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Gender reveal parties have been getting a lot of notoriety in the past few years - and not always in a good way! This week, we discuss the history of this relatively new phenomenon and take it a step further. Is gender reveal really the right name for it, and why do we insist that little girls wear pink?

Sources used in today's episode:

https://othersociologist.com/sociology-of-gender/

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-did-girls-start-wearing-pink-1370097

http://www.flyfishingdevon.co.uk/salmon/year3/psy364gender-nature-nurture/psy364gender-nature-nurture.htm

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/12/15/guide-how-gender-neutral-language-is-developing-around-world/%3foutputType=amp

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2020/07/08/how-to-use-gender-neutral-language-and-why-its-important-to-try/

https://time.com/4327915/gender-neutral-pronouns/

https://www.thesmujournal.ca/editor/normalizing-pronouns-why-cis-gendered-folks-should-use-personal-pronouns-too