A woman has shared her struggle of trying to buy a gender-neutral birthday card for a child – as she was faced with few options that weren’t stereotypical “male” or “female”.
Author Kate Long said many of the cards were in pairs – one for a girl, one for a boy – and could directly be compared, which what she called as “boys, predator, girls, prey”.
“But I took a swift look at the others, specifically the ones tagged ‘boy’ or ‘girl’,” she continued. “The cards were divided on the stand, though, so even if it wasn’t spelt out, a shopper could easily see which set were for whom.”
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And Long noted that even if you’re not sending or receiving these cards, you’re standing in queues in post offices or supermarkets and seeing them – and taking in their message about what kids need to do to be a “boy or girl”.
The mum posted a Twitter thread with many examples of the cards.
