Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Facebook Chat and Gender: a Philosophical Debate

Christina

OH

today

at the bookstore

i went to wrap a present

and you have to ask if it's for a boy or a girl

bc they're heteronormative

and FINALLY

(i've been waiting for this to happen)

the woman was like, "she's gender-neutral"

9:05pmKaden

but she said "she"

9:05pmChristina

well yeah

it's the grandma

9:05pmKaden

oh

cute

9:05pmChristina

yeah i thought so

and then she was telling me how hard it is to shop for a gender-neutral grandchild

but she was really supportive of the whole thing

and i was like "i went to smith. so i understand"

9:06pmKaden

aw

9:06pmChristina

but then i told her i thought i should still be able to use pink or blue if i wanted bc it shouldn't matter -- like, why do colors have to be gendered?

i mean, i used purple and teal

i did red wrapping w/ purple ribbon and gold w/ teal

9:07pmKaden

good job

9:07pmChristina

but i was thinking, i also shouldn't be restricted from using blue or pink or ballerina or baseball stickers

i mean, just because they're gender neutral doesn't mean they can only have fish or tiger stickers

but i used fish and tigers anyway

just to be safe

9:08pmKaden

fish and tigers are way cooler than ballerinas and baseball anyway

9:09pmChristina

i suppose, seeing as it's "a girl," i could've put baseballs and trucks just to stir things up

omg

i just realized

the reason i suck at taking care of my car

is because no one ever put truck stickers on my presents

i have been taught to be scared of vehicles

Kaden

i dont think that's true

9:12pmChristina

i think it is

i have never been interested in cars

bc i was brainwashed

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