Get Premium
Dark mode theme is available exclusively for premium users. Learn more about the benefits of subscribing.
No fees, cancel anytime.
Dark Mode 
No fees, cancel anytime 
“I Want To Live In A World With No Gender Reveal Parties”: 78 Pics To Prove Gender Reveals Should Be Banned
Gender reveals are a fairly new concept dating back to the late 2000s. Before that time, letting people know whether you’re having a boy or a girl wasn’t a huge deal.
These days, they’ve become full-blown parties that can get out of hand sometimes. And we’re playing it down here, because as you will come to see in the following photos, many people tend to be criminally inconsiderate all for the sake of having their big moment.
Fair warning: scrolling through may annoy you, even infuriate you to a point.
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
For Painting A Bird For A Gender Reveal
RELATED:
#2
I Want To Live In A World With No Gender Reveal Parties
#3
Don’t Get Me Wrong, Every Other Gender Reveal Party Is Just As Bad As This One
The first-ever gender reveal happened in 2008, when writer and attorney Jenna Karvunidis announced her first child’s gender by cutting into a cake filled with pink icing. At the time, it was meant to be a celebration for her family, until she wrote about it in her blog.
“I just like to throw parties," she told Northern Colorado news station KUNC in a 2019 interview. "I just thought it would be really fun for everybody in the whole family to find out."
#4
The Line Isn't Straight
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 17 hours ago
As an American, let me just take a wild guess as to what country this is in.
#5
These People Doing A Gender Reveal On A Lake With Confetti. They Didn't Clean Up And They Threw The Confetti Canisters In The Lake
StrangeOne 16 hours ago
What a nice gift to give to their child, and their grandchildren and great grandchildren.
#6
The Pointless Gendering Is Out Of Control. Why Can't A Girl Like Tractors?
Karvunidis has since been credited as the unofficial pioneer of the gender reveal. However, it was something she came to regret, especially with how outrageous, even dangerous, some of the parties had become.
“I know it's been harmful to some individuals,” Karvunidis said. "Celebrate the baby. There's no way to have a cake to cut into it, to see if they're going to like chess. Let's just have a cake."
#7
Someone Did A Gender Reveal In A Public Park Flower Garden. They Left The Plastic Confetti, Balloons And Tape On The Ground And In The Pond. The Snow Said "It's A Girl"
#8
They Contaminated A Waterfall For Their Gender Reveal
Lady Chelsea (LadyChelseaoftheVoid) 7 hours ago
can't you just do the cake thing and be done with it?
#9
Gender Reveal Parties Trashing Parks
In a 2020 interview with The Guardian, Karvunidis spoke more extensively about how her views on gender reveals and on gender itself changed.
According to her, it started one Christmas morning, when her three-year-old daughter began crying after receiving a set of Legos as a gift. And because it wasn’t pink, the child thought it wasn’t for her.
#10
Gender Reveal Cake
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 17 hours ago
"But no, I believe that children CHOOSE what they want to play with. It's not like we are giving them any signals to play with one thing or another. It's just NATURAL." 🙄
#11
I Need Closure On This One
#12
Gender Reveal At Restaurant, Who Even Does This In A Restaurant
Crystalwitch60 7 hours ago
They do ! apparently, I assume you have their name n no, send the bill to them along with a legal letter if they refuse to pay up !
“There’s such an obsession with gender that it becomes limiting in many ways and exploitative in others. You don’t want what’s between your legs to guide your path in life,” Karvunidis said, noting that she intends to have her children grow up in a world where “gender doesn’t matter.”
#13
Facebook Never Disappoints
#14
Leaving Their Gender Reveal Mess In The Park So The Park Employees Can Clean It Up
Lady Chelsea (LadyChelseaoftheVoid) 7 hours ago
they should arrest the host for littering and punish them by making them clean it up.
#15
Someone Had A Gender Reveal At The Local Park And Left All Their Confetti And Popped Balloons In The Area That Is Specifically Designed For Wildlife
In the last 18 years, gender reveals have become more destructive. One of the worst ones happened in 2020 in El Dorado, California, when a couple’s decision to use a pyrotechnic device caused a massive wildfire.
Their irresponsibility burned down more than 9,000 hectares of land, along with five homes and 15 other buildings. It also claimed the life of a firefighter. The couple was subsequently charged with involuntary manslaughter.
#16
Gender Reveals…
#17
Someone Dyed Their Dog Blue For A Gender Reveal And It Ran Away
#18
Can Gender Reveal Get Any Worse? Yes
StrangeOne 16 hours ago (edited)
Why are people THIS obsessed about knowing the baby's genitalia? It's actually a bit sick.
Another mishap occurred in 2023 in Mexico when a couple decided to have a small plane fly through the air while blowing pink smoke for their big reveal.
Unfortunately, the plane crashed moments after take-off, claiming the life of the pilot.
#19
Yet Another Really Gross "Gender Reveal"
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 17 hours ago
This is what happens when you become obsessed with your children's genitals.
#20
Saw A Very Very Infuriating Gender Reveal Cake On Instagram
#21
Imagine Starting A 7,500 Acre Wildfire With Your Gender Reveal Party During Quarantine
Lady Chelsea (LadyChelseaoftheVoid) 7 hours ago
the gray means "pollution doesnt care about your baby's gender, it will k**l all of you!"
#22
Its A Boy!!! Can Gender Reveals Get Any Weirder?
