This swift transition helps portray how this can be seen in society. Take for example if someone hands you a birth certificate that has written the individual to be male. Without much thought, the average human brain registers the word male and immediately assumes that the individual posses attribute of male quality. What most people fail to do is to evaluate the separation between sex and gender. This failure to recognize the difference between gender and sex starts at the fetal ultrasound examination and continues throughout the pregnancy process (Larkin, 282).
As an attempt to explain a parents’ fascination with determining the sex of their baby, Lesley Larkin introduces the explanation of “preparedness” (283). Here, she uses the terminology …show more content…
If we were to continue with the notation that only blue is for boys and pink is for girls, what is to say of other colors? When is it acceptable to socialize a kid into other colors without risking them being mistaken for another gender identity? It was noted that after analyzing gender-reveal parties around North America, Guignard has concluded that in fact, “the color reflecting the gender prediction is more important than the type of item used…” (Guignard, 488) thus, giving a symbolic representation greater power than is necessary. The importance of color within a newborn plays a way too significant role. One mother explains the anxiety of bringing her “…new baby boy home to his pink room and closet full of dresses” saying that it is too great of a risk (Larkin, 284). Risk to who? Her or the baby’s? This mother’s narratives supports the assumption that color and gender association starts within parenting. In fact, I would be inclined to argue that gender identity issues are rooted in confusion with parents. A child is not born understanding the importance of color association. It is the parents who socialize their child into acknowledging that there are color boundaries they are restricted …show more content…
What I do hope to see is more adults being educated on gender identity crisis. Parents need to grow conscious of their actions before birth and how they are affecting young children. Parents needs to understand that the gender of their child doesn’t revolve around the sex of their child. There are more factors that play a role in a child’s gender than just genitalia. It is their feeling’s, their behavior that contribute to who they are and who they want to become. If society proposes to learn how to tolerate other people for what they believe to be true, then maybe one day we can end gender
As an attempt to explain a parents’ fascination with determining the sex of their baby, Lesley Larkin introduces the explanation of “preparedness” (283). Here, she uses the terminology …show more content…
If we were to continue with the notation that only blue is for boys and pink is for girls, what is to say of other colors? When is it acceptable to socialize a kid into other colors without risking them being mistaken for another gender identity? It was noted that after analyzing gender-reveal parties around North America, Guignard has concluded that in fact, “the color reflecting the gender prediction is more important than the type of item used…” (Guignard, 488) thus, giving a symbolic representation greater power than is necessary. The importance of color within a newborn plays a way too significant role. One mother explains the anxiety of bringing her “…new baby boy home to his pink room and closet full of dresses” saying that it is too great of a risk (Larkin, 284). Risk to who? Her or the baby’s? This mother’s narratives supports the assumption that color and gender association starts within parenting. In fact, I would be inclined to argue that gender identity issues are rooted in confusion with parents. A child is not born understanding the importance of color association. It is the parents who socialize their child into acknowledging that there are color boundaries they are restricted …show more content…
What I do hope to see is more adults being educated on gender identity crisis. Parents need to grow conscious of their actions before birth and how they are affecting young children. Parents needs to understand that the gender of their child doesn’t revolve around the sex of their child. There are more factors that play a role in a child’s gender than just genitalia. It is their feeling’s, their behavior that contribute to who they are and who they want to become. If society proposes to learn how to tolerate other people for what they believe to be true, then maybe one day we can end gender