nutty parents use kids as gender experiment

http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookou ... nder-wraps

"We've decided not to share Storm's sex for now--a tribute to freedom and choice in place of limitation, a stand up to what the world could become in Storm's lifetime (a more progressive place? ...),"

But Stocker and Witterick's choices haven't always made life easy for their kids. Though Jazz likes dressing as a girl, he doesn't seem to want to be mistaken for one. He recently asked his mother to let the leaders of a nature center know that he's a boy. And he chose not to attend a conventional school because of the questions about his gender. Asked whether that upsets him, Jazz nodded.

I think this comment on the article said it best:

instead of pretending the child has no gender they should be lauding both genders as equal and wonderful. To raise a child based on a book of fiction or some sketchy research is irresponsible and just plain stupid. Wonder what caused the gender issues with one of their other sons. Maybe mom was once again disappointed in not having a daughter? I wasn't a perfect parent, but at least I knew to teach my children to love themselves for what they are. I wouldn't want to live in a future where we hid what and who we are from others. We need to teach children pride and self-determination and not encourage ambiguity.

I think this comment on the article said it best:

...To raise a child based on a book of fiction or some sketchy research is irresponsible and just plain stupid.

Really? This doesn't seem to jive with some of the comments you've made about religion.

Really? This doesn't seem to jive with some of the comments you've made about religion.

really? that was your take on this?
I didn't write the comment, but I thought it summed things up well. afa religion goes, I don't know what you're talking about. you should know by now that I am in no way religious, I'm just tolerant of it.

But in this case using a fictional book is irresponsible and just plain stupid. I see...

But in this case using a fictional book is irresponsible and just plain stupid. I see...

/sigh the book is not the point.

yeah I read this story, what a bunch of horse shite, right? as if the child has no gender until he/she chooses one. *sigh* sadly anyone can be a parent, no matter how stupid.

But in this case using a fictional book is irresponsible and just plain stupid. I see...

/sigh the book is not the point.

Ok, so to be clear, you don't think using a fictional book is irresponsible and just plain stupid. You just think they're irresponsible and just plain stupid.

I think both parents should be given competency tests and upon failing, should be told that their children will be taken from them and raised in such a way as NOT to be screwed up dumb-asses as they already are.

I think both parents should be given competency tests and upon failing, should be told that their children will be taken from them and raised in such a way as NOT to be screwed up dumb-asses as they already are.

So you literally want a nanny state?

When I read that story I just think, "Hey look, more dumb f-ing humans."

I agree Carl, and its all the more embarrassing when legitimate problems (i.e. forced gender roles) are embraced to the point of leading to ridiculous and equally (if not more) damaging solutions such as this.