Posted: May 26, 2011 5:36 am
It will definitely become obvious what sex the kid is at some point. Aside from genitalia, all small children look the same though and can pass for either sex. The thing is lots of kids go through stages at young ages where you cannot keep clothing on them. If Storm goes through that at three or four their sex will be revealed to all.
I'm pretty sure every child who plays outdoors finds and carries sticks. None of the children I grew up with didn't. We were all free range kids who spent most of our time outdoors. Other than our parents, it was very unlikely anyone could tell which of us were boys or girls when we were that little by appearance or behaviour.
The parents said they weren't revealing the kid's sex and assumed gender because they believe it would impose the limitations of assigned gender roles. They're calling it "a tribute to freedom". That doesn't sound like they're depriving the child of opportunity to discover their gender to me. They're not assigning gender fluidity to the kid and depriving them of anything associated with one gender or the other. They're just letting the kid figure things out on their own without the limitations imposed by gender assignment.
I'm pretty sure every child who plays outdoors finds and carries sticks. None of the children I grew up with didn't. We were all free range kids who spent most of our time outdoors. Other than our parents, it was very unlikely anyone could tell which of us were boys or girls when we were that little by appearance or behaviour.
The parents said they weren't revealing the kid's sex and assumed gender because they believe it would impose the limitations of assigned gender roles. They're calling it "a tribute to freedom". That doesn't sound like they're depriving the child of opportunity to discover their gender to me. They're not assigning gender fluidity to the kid and depriving them of anything associated with one gender or the other. They're just letting the kid figure things out on their own without the limitations imposed by gender assignment.