I'm not planning to read this. Because it's past time to even think we need an explanation of why they are a problem.
this post was submitted on 06 Aug 2025
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Yes please, every single one I've been too has been nothing more than an excuse for the expectant mother to collect gifts.
Right? I already gave you gifts at the wedding AND the baby shower!
Wait, these aren't in place of a baby shower‽‽ Or combined with the baby shower? Who the fuck has enough money to give an expectant friend 2-3 damn gifts per child? This is just capitalism run amok.
Exactly.
set aside stupid pyrotechnic parties which isn’t exclusive to gender/sex reveal parties. yes of course that nonsense should stop no matter what the occasion is.
let’s talk about normal parties. i appreciate the author’s intentions but i don’t think they actually demonstrated that run of the mill gender/sex reveal parties actually cause any harm to anyone. They insisted it does without providing any evidence which is not a skeptical mindset.
it’s not like these parties set in stone whatever decisions parents will make via a vis genitalia after birth. my guess is parents are going to decide whatever they’re going to decide whether or not they have a gender reveal party, but i’m open to hearing actual evidence on that.
Exactly, there is over 8 billion people on this planet...