tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30468582.post3561071430361788660..comments2024-01-27T06:40:25.550-05:00Comments on Green Tea Ginger: Oh Gender, Wherefore Art Thou?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09934296564253625199noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30468582.post-41843924737423505372011-05-26T13:04:21.388-04:002011-05-26T13:04:21.388-04:00I agree. I'm having the same problem articula...I agree. I'm having the same problem articulating all of my thoughts on the issue. I'm disturbed by the user comments under the article--talk about homophobes!Jennifer Welbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955146191142803636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30468582.post-16893025895369666162011-05-26T11:06:20.130-04:002011-05-26T11:06:20.130-04:00I think they have told his brothers and I think th...I think they have told his brothers and I think they said somewhere they would tell Storm when he/she is old enough. <br /><br />I guess that my point is that you can raise a child with a lack of emphasis on gender without going to these lengths. To me when you praise your boy for having braids and nail polish you are doing so because your boy is doing something hyper feminine. <br /><br />I have a lot more to write on this and likely will over the next few weeks as my thoughts about become articulate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934296564253625199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30468582.post-57448418429730449352011-05-26T08:53:53.534-04:002011-05-26T08:53:53.534-04:00You've raised some very good points in this po...You've raised some very good points in this post! I do not have a problem with the notion of raising a child with a lack of emphasis on gender--I think the ideal is perhaps easier than the practice. <br /><br />My problem arises with the notion that you can actually keep your child from knowing their gender. I don't see how that's possible. Are they not going to tell Storm his/her medical sex? Storm has brothers. They know the difference between male and female. Eventually Storm will know that difference whether the parents will it or no. <br /><br />I also think we each carry personal gender stereotypes, stereotypes we might not even be aware we hold. Therefore, it may not even be possible to raise a truly 'genderless' child. And why would one want to? <br /><br />In any case, I found the idea interesting. I think you're right though--clearly gender will be central to this child's life because his/her parents chose to broadcast this choice all over the web.Jennifer Welbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01955146191142803636noreply@blogger.com