Gender Reveal Parties?

padd b1975 wrote: »

A shakedown of the stupid.

We do live in a world where children graduate from kindergarten so this stuff is harmless social-media driven rubbish.

Ronnie Tiny Barometer wrote: »

What's really truly sad is the fact there's a thread about it and people in here seem to be really upset about baby showers and gender reveal parties. How pathetic. Oh the irony...

Why not live and let live? You would have to be some serious moany hole to complain about a baby shower.

:rolleyes:

Because what today is just the odd one live and let live before you know has turned into the norm.

And plebs then expect, nay fooking demand, the rest of us doubters and complainers play along.

For example when I was a kid there were a few things at halloween like bobbing for apples, collecting nuts, trying to find the ring in the barmbrack or in some cases kicking someones cabbage patch out on the road.

Now 30 years later we have dressing up like a yank in some costume, leading the kids around the neighbour looking for sweets and worse still doing the house up with lights and decorations to a level we once had at christmas.

And christmas for some now is akin to making the house look like the end of the Las Vegas strip.

Actually as an aside why don't the greens come out and ask people to tone it down because of the waste of energy on having a santa and reindeers on top of the house along with a snowman in the garden.



And also the baby shower mullarkey.
Another excuse to demand gifts.

And all of this shyte is imported from the US.

And all of this shyte is just about getting you to spend money on tat that is making some fecker rich whilst destroying the planet more often than not being given to someone you probably can't stand the sight of normally.

BTW I am not fecking religious at all, but sometimes they do have a point about the materialistic shtye.

Ahhh that felt somewhat fecking good.

I don't know why the gender would be such a big deal. Is it so people know what clothes to get them?
They will be wearing hand-me-downs anyway.

#recycle/reuse/cheapbastard

Sounds like something knackers do.

bluewolf wrote: »

Some american lark. Heard of a couple over here but hopefully not catching on

It'll come here soon enough, given that we ape whatever the Yanks do anyway.

Lindsey Loose Kid wrote: »

Baby showers/gender reveal parties what a load of rubbish. Why do we need to adopt what seems to be mainly American customs?

In my experience its people who think the world revolves around them that buy into this crap.

Boring answer but it’s simply how societies evolve - some customs die out, new customs are adopted, and someone, somewhere makes money from the idea -

https://genderrevealcelebrations.com

My experience is the opposite though - it’s generally people who think the world revolves around them, that think everyone else’s ideas which they don’t buy into, are crap, or aren’t worthy of celebration, or like the Munroe yoke in the article in the opening post are somehow ‘damaging’ to someone, somewhere, for... ‘reasons’ :rolleyes:

Quite honestly, if I was invited to one I’d go, purely for the simple reason that it looks a bit of fun. I wouldn’t bother hosting one myself as I’m not really into the idea, and there’s likely a whole boatload of shared values among the parents and their guests and people whom they do invite, which is probably why I never hear of anyone having one - I don’t move in those circles, but I’d imagine they’ll be as popular in Ireland as Communions, Confirmations and birthday parties in the next few years. Already I have been invited to occasions where the parents are hosting an alternative party when Communions are happening and their children aren’t participating in Communion.

I was at a name reveal party a few months ago.

The same girl expected gifts at her gender reveal, and then text everyone the next day looking for receipts to returns the items in neutral colours (as guests obviously didn't know the gender prior to the big reveal, everyone just bought white stuff) so that she could swap them for pink/girly colours :pac:

Has social media played a part in creating this narcissism or was it always there hidden and social media merely revealed the extent of it?

Lindsey Loose Kid wrote: »

Not saying that, just I disagree with the statement that "most parents hope for their child to be heterosexual".

I'd imagine it's not a major priority or concern for 'most' parents.

Saying that it's not a major priority or concern is not disagreeing with the statement.

Obviously having a healthy baby is the highest priority, that goes without saying.

Another excuse to get presents.

when the aliens invade we'll be busy engaged in some grotesque neurotic navel-gazing.

MrAbyss wrote: »

I did not know this was even a thing.

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/14/munroe-bergdorf-gender-reveal-parties-trans-children-harm/?fbclid=IwAR2143FO0yqw5VBfVez-VIdeGWZvJTRjtxrzszqDgdHvsor_-wG-SXINujw

Americans.... :eek:
Jayus

There are some really funny videos on FB of the reveals gone wrong, though.
The best ones I’ve seen are the ones where a child accidentally bursts the balloon unexpectedly before the ‘reveal’ or the balloon floats away before they can pop it :pac:

Have seen lots of reveal videos where the young sibling(s) of the impending baby ending up getting upset that the baby isn’t their preferred gender.

Kids that age don’t understand the concept of not being able to choose the gender, and end up crying cause they aren’t getting a little brother/sister like they wanted.
I think it’s really unfair to video the reactions, let alone upload them to the internet for other people to judge and laugh at.
They too little to even understand what’s going on properly.

SusieBlue wrote: »

I think it’s really unfair to video the reactions, let alone upload them to the internet for other people to judge and laugh at.
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If they think it’s a good idea to enter into this sort of caper they should be judged, laughed at, shamed... repeatedly... sort of cûnts who’d throw a party to celebrate their dog being gay because it sniffed a poodles arse or they bought a new kettle... legalize euthanasia for them please....