After thinking about it, I can understand the parents wanting to stay away from labeling their child. But the poor kid needs to know which bathroom to use!
there was a short story I read in jr high where the kid was something nonspecific like pat and no one knew if it was a boy or girl.?
it was a weird story, obviously memorable. All I can think is poor kid, at 3-4 its going to be awkward, at 5-6 that kid is going to be the odd kid and by 10 I can't imagine. ?
I think it would be hard not to tell...even when my boy is dressed in a "tu-tu" (thanks to big sis), he still looks all boy to me. Same with my daughter...she is just too "pretty" to be a boy, even dressed as one. I have seen some very "femine boys" and very "masculine girls", but usually you can tell. They didn't show photos of the child, but I wonder if we could tell, just by looking.
Beyond what the child looks like, shouldn't we be proud of our gender!?!
I think it is fascinating. On one hand, I think it is an interesting experiment. On the other hand (and this is the hand I more identify with), it seems very unfair to submit a child who is unable to consent to such a thing. I have a feeling that the negative social effects to the gender-neutral child could be more severe than the negative social effects produced by gender stereotypes.?
I'm wondering if the child is trans-gendered... and instead of the parents deciding if it's a boy or a girl, they are doing neither/both until they decide what they are? And not telling the world about the childs' condition? I've heard many trans-gender people have been given the wrong sex, and they get a sex change later in life. Just a thought.
Re: OMFG! Are You Kidding me?
it has to take more work to hide your child's gender than to exploit it. Just sayin...
there was a short story I read in jr high where the kid was something nonspecific like pat and no one knew if it was a boy or girl.?
it was a weird story, obviously memorable. All I can think is poor kid, at 3-4 its going to be awkward, at 5-6 that kid is going to be the odd kid and by 10 I can't imagine. ?
I think it would be hard not to tell...even when my boy is dressed in a "tu-tu" (thanks to big sis), he still looks all boy to me. Same with my daughter...she is just too "pretty" to be a boy, even dressed as one. I have seen some very "femine boys" and very "masculine girls", but usually you can tell. They didn't show photos of the child, but I wonder if we could tell, just by looking.
Beyond what the child looks like, shouldn't we be proud of our gender!?!
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There's a reason why boys and girls are different besides just their genitals.