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Title: Is it possible to raise a child outside the gender binary?
Post by: Natasha on June 27, 2009, 12:12:53 PM
Post by: Natasha on June 27, 2009, 12:12:53 PM
Is it possible to raise a child outside the gender binary?
http://www.feministing.com/archives/016366.html (http://www.feministing.com/archives/016366.html)
6/26/09
A feminist couple in Sweden is attempting to raise their child (who is now two and a half years old) without gender norms. They call the child "Pop," do not use gendered pronouns, and have kept Pop's biological sex a secret.
"We want Pop to grow up more freely and avoid being forced into a specific gender mould from the outset," Pop's mother said. "It's cruel to bring a child into the world with a blue or pink stamp on their forehead."
http://www.feministing.com/archives/016366.html (http://www.feministing.com/archives/016366.html)
6/26/09
A feminist couple in Sweden is attempting to raise their child (who is now two and a half years old) without gender norms. They call the child "Pop," do not use gendered pronouns, and have kept Pop's biological sex a secret.
"We want Pop to grow up more freely and avoid being forced into a specific gender mould from the outset," Pop's mother said. "It's cruel to bring a child into the world with a blue or pink stamp on their forehead."
Title: Re: Is it possible to raise a child outside the gender binary?
Post by: tekla on June 27, 2009, 12:15:31 PM
Post by: tekla on June 27, 2009, 12:15:31 PM
People never tire of finding ways to mess up children do they? I'm sure this kid will prove smarter than the parents by bedtime.
Like, you don't think, that somehow, just maybe, there might be a way the kid could figure it out?
Like, you don't think, that somehow, just maybe, there might be a way the kid could figure it out?
Title: Re: Is it possible to raise a child outside the gender binary?
Post by: Miniar on June 27, 2009, 01:00:53 PM
Post by: Miniar on June 27, 2009, 01:00:53 PM
That kid's gonna have some social issues unless it's exposed to other children...
And you know the kids will ask, or cause Pop to figure it out for itself, whether it's a boy or a girl.
And you know the kids will ask, or cause Pop to figure it out for itself, whether it's a boy or a girl.
Title: Re: Is it possible to raise a child outside the gender binary?
Post by: gennee on June 27, 2009, 06:21:41 PM
Post by: gennee on June 27, 2009, 06:21:41 PM
Peer pressure will always be a part of society. The main point is that the child will be secure in his/her own identity.
Gennee
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Gennee
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Title: Re: Is it possible to raise a child outside the gender binary?
Post by: Natasha on June 29, 2009, 12:39:00 PM
Post by: Natasha on June 29, 2009, 12:39:00 PM
Outside the binary (http://www.bilerico.com/2009/06/outside_the_binary.php#more)
Title: Re: Is it possible to raise a child outside the gender binary?
Post by: tekla on June 29, 2009, 02:49:28 PM
Post by: tekla on June 29, 2009, 02:49:28 PM
Why not ask: Is it possible to raise a kid outside the laws of gravity? Society exists, for better or worse, and will at some point - very soon - impact this decision.
Or, for gennee. How about your parents, say, in Chicago, would have tried to raise you outside the racial binary that exists - at least in Chicago - as a pretty strong deal - would you, at some point, have found out that you are black?
Or, for gennee. How about your parents, say, in Chicago, would have tried to raise you outside the racial binary that exists - at least in Chicago - as a pretty strong deal - would you, at some point, have found out that you are black?