The experiment in gender
http://www.autostraddle.com/canadian-parents-raise-gender-neutral-baby-by-not-revealing-its-sex-90186/
Actually, I'm not sure I see this as anything but a more publicity-laden example of what at least a few parents have been trying since the early days of "Women's Lib" - trying to break some of the traditional gender mold, etc. I'd also point out the child rearing practices of the American and British upper class in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, at least for boys, tended towards what we view as the feminine. This was sometimes taken to extremes, (read Patrick MacNee's autobiography for an example).
(Thanks for the link, Mike!
Actually, I'm not sure I see this as anything but a more publicity-laden example of what at least a few parents have been trying since the early days of "Women's Lib" - trying to break some of the traditional gender mold, etc. I'd also point out the child rearing practices of the American and British upper class in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, at least for boys, tended towards what we view as the feminine. This was sometimes taken to extremes, (read Patrick MacNee's autobiography for an example).
(Thanks for the link, Mike!
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