up to and including checkers at the grocery store and teenagers on the bus, asked me if I was having a boy or a girl. That doesn't mean they all would have wanted to come to a reveal party. It's just a way of making conversation with a pregnant woman. Just like now that I have a 4 month old, everyone asks how she sleeps.

This exactly. Its one of the small talk things that people feel comfortable with, because everybody LOVES talking to pregnant women or people with a baby. People also love to ask when you're due but they wouldn't want a due date revealing party.

I laughed at "due date reveal party". I hope that's the next thing. Would probably end with a lot of furious mothers-to-be storming out after people guessed "over due with twins".

RibbitGrl930

somerandomchick said:

Every single person I saw while I was pregnant, up to and including checkers at the grocery store and teenagers on the bus, asked me if I was having a boy or a girl. That doesn't mean they all would have wanted to come to a reveal party. It's just a way of making conversation with a pregnant woman. Just like now that I have a 4 month old, everyone asks how she sleeps.

This exactly. Its one of the small talk things that people feel comfortable with, because everybody LOVES talking to pregnant women or people with a baby. People also love to ask when you're due but they wouldn't want a due date revealing party.

Oh, please don't give the tackinistas more ideas!

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KatFCo

Bliss+Berry said:

I think it's going to be nursery reveals next. With a ribbon cutting ceremony!!!

Too late. Someone apparently already has started it. https://modgarden.blogspot.com/2011/06/sweet-somethings-nursery-reveal-party.html

mjberube89

Honestly, I don't get the big deal here. In my area, gender reveal parties are not gift giving events. They're just for fun. Like a barbecue or dinner party. So all the girls who are against gender reveal parties: are you just as opposed to being invited to a barbecue? Because it's basically like the same thing. At least around here.

Anyway...

To the original poster: Before my sister accidentally spilled the beans on my nephews gender, I had designed an invitation for her gender reveal party. We were only planning on having about 15-20 of our closest friends and family to have appetizers and dessert. Not really a big deal. The wording on the invitation was:

Tonka Trucks or Princess Pearls?
Will baby Jones be a boy or a girl?

Please join us for a gender reveal party honoring proud parents-to-be Mary Smith and Steve Jones.

Hope that helps.

DogfishHead

I have never been to a gender reveal party, they are not too popular where I live, but I get that they are becoming a thing to do. I would keep it simple and not too cutesy. I am sure that pinterest has some examples of invite wording for a gender reveal party.

mjberube89

@MrsLee04 Will do. Thanks for the heads up.

Helenahhandbasket

Kimbus22 said:

These posts make me want to throw myself a party for having a vagina.

There's a party I would come to.

 

VOR

Bliss+Berry said:

I think it's going to be nursery reveals next. With a ribbon cutting ceremony!!!

Oh- there was a post on another forum where they found a girl who did exactly this!  Pictures and all. 

Why people feel that EVERY step of their pregnancy and preparing for their baby is OH SO INTERESTING to the rest of the world that it requires a party is truly beyond me. 

rh10264706

redhead610 said:

First of all, I don't like gender reveal parties. I also can't imagine wanting to go to one for someone. Anyway, if you are set on doing it, why not just boy or girl? I dont even really understand what you are asking. Are you going to phrase it as "hey come see whether we are having a football player or a cheerleader!"? Strange.

I agree this is strange. It's also very sexist.

Liz4444

Kimbus22 said:

Helenahhandbasket said:

Kimbus22 said:

These posts make me want to throw myself a party for having a vagina.

There's a party I would come to.

 

We could all bedazzle our lady parts.  And have cake.

My lady parts are already bedazzled... where.s my cake?

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ArgyleBride

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ArgyleBride said:

I actually like gender reveal parties (there, I'm out) for close friends, but the quarterback/cheerleader one really rubs me the wrong way as well.  It just slots people into these incredibly narrow, specific expectations so early on based on nearly nothing.  Squicky.  I think beau or bow is cute.  Mustaches are in right now.  When I was little my mom had this whole comedy routine with a hair bow, where she held on her head to be the female character, her neck to be the male character (bowtie), and under her nose to be the wicked mustachioed villain.  Maybe work off that somehow?