Beak Hookage 12 hours ago
Wish I could have set up a counter-projection nearby with the words NOBODY CARES.
#23
This Woman Made A Giant Piñata Of Herself, Then Had Her Husband Burst Out Of Its Belly Dressed As A Baby Spraying Pink Confetti
#24
Gender Reveal Party With Plastic Balloons In A Dog Park. A New Low For Stupid
#26
What The Duck Is It?
#27
I Thought We Were Done With World Ending Gender Reveal Party
#28
This Gender Reveal Cake
#29
Born Into The Police???
#30
Leaving Your Gender Reveal Garbage In A Nature Sanctuary
#31
The Gender Reveals Are Getting Weirder And Weirder
#32
Gender Reveal Redneck Style
#33
Yeah ... What's Better Than To Pollute A Beautiful Beach And Destroy A Natural Habitat With Blue Glitter To Tell Everyone Your Baby Is A Boy ??
#34
What Tfhis This Gender Reveal Sign ?!?…
Beak Hookage 12 hours ago
...you're PROUD of the idea of your potential son growing up to become a mu.rderer? Um, why?
#35
Gender Reveal Party In FL
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 17 hours ago
I wish they would leave animals out of this stupidity.
#36
Gender Reveal With Coloured Tyre Smoke Burnout In Quiet Neighborhood
#37
That's Right, Gender Reveals Now Extend To Washing Machines
#38
Their Venue Is Also At A Shooting Range
#40
Can We Stop Being Dumbasses With These Gender Reveals
Never Snarky 1 hour ago
The parents will live with this horror forever. Was it really worth it?
#41
High School Acquaintance Wins The Award For Worst Gender Reveal Ever
#42
Ah Yes, The Two Genders Right There- Clippers And Curls
#44
Guns Or Glitter Gender Reveal
#46
This Gender Reveal
Lady Chelsea (LadyChelseaoftheVoid) 7 hours ago
can you at LEAST USE SOMETHING BIODEGRADABLE FOR CONFETTI????
#47
Couple Forced To Evacuate Home As ‘Dry Ice’ Gender Reveal Ends In Disaster
#48
Gender Reveal Parties In The South
#49
This Gender Reveal
#50
Only Worn Once! Great Addition To Your Gender Reveal Party!
Beak Hookage 12 hours ago
Sounds like an excuse to buy a really creepy blow-up s.ex toy to *me*.
#51
Hm
Beak Hookage 12 hours ago
"Yay for forcing violence on our sons before they're even out and breathing!"
#52
I'm So Confused. And Alarmed. And Appalled. All At Once
#53
Gender Reveal Chocolate Cigars - Boy, Girl, Or Groucho
#54
Gender Reveal Parties Will Continue To Baffle Me Until My Last Day On Earth
#55
Gender Reveal Party: "Will We See A Weenie Or A Hamburger?"
BookFanatic 1 hour ago
I mean, if you're going to be graphic about it at least say "wiener or taco."
#56
Kids Of All Genders Can Like All Sorts Of Things. Stop Setting Expectations Like This
#58
Disastrous Gender Reveals. Why?
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 17 hours ago
Too bad more parents aren't hit in the groin when these things are held (bottom right). Maybe it would lead to fewer of them.
#62
Gender Reveal In A Park With Plastic Confetti, They Left Immediately After Popping The Confetti Cannons :/
#63
This Couple Actually Used A Monster Truck For Their Reveal
#67
Gender Reveal Fireworks Fail Sends People Screaming
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 17 hours ago
Hahahahahaha!!!!! This does my heart good after all the previous entries.
#70
Gender Reveal Cake
#71
What Is It With Gender Reveal Parties And Fondant
#73
This Gender Reveal Cake. How Did They Not See How Creepy This Is?
Lukas (alt) 13 hours ago
Honestly this is the most honest so far. You're there to find out the sex of the baby, because you don't know what your baby's gender will be.
#74
Friend's Sister Went For The Cheap Option For Her Gender Reveal Party Balloons
#75
Gender Reveal Lasagna
#77
Pretty Sure This Belongs Here... 90% Of Gender Reveals Are Trashy
Add New Image
What do you think ?
Beak Hookage 12 hours ago
So glad I'm too old to have had this nonsense thrown over me. Mind you, my parents also aren't trashy idiots. And my god the boys = guns thing is f*****g disturbing.
Lukas (alt) 13 hours ago
Honestly, while it does sound creepy, the "here for the sex" ones are the most accurate and seem to be the most grounded in reality. If parents want to find out what sex their baby is, that's fine (given you do something like a colored cake, rather than setting wildfires). Gendered things are fine, as long as they aren't forced against the child's will and the child is given choice and freedom to explore, and you respect that your child's gender might not match the sex they're assigned at birth.
Beak Hookage 12 hours ago
So glad I'm too old to have had this nonsense thrown over me. Mind you, my parents also aren't trashy idiots. And my god the boys = guns thing is f*****g disturbing.
Lukas (alt) 13 hours ago
Honestly, while it does sound creepy, the "here for the sex" ones are the most accurate and seem to be the most grounded in reality. If parents want to find out what sex their baby is, that's fine (given you do something like a colored cake, rather than setting wildfires). Gendered things are fine, as long as they aren't forced against the child's will and the child is given choice and freedom to explore, and you respect that your child's gender might not match the sex they're assigned at birth.
Related on Bored Panda
