Growing popularity of Gender Reveal parties

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A gender reveal party is a celebration where either the guests, the expecting parents, or both find out the gender of the baby.

Some arguments against them:
-Revealing the gender in a celebration is putting too much emphasis on the biological sex of the baby and may be setting them up to feel pressured to adhere to societal norms of 'female and male'.
-And finding out a babies gender is personal and should only be shared between the parents, sharing it with close relatives will ruin the intimacy.

Some arguments for them:
-It's up to the expectant parent to choose how they celebrate and enjoy the milestones of pregnancy such as finding out the biological sex of the child.
-And gender reveal parties can be a fun and enjoyable celebration that expectant parents look forward to and it can provide a great excuse to bring family/friends together and share a special moment.

-Would you have a Gender Reveal party?

-If you have had a Gender Reveal party, how did it go and was it well received by your invitees?

• How would you feel about being invited to a close relatives Gender Reveal party?

So, you go to a gender reveal party and are therefore expected to "react" to the reveal in some way.
How does that go then?

"It's a ......GIRL!" Yay! Applause

"It's a .....BOY!" Yay! Applause

What's the fucking point of that?

Personally I hate them as much as I hate baby showers. Then again I would never ever find out the sex until the birth anyway.

Revealing the gender in a celebration is putting too much emphasis on the biological sex of the baby and may be setting them up to feel pressured to adhere to societal norms of 'female and male'.

I can’t comment on whether someone has one or not because I can’t get past the fundamental error of using the word gender when you mean sex.

I think if you want to do something do it. Not everybody will agree with everything you do OP. The question is do you agree with it? If you want to throw a party do it. You're never going to pleased everybody but it's not about them. This is your baby and your life. Live it as you see fit; laughs, funtimes, cheese, and all.

Are you writing an essay or are you a journalist?

I didn’t want to find out the sex of mine till thy were born snd not interested in the sex of anyone else’s till they’re born either so the whole concept is alien to me. Baby showers seem equally pointless.

People who do it? Good for them. It says a lot about them that they have friends and family willing to come to a party and celebrate with them. Makes me think of likeable, sociable, friendly people

I just thought it was a good excuse to get everyone together before the baby arrived.

No expectation of presents like at a baby shower as no one knew the gender, including my DP and I as we gave my sister an envelope from the sonographer. We weren’t fussed either way and my sister was chomping at the bit to find out.

If people don’t like it, don’t come. Pretty simple really.

I find both incredibly tacky.

Find baby showers a bit grabby and will only buy presents once baby has arrived.

I think baby showers are fine. It’s nice to get everyone together and they are usually fairly low key tea and scones type events.

“Gender” reveal parties are ghastly. The idea of codifying the child as “pink”or “blue” before they’re born shows the parents to be regressive, sexist idiots IMO.

I also hated American baby showers before I was pregnant, but now I want presents so I think they are great now.

Baby showers are abit grabby. I like the traditional way of people coming to see baby after born and bring gift then if they wish.

So interesting to hear the negative connotations that some people associate with it "tacky, grabby & narcistic" etc.

I wonder if this is not so much about the actual sex reveal party or the stereotype of the type of person they assume throws one?

Pressed enter too soon!

I think this is an important comment- @passthestarmix
I think if you want to do something do it. Not everybody will agree with everything you do OP. The question is do you agree with it? If you want to throw a party do it. You're never going to pleased everybody but it's not about them. This is your baby and your life. Live it as you see fit; laughs, funtimes, cheese, and all.

For anyone who really wanted to do one and is reading this thread.

Personally, it was never something I was planning on doing. With my sisters offer, I considered it but it doesn't seem worth the fuss if my invitees are probably not going to be into it!

But might I add, that I did enjoy watching the sex reveal party's on Youtube and they looked fun so don't be deterred if anyone was considering one :)

I find them tacky. Baby showers I can kind of understand more, although I absolutely didn't want one myself because I didn't feel comfortable having a party for a baby who hadn't yet safely arrived.

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