Hey, have you talked about your genitals today? Not that there is anything wrong about neither genitals nor talking about them. And yet, many of us don’t feel comfortable discussing them publicly.
In this context it seems a little surprising that we have established a little tradition called gender reveal party!
Besides the fact that the unborn child may at some point not feel too happy about people celebrating their private (!) parts, there are more and more voices reminding us that there is more to gender than genitals!
So, whether you are looking for an alternative or the ultimate way to tell the world what gender your child has, Twitter has some ideas for you.
#1:
a gender reveal party but since gender shouldn’t be assigned to anyone it’s a zodiac reveal party like ‘surprise guys i’m having a sagittarius sorry in advance for their emotional meltdowns’
— rachel zegler (@rachelzegler) July 30, 2019
#2:
a gender reveal party but to see which alcohol im getting ramshackled on this weekend
— spooky blm donny (@_donnydrama) February 3, 2018
#3:
gender reveal party but it’s a bomb and people have to decide if they cut the blue or pink wire
— Kivan (@KivanBay) March 27, 2018
#4:
Gender reveal parties, but instead of blowing up something to see blue/pink smoke, at the crucial moment, an Anthropology Professor emerges to give an hourlong lecture on how gender is a social construct while everyone is served rainbow cake
— Professor Sarah Parcak (@indyfromspace) September 7, 2020
#5:
A gender reveal party, but it’s just you and your partner and the ultrasound tech and they tell you the gender and you both leave without burning down the entire west coast.
— Norty 🌻 (@knort0901) September 12, 2020
#6:
A gender reveal party but instead of a party you do nothing because first of all who cares and we’re in the middle of a pandemic and aren’t you going to have a baby shower and some kind of baby gift registry also anyways?????????? thats enough celebration for the unborn for me
— kendra (@kendraaaleighh) September 10, 2020
#7:
a gender reveal party but when they cut the cake it’s liberty green. congrats. the child is a warren democrat.
— sarah trindell (@sarahtrindell) July 30, 2019
#8:
One of those gender reveal parties but then a tiny horse comes out of the cake like a stripper, everybody’s mad.
— Hana Michels (@HanaMichels) July 30, 2020
#9:
Hear me out: Virtual gender reveal parties, but for coronavirus antibodies test results
— Laura Bassett (@LEBassett) May 12, 2020
#10:
gender reveal party but it’s just my husband and i beating an endangered rhino, eventually forcing it to shit the “it’s a boy!” capsule our party planner force fed it hours ago
— sarah schauer 🦂 (@sarahschauer) September 8, 2020
#11:
Gender reveal party but instead of popping a ballon or cutting a cake, everyone who comes is given a mirror and a therapist.
— My Non-Binaryfriends! There for they and them. (@Danez_Smif) June 2, 2018
#12:
Gender reveal party but you wait till your kid decides their own gender and then throw them a party to celebrate their choice
— camp quarantine princess ™️ (@CcTheScientist) September 7, 2020
#13:
Gender reveal party, but when the parents open the box, a spring loaded boxing glove pops out and bonks them for being stupid
— Lilith, uwu Girl (@TTransgirl) September 9, 2020