Should a baby's gender be kept a secret?reacation
"Should a Baby's Gender be Kept a Secret?" is an article posted on The Week magazine's website on May 26, 2011. The article basically view reactions and opinions over a Canadian family's decision to not share their baby Storm's gender with people out side the family, In other words "the community." The views and feeling toward this act split between proponents and opponents to the matter . People who agree with the family decision, see that it is an attempt to spare the baby from any gender discrimination and they actually labeled the news about the baby's gender as a personal issue that concern the family only, though they believe it is a wild step and a bold experiment . Others, who disagree with the family decision see that the outcome of this call will effect the baby negatively on the long run, by effecting his or her sense of identity .
I do tend to agree with what the family is trying to achieve but I totally disagree with how they are doing it , no one can stand to be alone in this world , and the sense of belonging to a certain group is crucial to survive. Also ,the feeling of acceptness is important to any boy or girl in their youth , their sexual orientation is last thing they think of as children , so it is a premature worries for the family to hold . Depriving the child from its identity that he/she was born with will backfire strongly on the child, because at the end it is individual call that many others will not tolerate and it will be categorized under the unknown which a lot of mentalities will question and automatically fear of. therefore, the family here actually created new problems for the baby that are way bigger than being discriminated against based on his or her gender .
I don't think so that this is a matter of a lot discussion. In my opinion, this is private life and people are not obligated to disclose the gender of their babies. They have right to do what they want. Some people reveal the gender's baby even while they are pregnancy and some don't do. I think it is quite the same. As a matter of the fact, the time will tell the people which gender the baby belongs and I don't see direct connection between revealing or not with gender discrimination. Further more, lets say the baby is hermaphroditic. Is this will help the integration of baby into society while he/she growing up? Or this will affect because every people know his/her problem? Once again, I think this is the matter of the family and they have right to do whatever the want to protect they babies and after they grow up, they can make they own decision if they want to disclose their gender or not.
ReplyDeleteI think Storm's parent's are crazy and selfish, there's no point to keep Storm's gender a secret. Storm is going to grow up, and people are going to know what kind gender Storm is, so if people are going to know it at some point, than what's the point to make it a secret at the first place. Because Storm is their child, so they have the privilege to do whatever they want, but I think what they are doing right now to Storm is the wrong thing, is about Storm, is going to affect Storm more than is going to affect the parent's, so I think is Storm's decision, not their parent's.
ReplyDeleteHi all,
ReplyDeleteLet’s remember to maintain an academic, fact-based tone both our posts and comments.
Insightful summary. Sophisticated vocabulary usage.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your statement that people tend to fear ideas that are "unknown" or "other." It seems to me that refusing to disclose Storm's gender would make him/her a likely target for those who fear or feel threatened by the situation.
Well done!
I enjoy your effective way in raising and summarizing the issue. Also, I support you point to the social acceptance in the youth, and how it has a direct impact on any person’s personality. Therefore, this may affect Storm’s negatively by confusing him/her to join which party the girls or the boys.
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