"The child — called Pop in Swedish papers to protect his or her identity — is now two-and-a-half-years-old, and only a handful of close relatives (those who have changed the child’s diaper) know the sex. Pop’s parents, who are both 24, say they made this decision in the hope of freeing their child from the artificial construct of gender. 'We want Pop to grow up more freely and avoid being forced into a specific gender mould from the outset,' Pop’s mother told the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet last spring. 'It’s cruel to bring a child into the world with a blue or pink stamp on their forehead.'"
Oh, but is it cruel to act out your ideological opinions on the tender life of a child?
Let's play some music:
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
"Pop," the Swedish 2-year-old whose sex its parents keep a secret.
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children,
feminism,
gender difference,
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