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“A New Low For Stupid”: 78 Gender Reveal Moments That Already Have People Judging The Parents
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.
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#1
I Want To Live In A World With No Gender Reveal Parties
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#2
The Line Isn't Straight
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 5 hours ago
As an American, let me just take a wild guess as to what country this is in.
#3
For Painting A Bird For A Gender Reveal
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
They Contaminated A Waterfall For Their Gender Reveal
#5
I Need Closure On This One
#6
Can Gender Reveal Get Any Worse? Yes
StrangeOne 4 hours ago (edited)
Why are people THIS obsessed about knowing the baby's genitalia? It's actually a bit sick.
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
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 4 hours ago
What a nice gift to give to their child, and their grandchildren and great grandchildren.
#8
Yet Another Really Gross "Gender Reveal"
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 5 hours ago
This is what happens when you become obsessed with your children's genitals.
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
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"
#12
This Woman Made A Giant Piñata Of Herself, Then Had Her Husband Burst Out Of Its Belly Dressed As A Baby Spraying Pink Confetti
“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.”
#14
Someone Dyed Their Dog Blue For A Gender Reveal And It Ran Away
#15
Gender Reveal Cake
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 4 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." 🙄
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.
#17
Gender Reveal At Restaurant, Who Even Does This In A Restaurant
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 4 hours ago
If someone does damage or causes a large mess to a business can't you make them responsible for cleaning costs?
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.
#21
Born Into The Police???
#23
The Gender Reveals Are Getting Weirder And Weirder
#24
Saw A Very Very Infuriating Gender Reveal Cake On Instagram
#26
Imagine Starting A 7,500 Acre Wildfire With Your Gender Reveal Party During Quarantine
#27
Its A Boy!!! Can Gender Reveals Get Any Weirder?
Beak Hookage 31 minutes ago
Wish I could have set up a counter-projection nearby with the words NOBODY CARES.
#30
What Tfhis This Gender Reveal Sign ?!?…
Beak Hookage 30 minutes ago
...you're PROUD of the idea of your potential son growing up to become a mu.rderer? Um, why?
#31
Gender Reveal Party In FL
#32
Gender Reveal With Coloured Tyre Smoke Burnout In Quiet Neighborhood
#33
Leaving Your Gender Reveal Garbage In A Nature Sanctuary
Beak Hookage 28 minutes ago
Can't they at the very least use flower petals for this nonsense??
#35
Their Venue Is Also At A Shooting Range
Beak Hookage 26 minutes ago
When my sister was expecting she threw a baby shower where everyone was invited to put their guess as to the name and gender in a hat and the entries were read out at the end of the party (she and her husband had asked not to be told in advance), but that was just a bit of fun. No gender reveal unless you count the later phonecall from the proud new father saying "it's a boy!" over the kid's "oh no I've just been born" wails.
#37
Guns Or Glitter Gender Reveal
#41
What The Duck Is It?
#43
Only Worn Once! Great Addition To Your Gender Reveal Party!
Beak Hookage 25 minutes ago
Sounds like an excuse to buy a really creepy blow-up s.ex toy to *me*.
#44
Gender Reveal Cake
#45
Hm
Beak Hookage 24 minutes ago
"Yay for forcing violence on our sons before they're even out and breathing!"
#46
I'm So Confused. And Alarmed. And Appalled. All At Once
#49
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 ??
#50
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
#51
Gender Reveal Parties Will Continue To Baffle Me Until My Last Day On Earth
#56
Disastrous Gender Reveals. Why?
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 4 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.
#57
This Gender Reveal Cake. How Did They Not See How Creepy This Is?
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 4 hours ago
Do NOT keep a copy of this for your child to see. It will traumatise them.
#61
Couple Forced To Evacuate Home As ‘Dry Ice’ Gender Reveal Ends In Disaster
#64
Gender Reveal In A Park With Plastic Confetti, They Left Immediately After Popping The Confetti Cannons :/
#68
Gender Reveal Parties In The South
#69
Gender Reveal Fireworks Fail Sends People Screaming
Multa Nocte (she/her/8647) 4 hours ago
Hahahahahaha!!!!! This does my heart good after all the previous entries.
#72
What Is It With Gender Reveal Parties And Fondant
#75
Pretty Sure This Belongs Here... 90% Of Gender Reveals Are Trashy
#77
Gender Reveal Lasagna
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What do you think ?
Beak Hookage 14 minutes 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) 1 hour 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 14 minutes 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) 1 hour 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.
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