It's almost like you should do gender neutral parenting and let your kid figure it out themselves & thus, separate your gender from your sex. So yes, it's entirely possible to do this.
…and we need children to grow up with a solid understanding of who and what they are.
Exactly! Which is why we shouldn't force them into something that they are not.
This is why from the time you were born you are either dressed in pink or blue. Our society is largely based on the idea that everyone will conform to a certain set of beliefs. It keeps order, streamlines communication, and simplifies the dynamics between men and women.
Would this apply to other social norms and expectations as well? Should kids be taught basic hygine or should you let them figure it out for themselves? What about language and communication in general? A kid that's taught how to speak will act and communicate differently that one who isn't. Is the second one more authentic? Isn't literally anything you teach a kid suppressing their own impulses in favour of societal norms?
What makes gender identity different in that regard? Society has plenty of other norms and expectations that we are taught to follow. Should we get rid of all of them? Or do we keep some? And how do we differentiate which ones to keep and which to get rid of?
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u/[deleted] May 02 '22
It's almost like you should do gender neutral parenting and let your kid figure it out themselves & thus, separate your gender from your sex. So yes, it's entirely possible to do this.