Anonymous
09/30/2020 21:25
Subject: Re:Gender Reveals are tacky.
Anonymous wrote:We did something but it was pretty private. We had the doctor/tech write down the gender in a sealed envelope. We then went to Nordstorms and picked a boy outfit and girl outfit and handed the clerk our credit card and asked them to pick the outfit to match whatever was in the envelope. We then went to dinner by ourselves and opened the gift wrapped packaged. It was a nice suprise and a fun way to pick out the first outfit.
Now this I like.
Anonymous
09/30/2020 21:25
Subject: Gender Reveals are tacky.
It's all for social media and likes. I think they're kinda dumb. I mean...you're gonna have the same reaction either gender...right? I hope..?
Anonymous
09/27/2020 08:00
Subject: Re:Gender Reveals are tacky.
Anonymous wrote:I think it's the height of narcissism. Why would anyone think that anyone else cares that much (or at all) about the gender of their unborn baby?
Actually I find the gender of someone’s baby to be more interesting than many of the other things that people post about on FB
Anonymous
09/27/2020 07:49
Subject: Gender Reveals are tacky.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I Only briefly scanned, figuring someone else would have posted this.
the first gender reveal was just pink/blue icing inside a cake done by a blogger about 15 years ago. With the latest controversy, Someone called her out on social media saying “you started this!!” She spoke out against GR saying It was just a cute idea at the time, and she never expected it to get “blown” up like this. Ironically enough, she said that first baby revealed back then now identifies as LGBTQ; reinforcing that the reveal is the SEX of the child, not the gender. And just sets the kid up for a lot of gender-conforming stereotypes (e.g., that penis=male-identifying) before they are even born. You don’t really know the gender until much later.
Will look for the video of the interview I saw (think it was Daily Show) and post if I find it.
This! It’s actually a sex reveal party, but we gets squeamish about using the word sex.
The reason the word gender ever came into use at all is because people are squeamish about using the word sex.
Anonymous
09/27/2020 07:48
Subject: Gender Reveals are tacky.
Anonymous wrote:Part of the objection is because of the incredibly gendered expectations placed on someone you haven't even gotten to know. Maybe she'll be mommy's little cheerleader and wear pink and be sweet, but maybe she'll be an athlete and scientist who loves football. And maybe daddy's little linebacker will love ballet. Ultimately maybe your kids gender isn't as important as you think it is because anyone can be anything they want.
Well maybe you just shouldn’t go to them. Who are you to tell other people that gender isn’t something important?
Anonymous
09/27/2020 07:45
Subject: Gender Reveals are tacky.
Anonymous wrote:Uh, duh. It's a party about genitalia.
Oh sure, like someone’s sex is just about genetilia.