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[kcobweb]

In the course of running errands this morning, I was at Target, and found myself poking around the Infant department. Everything is so gendered, and put into its neat little compartments. This bugs me to no end. (The pink outfits have flowers; the blue ones have trains or puppies.)

Then I found the little packaged sets - several onesies with matching socks, or something. It was clear which you were supposed to pick boy- or girl-wise. The Pinky-Girl package had one that said "Little Princess" across the front. The Blue-Boy package had "Baby Genius" in the same place.

After MUCH hunting and searching, I managed to unearth a gender-neutral package (i.e. yellow and light green) that said "Baby Genius" as well.

Can I just not participate in this entire process?? I think this part bugs me more than anything else. I want to take back my announcement of the gender findings of the ultrasound, and tell everyone we're just having an it, in the hopes that I won't be inundated with frilly pink and Little Princess and lack-of-Genius.

But I know that's too much to ask.

It's just all so sick and wrong.

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[rivka.livejournal.com]

I've thought about lying, if the ultrasound shows that we're having a girl.

I can't believe that in 2004 it's still this hard to avoid the gendered messages.

[kcobweb.livejournal.com]

I can't believe that in 2004 it's still this hard to avoid the gendered messages.

Just for babies though. I mean, you can be a rocket scientist or a truck driver when you grow up, little girl, but meanwhile, today let's dress you in frilly pink with appliqued flowers. Just so you know your place.