(28th May 2011)
A couple with a background in social-justice issues have made the decision to raise their child, Storm, without recourse to imposing the traditional gender binary in any way upon him - and has led to a predictable avalanche of criticism:
A couple with a background in social-justice issues have made the decision to raise their child, Storm, without recourse to imposing the traditional gender binary in any way upon him - and has led to a predictable avalanche of criticism:
I think it's an enlightened decision but the intolerance already unleashed indicates there is no way to maintain a free, supportive environment for very long, and the practical hostility they are already facing will be waiting for Storm on his own very soon, outside the family home. I anticipate he will eventually feel the need to comply at some level in order to access the safety and 'rewards' of 'fitting in'.
Their decision was influenced by something as simple as 'X: A Fabulous Child's Story' by Lois Gould
That's cool - but I also like one of their other kid's favourite books which is '10,000 Dresses' by Marcus Ewart
As Jack Nicholson's character says in 'Easy Rider':
'They'll talk to ya and talk to ya and talk to ya about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it's gonna scare 'em.'