What is a theyby?
By Kana
Have you ever heard of the word “theyby”? I’m
assuming that most of you haven’t, so in this post I’m going to explain what it
means and why some people want to raise their children as gender neutral.
The whole idea behind this word is to wait
for the child to understand what gender is and allow them to explore their own
and express it themselves, rather than just assigning them a gender based on
the anatomy they were born with. The word reinforces the idea that gender and
sex should be considered totally different things, meaning that sex is
something that is based on biological facts, whereas gender is based on how you
feel and how you want to express yourself. Parents who use this term believe
that gender should not be forced on their children and their parenting style
can be a little different and unique from other parents. For example, they don’t
refer to their kids as “He” or “She”, but as “They” and they try to make sure
that their children don’t conform to any gender-specific clothes or toys. They
give their children a chance and the ability to figure out what their gender is
and how to be true to themselves by providing a gender-open and gender-creative
environment.
However, there are some people that are
opposed to this new concept, saying that it is “too woke”. They argue that
those terms and the new parenting style are just confusing the children and the
whole thing is just nonsense.
Of course, it is absolutely important for
all of us to respect and accept each individual for their thoughts, beliefs, and choices, but it is really difficult to determine where we should draw the
line.
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