Toronto couple defend move to keep baby's sex secret

badcompany · 27 May 2011 at 21:25

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13581835

A Toronto couple are defending their decision to keep their infant's sex a secret in order to allow the child to develop his or her own gender identity.

Kathy Witterick and David Stocker have been widely criticised for imposing their ideology on four-month-old Storm.

The family were the subject of a recent profile in the Toronto Star newspaper.

In an e-mail, Ms Witterick wrote that the idea that "the whole world must know what is between the baby's legs is unhealthy, unsafe, and voyeuristic"

WHat right have they to screw that kids life up with there warped ideas

Its just wrong.

PapaLazaru · 27 May 2011 at 21:26

badcompany said:
WHat right have they to screw that kids life up with there warped ideas

Its just wrong.

I know, Storm?!?!? WTF

Greenlizard0 · 27 May 2011 at 21:31

That child doesn't look natural. I mean just its face. :confused:

The article is pretty confusing and doesn't start out with what's the problem.

WingZero30 · 27 May 2011 at 21:35

Retarded people with retarded mindset :rolleyes:

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What's new!!

The Funktopus · 27 May 2011 at 21:37

I think the kid will find out for itself quite quickly. However, these two are grade A nutjobs.

Amnesia · 27 May 2011 at 21:37

I'm missing why anybody cares what sex the child is.

AGD · 27 May 2011 at 21:37

badcompany said:
WHat right have they to screw that kids life up with there warped ideas

Its just wrong.

Why u hatin?

Seriously I don't see anything wrong. Unconventional maybe, but not necessarily wrong.

RDM · 27 May 2011 at 21:38

Not something I personally agree with, but at the end of the day we, as parents, are responsible for making many decisions on the upbringing of our children. Is this really all that different from religions, political ideologies, attitudes towards race, gender etc?

Greenlizard0 · 27 May 2011 at 21:40

Amnesia said:
I'm missing why anybody cares what sex the child is.

That's what I was referring to above. The article isn't clear. The parents are keeping the genders secret from the kids themselves if that makes any sense.

ck88 · 27 May 2011 at 21:41

clearly a boy

badcompany · 27 May 2011 at 21:41

AGD said:
Why u hatin?

Seriously I don't see anything wrong. Unconventional maybe, but not necessarily wrong.

Feel sorry for your children if you have any.This is recipe for mental anguish and who knows what identity problems for the poor kid, physiological experiment at the end of the day with their own child.

haaammit · 27 May 2011 at 21:42

The whole thing is just stupid and sad

thedoc46 · 27 May 2011 at 21:42

Freaks just wanting some attention..

Plenty of those about..

Rich_L · 27 May 2011 at 21:43

Canadians tbh

Just add indeterminate sexual ambiguity as a national characteristic along with their flappy heads and beady little eyes.

badcompany · 27 May 2011 at 21:43

Greenlizard0 said:
That's what I was referring to above. The article isn't clear. The parents are keeping the genders secret from the kids themselves if that makes any sense.

no there are going to let the child become what it wants with no normal positive gender re-enforcments that most children experience on growing up,

"good boy eating your dinner up", "who's a clever little girl" etc etc.

gropingmantis · 27 May 2011 at 21:45

What and this child isnt going to grow up and work out its gender?

stulid · 27 May 2011 at 21:45

Thats a boy.

Greenlizard0 · 27 May 2011 at 21:46

Amnesia · 27 May 2011 at 21:46

How long before the kid will see someone naked on t.v and say yeah i got one of those so i'm a boy, it's not something you really need to be told.

Van Hellseek · 27 May 2011 at 21:47

It's obviously a boy. And an ugly one at that.