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Gender reveal parties...

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PokerFriedDips · 22/12/2024 14:02

I didn't want to hijack the thread of yet another starry-eyed young mum who calls the announcement of the sex of their baby a "gender reveal".

Tbh I think the whole americanised shebang is tacky but that's not what this thread is about.

I'd like to know whether there's a correlation between the tendency of any given set of parents to have a "gender reveal" party for their unborn baby and the tendency of that child to later identify as trans? Does the sexist attitude that emphasises sex as the most important personality-defining trait which is intrinsic to the idea of a gender reveal party, and the corresponding tendency to colour code their children, carry with it a higher likelihood that a child will rebel against being defined in that way? Does the attitude of "whatever, so long as the baby is healthy/let clothes be clothes and let toys be toys attitude provide children with any protection against trans ideological capture?

Could such Sociological Research happen?

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BeingATwatItsABingThing · 22/12/2024 14:35

I have done sex reveals. Definitely not a party with a balloon pop or cake smash or anything though. I was pregnant with DD2 in the height of Covid lockdowns and the Zoom quiz. DH and I organised a quiz for our family and the final question was is DD1 going to have a baby brother or sister. DS was us sharing a picture of a babygrow that said little brother. Hardly a tacky American reveal. It was an exciting thing to be able to share about our new baby when we couldn’t exactly talk about their looks or personality.

We are very much there’s no such thing as boys and girls toys and all three have had access to the same range of toys. My girls both have wide interests that cover both stereotypically girl and boy things. DS is only 8mo so we’ll see what he’s interested in in good time.

I think families that focus on gender conformity and pressure their child to like specific things based on their genitalia is likely a contributing factor towards body dysmorphia and therefore feeling they are the opposite sex. I don’t think every couple who do a ‘gender reveal’ fit that though.

IDontHateRainbows · 22/12/2024 14:27

Nah
People have been interested in whether a baby is a boy or a girl since the dawn of time

You don't have to make it all about the trans

SparklyTurtle · 22/12/2024 14:25

I think you're grasping at straws here.

Boys and girls are different, and that's ok.