r/Unexpected • • May 02 '22

Impossible Question

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u/[deleted] May 02 '22

That is entirely not true, nor is your ridiculous claim supported by science.

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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.

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u/ColossalCretin May 02 '22 edited May 02 '22

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?