tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379865093971047359.post1767296676891989763..comments2024-03-23T10:42:10.424-07:00Comments on Mother of All Scientists: Gender-bending bluesScienceMamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03835999326698667079noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379865093971047359.post-24031005419171387522007-12-15T10:42:00.000-08:002007-12-15T10:42:00.000-08:00My 11-year-old niece is sometimes called a boy, so...My 11-year-old niece is sometimes called a boy, so don't feel too bad about your neutral looking infant. Of course, my niece chooses her own clothes and haircuts to look boyish, so it's hard to blame people who think she's a boy.EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379865093971047359.post-43542153920935604982007-12-13T20:12:00.000-08:002007-12-13T20:12:00.000-08:00Yeah, it goes both ways, but it is REALLy annoying...Yeah, it goes both ways, but it is REALLy annoying for some reason! My son is such a boy, looks like a boy, even has a deep growl like a boy. But he's been called a girl more times than I can count. I think part of it is that we are so in touch with our babies and know them so well we can't possibly imagine someone not knowing what gender they are, when in fact for most strangers on the street they see a baby and that's it. And then they have a 50/50 change of guessing right. and unfortunately they often guess wrong.Queen Zucchinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17610191566478123146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379865093971047359.post-65922655562923088592007-12-13T18:42:00.000-08:002007-12-13T18:42:00.000-08:00people are just stupidly unobservant sometimes. m...people are just stupidly unobservant sometimes. my little guy was once called "she" when he was head to toe in a blue outfit with a dinosaur motiff. and we had just called him by his name. silly people!mama of the valleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12821753280796249529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379865093971047359.post-79062081509894343672007-12-13T13:37:00.000-08:002007-12-13T13:37:00.000-08:00Yeah, I've noticed that if Baby Jane's not in head...Yeah, I've noticed that if Baby Jane's not in head-to-toe girly girl pink, people assume she's a boy. Even if she's wearing girly-ish clothes in other colors. Ugh ugh ugh!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082496114155799356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379865093971047359.post-16155355452148166282007-12-13T11:49:00.000-08:002007-12-13T11:49:00.000-08:00I *so* know what you mean. Even when I dress Minno...I *so* know what you mean. Even when I dress Minnow in pink, she still gets called a boy (particularly by older men). I wonder whether its the short hair. As if little girl babies magically came out of the womb with long braided hair.ScienceWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11252480538852802610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379865093971047359.post-56410383045551955232007-12-13T09:46:00.001-08:002007-12-13T09:46:00.001-08:00Baby Lgume is *always* mistaken for a boy. She doe...Baby Lgume is *always* mistaken for a boy. She doesn't have that much pink clothes for some reason (or it's frilly stuff that isn't so convenient). Yup, if your baby's not in pink or anything overtly feminine, people are going to assume she's a boy...The bean-momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411250616280191525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1379865093971047359.post-362554614372410612007-12-13T09:46:00.000-08:002007-12-13T09:46:00.000-08:00I've been wondering lately what I'd do if my daugh...I've been wondering lately what I'd do if my daughter wanted to play with Barbies. Truthfully, I loved, loved, loved Barbie dolls when I was little. I also loved pink, wearing dresses, and Snow White.<BR/><BR/>This did not stop me from writing feminist fairy tales in the 5th grade (well, I didn't THINK of them as feminist fairy tales, I just wanted to write a fairy tale where the girl kills the goblin)or from growing up to be your average, well-adjusted empowered woman. Or whatever it is that I am.<BR/><BR/>So I agree with you 100% that if Bean wants Barbies, that's totally cool. I think you have a great attitude about it. But I do have to say, I never know what gender a baby is, unless their mom has put little bows in their hair. Or you could go my aunt's route, and put little silver bell anklets on Bean. This had the added bonus of making a jingly noise every time my cousin moved, so we could always tell if my cousin was getting into something she shouldn't.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.com