You must pay the rent! :-D

YES!!!!

Meery82

Kimbus22 said:

Helenahhandbasket said:

Kimbus22 said:

These posts make me want to throw myself a party for having a vagina.

There's a party I would come to.

 

We could all bedazzle our lady parts.  And have cake.

What kind of awesome bash can we throw for the woman born with two vaginas?

SingleMom31

Bliss+Berry said:

Liz4444 said:

Kimbus22 said:

Helenahhandbasket said:

Kimbus22 said:

These posts make me want to throw myself a party for having a vagina.

There's a party I would come to.

 

We could all bedazzle our lady parts.  And have cake.

My lady parts are already bedazzled... where.s my cake?


Whatever you do, do not Google vajazzle.  It is all kinds of wrong.  

You know I had to look, right? That is all sorts of wrong!

Meery82

SingleMom31 said:

Liz4444 said:

Kimbus22 said:

Helenahhandbasket said:

Kimbus22 said:

These posts make me want to throw myself a party for having a vagina.

There's a party I would come to.

 

We could all bedazzle our lady parts.  And have cake.

My lady parts are already bedazzled... where.s my cake?

Whatever you do, do not Google vajazzle.  It is all kinds of wrong.  

You know I had to look, right? That is all sorts of wrong!

Good lord. I did, too. The "I Do" one is horrifying.

Helenahhandbasket

This thread got weird.

OK-- confession time.

Back in college, when the JLH vajazzling story came out, I actually thought it was a really cute and sexy idea. 

Fresh off of a Brazillian wax, I took myself to Claire's and bought one of those really uber cheesy crystal tattoos that were sort of popular in the early 2000s.  They had initials, so I bought a K-- the first initial of my then boyfriend.

He actually thought it was cute as well, but the freshly waxed skin had some sort of reaction to the adhesive on the crystals.  I had a bright red spotty K on my vagine for at least a week. 

Who wants cake?

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jess9802

RochelleAnn2302 said:

I'm sorry for you if your family and friends aren't excited to find out the sex of your child. I get questioned regularly if we will find out the sex, if we will share if we find out, if we have a preference, etc. so I don't see the lack of interest that you see.

You know, my friends, family, and co-workers were all interested and excited to find out the sex of our baby. They did not need to attend a party to receive the news. I have always been excited when friends announced the sex of their unborn babies. I have never once wanted to attend a party with staged drama to learn whether their fetus had a penis or vagina.

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SmileyJay

I like boy or girl. 

I find the others to be offensive. It is a sex reveal party - you find out the gender 14+ years down the road. I don't understand why it is uncomfortable to use the word sex. You are throwing a party and the theme is genitals. Weird, yes, but most people think it's fun anyways. This is why we won't be finding out the gender but if we happen to find out, we will just send a text message or tell people like normal. The sex of the child is such a small part of who they will become.  

SimplyRSVP

We did a gender reveal party and loved it.  However, it was an informal get together with our friends back home since we won't be seeing them again until baby is probably 6+ months old.  We didn't have formal invitations and definitely no gifts.  We just contacted our friends and said, hey if you're available, we'll be in town for thanksgiving and we're going to have a little fun to find out the sex of the baby on Friday.  Hope to see you guys there!

Come celebrate and see... He or She (HerShey bars are easy to color with a sharpie for this easy theme)
Cowboy/Cowgirl
Bows/Bow Ties
Red vs Blue with silhouette like an election/voting

Non-gender specific options -
Ducks as the theme "Waddle It Be?"
Owl theme "Who wants to know?"
Bees theme "What's it gonna bee"
Superstitions - just play up all the old wives' tales craving sweet vs salty, chinese calendar, etc.