Thoughts on gender reveal parties? Is having a gender reveal AND shower tacky/rude? Is it a family only thing? What are the pros & cons?

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LETS NOT HAVE A DISCUSSION OF HOW MANY GENDERS THERE ARE OR IF ITS FLUID!! Just chime in on the parties!

More than one-third (35%) of Americans say these parties are “unnecessary,” 30% say they’re “trendy,” 28% say they’re “silly,” and another 28% say they’re a “fad,” 27% say "self indulgent" and 25% say "fun" according to new data from YouGov Omnibus.

In USA America, generational attitudes toward gender reveal parties vary significantly:

Millennials: Millennials, who popularized gender reveal parties in the late 2000s, often view them as fun and celebratory events, fueled by social media trends. However, some millennials have grown critical of the concept for reinforcing gender stereotypes.

Gen X: Many Gen X individuals see gender reveal parties as unnecessary or overly elaborate, often blaming social media for their rise. Some perceive them as shallow or attention-seeking.

Baby Boomers: Boomers tend to be more skeptical or indifferent toward the trend. They are less likely to understand its appeal and may view it as a modern fad driven by younger generations.

Gen Z: With half of Gen Z believing gender is a spectrum, they are more likely to criticize gender reveal parties for enforcing binary concepts of gender. They may prefer celebrations that focus on broader aspects of parenthood rather than traditional gender norms.

Thoughts on gender reveal parties? Is having a gender reveal AND shower tacky/rude? Is it a family only thing? What are the pros & cons?

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Accepted Answer

I don’t see the issue in it. We had no way of knowing the sex of the baby until the tail end of the 20th century, instead of it being a surprise you can now plan months in advance for your baby and learning the difference between girl and boy babies (apparently there’s a difference? 🤷🏼‍♀️ single and childless so no idea lol). It helps with deciding names, figuring out how you best want to nurture them which can be tricky as we typically raise kids differently in our heteronormative society and it’s best to find ways to combat those biases for the sake of your child.

Now, can shit go sideways at these parties? Yeah, I still remember being horrified for a woman pregnant with triplets with a husband who was so thrilled at the idea of having 3 boys only to find out it was 3 girls and he went on a rampage that ended their marriage. But in fairness, shit can go sideways at ANY party, gender reveals aren’t the exception. Better she found out then rather than after the girls were born.

Gwendoline · Accepted Answer

It's very American. It's basically another event invented to spend money like the baby shower. For us the big day was the baby christening. I get that it's important to celebrate big life changing events but for me there are enough big events to celebrate such as christening, first communion, confirmation, weddings, college graduation and so on. Adding

14gurlz2gagonit · Accepted Answer

Despite what my profile says here, I'm Gen X... pretty much on point about my perspective. I voted for the first option... Dumb and performative had me sold right from the start about how I feel.

I also feel this gender bender shit is the worst thing that could've ever happened to the Democratic party and the best thing for the Republicans. I've been hearing a lot about 80/20 issues lately and this is one of the 20 issues I wished they'd just say "Yeah, I agree with them, like Clinton and first term Obama did." Winning with the LGB's went to shit as soon as they added the T's. They had to make that jump from sexuality to sexual identity... and no matter how we slice it, most people are not going to accept bio males beating the shit out of bio females, even if we reduce them to "birthing people" and take away their female status to share with the bio-males. 80-20 issues...

Likes2drive · Accepted Answer

Kind of dumb and another excuse to have a party instead of just having a baby shower

Crimsyjo · Answer

It's really upto the parents so I'm not gonna outwardly judge but inwardly haha... it's so 🤮. But that's mainly cos I don't like babies and I hate all the congratulations and aww and wow look at your bump chat.

New parents live I their little bubble tho where they think THEIR joy and happiness is joy for all. Like anyone else gives a damn? Beyond a polite level. Maybe only grandparents share the joy.

msmissydc · Answer

I mean, sure, let's go to the party, but I honestly don't care about that purpose. I've never heard of one in real life, though; I've only ever heard about them from the internet. It seems to be an American thing.

alice55 · Answer

I think it's cute and having a party, spending time with people you live is always nice, don't really matter the occasion but I think it's cute, we don't have those in France though, people here usually just call their family and that's it

exitseven · Answer

They are only good if they involve pyrotechnics and copious amounts of alcohol.

AviatorTom · Answer

Gender reveals are dumb. What ever happened to giving birth, bringing the baby home and letting everyone see the newborn boy or girl?

NathanDavis · Answer

I don't mind when people celebrate their happiness...

Friendlybro79 · Answer

Gen Xer here with no kids. My thoughts on this are...  ... ... ... ...

Dongie · Answer

They're great! 🐅

Anonymous · Answer

What is the point?

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