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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not care at all if someone guessed the gender of my kid wrong but the anti bow contingent is just as crazy as the, "my baby needs a bow to leave the house so no one thinks she's a boy" contingent.

Basically everything I dress my baby in is a personal choice based on my own aesthetic. She could wear white onesies and white blankets and hats 24/7 and have all her needs met extremely economically. So every once in awhile I put a bow on there, yes like a doll. Because what is a doll essentially? It's a toy that children play with to pretend they are caring for a pretend child. Part of that is dressing the child. [/quote]

No one here is arguing that dressing a baby girl in pink is bad. No one here is arguing that even dressing a baby in a dress is bad. We're arguing that bows serve no purpose (unlike clothes) and are a hazard. Make any aesthetic choice you want! But to put your baby in something UNCOMFORTABLE AND DANGEROUS because it's your ~aesthetic choice~ is horrible. [/quote]

I understand your argument. My argument is that a dress is just as superfluous and unnecessary and potentially uncomfortable as a bow. I don't dress my baby in uncomfortable bows or dresses but I've seen plenty of baby boys in bow ties and shoes and baby girls in tulle dresses to know that parents of many styles dress their kids up, particularly for photos, in ways that at least temporarily prioritize the baby's appearance over its comfort.

Im sure some bows are UNCOMFORTABLE AND DANGEROUS ( :lol: ) but plenty (baby bling bows for example) are soft and stretchy and provide no discomfort or danger as long as they're removed when the baby is sleeping or unsupervised. [/quote]

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