Canadian Parents Get "Genderless" ID for Their Baby

[Ben]

Well, this kid has a rough road ahead for himself, herself, or itself...

http://twitchy.com/brettt-3136/2017/07/03/parents-celebrate-huge-step-forward-in-fight-to-keep-babys-gender-off-id-allow-child-to-discover-it/

[Hawkmoon]

This is social justice warrioring on steroids. Notice all the markers:

• There's ONE child but, in order to avoid "labeling" it a "he" or a "she," the parental unit refers to it as “Often I’ll just say I don’t know yet, or I’m not rushing to apply those types of labels on this kid. Right now they’re just a baby.” [Grammatical note: "They" is a plural pronoun.]

• The spokesparent seems to be (probably) the mother, but notice that no gender is identified for him/her/it. It's just "the parent" -- as if this was a case of a hermaphrodite parental unit. "B.C. baby first to get health card without gender marker. 'For us, it’s a huge step forward,' the baby's parent said "
• And the lawyer doesn't want her its name capitalized. WTF? That's a grammatical issue, not a gender issue, you twit [lower case].

[Blakenzy]

It rubs the lotion on it's skin?  

Referring to a child as "they" seems like a good way to screw "them" up.

This nonsense has all the hallmarks of a mental disorder. Replacing clear cut reality with imagination, what is scary is the law seems to follow suit by forcing people to accept the imagination of a few. NO, just because you think you are of the opposite gender doesn't make you so... and forcefully creating ambiguity in the development of a child's self image is not good at all.

[Firethorn]

Well, I for one hope that the kid, like I did a few times, tells the parents off and that "I'm a boy/girl!" and settles the issue before too long.

No, I didn't ever have to tell my parents my gender, but I did express my desire/dislike for something a few times.

[bedlamite]

Right now they’re just a baby.

So she thinks it's plural. 

[Boomhauer]

When said kid stabs the parents in their sleep one night I feel that it should be a free pass


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[MillCreek]

When said kid stabs the parents in their sleep one night I feel that it should be a free pass


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Plus eleventy.

[freakazoid]

So she thinks it's plural. 

"They" seems to be a common "identity" for some reason. It's like they really have no idea how words work, or maybe they actually have multiple personality disorder.

[lee n. field]

When said kid stabs the parents in their sleep one night I feel that it should be a free pass


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I would not be surprised to see a rash of parricides in coming decades.  (And suicides, alas).

the parents

pic that accompanied the article I saw on the book of faces looked feminine, but appeared to have a short chin bristle type beard.

[lupinus]

Someone needs to watch Sleepaway Camp, cause this *expletive deleted*it didn't end well for those folks.

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[Ned Hamford]

Someone needs to watch Sleepaway Camp, cause this *expletive deleted*it didn't end well for those folks.

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That's what I thought.

[lee n. field]

What do you know.  Parent has a website.

I’m Kori. I’m a community educator living in Sinixt Territory in occupied British Columbia, Canada. I am a non-binary genderqueer trans person with more than a decade of community facilitation experience. I have specialized in sexual health, harm reduction, community organizing, technical knowledge exchange and radical approaches to wellness.

Surprise!

[Ben]

I’m Kori. I’m a community educator indoctrinator

Fixed.

I have specialized in sexual health, harm reduction, community organizing, technical knowledge exchange and radical approaches to wellness using innocent children as my political props.

Also fixed.

[lupinus]

Yep. Someone's about to *expletive deleted*ck up their spawn and create a future special fruitcake.

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[Hawkmoon]

What do you know.  Parent has a website.

Surprise!

Server not found

Firefox can’t find the server at http.

    Check the address for typing errors such as ww.example.com instead of www.example.com
    If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer’s network connection.
    If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

I wonder if "it" (the parental unit) had to take "its" web site down.

My, my, my ...

I’m Kori. I’m a community educator living in Sinixt Territory in occupied British Columbia, Canada. I am a non-binary genderqueer trans person with more than a decade of community facilitation experience. I have specialized in sexual health, harm reduction, community organizing, technical knowledge exchange and radical approaches to wellness.

I'm sure Kori doesn't see any irony in being a "binary genderqueer trans person" [whatever that is] and claiming to specialize in sexual health.

[RevDisk]

Yep. Someone's about to *expletive deleted*ck up their spawn and create a future special fruitcake.

One issue with the modern world is that a lot of crazy people find other people who share the same kind of crazy. Instead of negative reinforcement, they get validation. As the liberty minded person, I believe a person can have any type of crazy notion they like as long as all parties are consenting adult of legal age. If you want to believe your gender is mayonnaise and you sexually identify as an Apache attack helicopter, that's fine.

Forcing your beliefs on other people is where it gets much more grey. I'm leery of the jihad to force everyone else to believe the same fruitcake stuff. Tolerance is not enough for a lot of folks, of all different stripes. Acceptance is not enough. Validation is what they want. Not "Fine, if you want to have your gender listed as mayonnaise, I don't care" but rather "Yes, mayonnaise is a perfectly valid gender choice, and you are so brave for embracing mayonnaise as your gender. Death to any infidels who deny your true gender!"

I've seen plenty of adults who screw up their children by forcing warped ideologies on them. And not just the special fruitcakes. Plenty of wacko religions have been doing so since time immortal. For the same reason. They believe their ideology is correct, and it is their duty to indoctrinate their kid instead of allowing them to evaluate such things on their own merit. It's not going away anytime soon.

[MillCreek]

"Occupied British Columbia"?  I wonder if this person is part of a First Nations tribe in Canada and doesn't like high SPF people.

[Hawkmoon]

"Occupied British Columbia"?  I wonder if this person is part of a First Nations tribe in Canada and doesn't like high SPF people.

That was my thought, too, until I found a photo of "it" on-line. "It" appears to be a high SPF sort of ... entity. (Not sure if it's acceptable to refer to it as a "person," so I hope "entity" is socially acceptable.)

[lee n. field]

I wonder if "it" (the parental unit) had to take "its" web site down.

My, my, my ...

I'm sure Kori doesn't see any irony in being a "binary genderqueer trans person" [whatever that is] and claiming to specialize in sexual health.

fixed the url in my original post.

[lee n. field]

"Occupied British Columbia"?  I wonder if this person is part of a First Nations tribe in Canada and doesn't like high SPF people.

Looks like a paleface to me.

Yep, this is it:

[Hawkmoon]

"They" seems to be a common "identity" for some reason. It's like they really have no idea how words work, or maybe they actually have multiple personality disorder.

These people (notice how skillfully I avoided the use of "they") want a word that doesn't carry a gender association, yet for a single person these same people studiously avoid using the simple, accepted, gender neutral pronoun indicative of a single entity: "it."

The time has come to mount the resistance. We need to shame the it-phobes of the world. Demand equal rights for the its!

[MillCreek]

^^^So is that a biological male?  Although I applaud the use of ear protection for the baby, and I can only assume they are at the range.

[lee n. field]

^^^So is that a biological male?  Although I applaud the use of ear protection for the baby, and I can only assume they are at the range.

Yes, the offspring appears to be a son.  To my eyes.

[BlueStarLizzard]

Yes, the offspring appears to be a son.  To my eyes.

At that age, it could go either way. That's why they make those cute little headbands for girls. Emily had some real adorable ones.

[MillCreek]

Yes, the offspring appears to be a son.  To my eyes.

I actually meant the adult.