July 2011 Moms

update on the genderless child.

Here is a new article about the child in Canada that the parents refuse to release the gender. There is also a picture with the baby in it! What do you think ladies? I think it is a boy!
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Re: update on the genderless child.

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  • Clicky

    https://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/05/24/genderless-child-creates-media-firestorm-toronto/

     

    It looks like a boy to me.

    I feel like they are making a huge deal out of it by saying that it doesn't matter, when it really isn't that big of a deal at all, it is either a boy or girl, end of story.


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  • I think by not making the gender public, they are sending a message to the child that he/she should be ashamed of who they are. If they are really into gender equality, they should teach him/her to embrace and celebrate his/her gender, not hide it. 


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  • imageKateB1984:

    I still think they're crazycakes, but I think their hearts are in the right place. I'm stunned at how many people feel the need to comment that my sons have a (completely gender neutral!) play kitchen. Our society has serious gender issues.

    Interesting.  When we were trying to get pregnant, I found an adorable (gender-neutral) play kitchen and an adorable (gender-neutral, I thought) woodworking/power tool play center.  DH and I agreed that we wanted to get both when LO is old enough, regardless of whether the baby was male or female.  When our LO (who is female) gets to the stage to have both, I wonder whether people will comment or whether their problem is with the fact that you have sons.  (As in -- a girl can do anything, but a boy must be masculine?) 

    OP asked about the sex of the baby based on looks and I also found myself thinking boy.  But... I think we're conditioned to think "boy" as the default and girl when we add pink or play kitchens or whatever.  We tried to register for what we believed were gender-neutral clothing items at Target and when we got home, a bunch of it was marked as "boys' onesies," etc...  It actually really upset some of LO's greataunts.   

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    TTC#2 for 4 years: multiple rounds of IVF, M/Cs, lots of tears.  Cautiously optimistic about #2 EDD 12/29/18
  • not to be harsh, but nobody would've ever cared about this family or their child had they not set out to exploit the poor kid. they say they're not interested in putting any societal gender pressures on the tot but they'e clearly, blatantly putting THEIR own issues. That kid doesn't stand a chance of normalcy with two nutcases for parents. i feel bad for the baby. 
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