Comments on: Sign of the Apocalypse

By: Troo

Troo — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:10:21 +0000

”On another note, why do we use words that tell of our sex in everyday conversastion? “She” “he” “her” “him”… confused.”

I totally agree, and wish the English language had gender-neutral words such as “hu” [as in, human], or perhaps “xe”.

Before the rise of the “Ms” title, women were always referenced by their marital status – you were either a “Miss” or a “Mrs”, and whichever one you were had a substantial bearing on your worth in society.

It’s time for another gender/value revolution!

By: Imaginary

Imaginary — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:56:20 +0000

This may just be me being nuts, but does anyone else see the sadness in the second picture? I don’t think the baby understands what’s going on, but just that something about the wig or maybe the old people’s treatment of them made it sad.

Anyway, I’ve seen boys with that hair, so it doesn’t really mean much.

On another note, why do we use words that tell of our sex in everyday conversastion? “She” “he” “her” “him”… confused.

By: Babies in Bikinis: Do Not Want. - The Pursuit of Harpyness

Babies in Bikinis: Do Not Want. - The Pursuit of Harpyness — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:01:57 +0000

[...] women. I’m sure baby bikinis also serve the same purpose as frilly headbands and… baby bangs: signaling that the child is a girl rather than a boy. As usual, it’s the girls who [...]

By: Bekka

Bekka — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 02:43:56 +0000

I don’t have children, but I babysit my friends baby frequently and I will tell you, any kind of sock, or hat, or headband, or hair clip, will be promptly removed by any baby. I can’t imagine a baby keeping a wig for any amount of time, maybe just enough time to snap a picture, but that’s it.

Am I the only woman in America who thinks babies are adorable no matter what and doesn’t feel the need to ask/care about gender? I’ll usually ask their name so I can talk to the baby…but overt gendering of babies bothers me. When see women carry their newborns around the store with large bows and frilly dresses…it bothers me, and I’m sure the baby isn’t too happy either.

By: AuntieEm

AuntieEm — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:43:36 +0000

I LOVE bald babies, come on it’s adorable!!!! and no matter how much pink you have draped about your baby, no matter if she’s got a ton of curly blond hair up in pigtails, someone will still say “Oh isn’t he cute!” it happened to my goddaughter. Just say thank you and walk away, does it really matter???

also I smile and wave at stranger’s babies, I love babies.

By: vegkitty

vegkitty — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:58:29 +0000

I was bald until age 4 or so. My parents were scared that I would go to Kindergarten bald, actually. Yet, they still dressed me in mostly gender-neutral clothes and let me go around bald-headed. I’m not ashamed, and neither were they.

For the record, I have enough hair now to make up for it.

By: Blondegrlz

Blondegrlz — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 20:56:28 +0000

blue_streak: I would totally say “OMG, you’re right! Thank you for showing me what my OB, pediatrician and child’s anatomy couldn’t! I’ll have that penis removed immediately.”

I am hoping for a blond baby, which I understand means he’ll look totally bald for at least a year. But if you were really concerned about baldness, isn’t that why they make adorable baby hats in gender-appropriate colors?

By: blue_streak

blue_streak — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:30:50 +0000

My son had SO MUCH HAIR as a baby that one old lady in the grocery store argued with me: “Oh, no, that’s not a little boy, that’s a little girl!” If I had been a good parent, I would have shaved his head.

By: SarahMC

SarahMC — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:27:35 +0000

Rachel, I linked to the baby high heel site! Sorry, our hyperlinks are sorta hard to see.

By: Av0gadro

Av0gadro — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:22:34 +0000

Ok, but where do you get the kids that don’t pull these off? I practically had to duck tape hats to my son’s head when he was a baby.

As for the tutu – my toddler boy cheerfully dresses up in the girl next door’s princess clothes every chance he gets. For his birthday, we got a fireman hat and a tiara and they traded back and forth all day. I’m just saying – the tutu could be a boy.