Feminists Raise Androgynous Child

[SF-TX]

Poor kid.

A couple of Swedish parents have stirred up debate in the country by refusing to reveal whether their two-and-a-half-year-old child is a boy or a girl...

In an interview with newspaper Svenska Dagbladet in March, the parents were quoted saying their decision was rooted in the feminist philosophy that gender is a social construction.

“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.”

The child's parents said so long as they keep Pop’s gender a secret, he or she will be able to avoid preconceived notions of how people should be treated if male or female.

Pop's wardrobe includes everything from dresses to trousers and Pop's hairstyle changes on a regular basis. And Pop usually decides how Pop is going to dress on a given morning.

http://www.thelocal.se/20232/20090623/

[Utah Bob]

Holy Cow, a real-life Pat!
Some people should not be allowed access to Saturday Night Live.

[Sigaba]

Those parents are going to put at least two kids through college.

Theirs, and that of the therapist their kid is going to pay to get his/her head unscrewed.

[greenberetTFS]

Originally Posted by Sigaba

Those parents are going to put at least two kids through college.

Theirs, and that of the therapist their kid is going to pay to get his/her head unscrewed.

Sigaba,is right............ This kid will have a tough time growing up under this BS from his parents...

Big Teddy

[echoes]

Originally Posted by SF-TX

Poor kid.

Pop’s mother said. “It's cruel to bring a child into the world with a blue or pink stamp on their forehead.”

What she should have said is, "It's cruel for me to bring a child in to the world, seeing as I am a nut-case wannabe freak!"!

Wonder what would happen if this was a U.S. couple? No, actually, nevermind...under the current administration, I don't want to know...

Poor kid indeed...

Holly

[Pete]

Give a Barbie to a kid.

The Girl (most) will have a Tea Party.

The Boy (most) will twist the legs open and turn her into a sub-machinegun.

In normal people/kids some things are just hard wired.

[Richard]

Just wait until their little K-PAX begins comparing cogs and widgets with the other kids - and then begins asking questions of these Area 51 escapee parents.

Richard's $.02

[echoes]

Originally Posted by Brush Okie

These people need to be beaten with a stick until they see the error of their ways.

B.O.,

You have captured my thoughts to the hilt! And indeed, if this were to happen here in redneck county, these "parents" would be, at least, run the hell outta town, and their poor child taken in by farmers...to be raised right!

Holly

[Defender968]

WOW.... really, these people think they're solving the kid's nonexistent problems by psychologically scaring the tar out of him/her....brilliant, so instead of rolling the dice and maybe the kid turns out normal, now they've guaranteed it will be screwed up because it is either a girl or boy and thus should be treated accordingly.

[Slantwire]

Originally Posted by Defender968

these people think they're solving the kid's nonexistent problems by psychologically scaring the tar out of him/her.

They don't care about the child's future psychological scarring. They don't care about the basic logistics of which public restroom to use.

They are using the child to try to make a political / social point.

Pop’s mother said. “It's cruel to bring a child into the world with a blue or pink stamp on their forehead.”

Maybe, maybe not. But it's unavoidable to bring a child in to the world with a "blue" or "pink" stamp where the legs meet. Fundamental biology is not a "social construct."

[Rose]

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