Gender vs. Sex
What is Gender? Gender is a social construct. It is not biologically based. It is created out of cultural trends and expectations. Pink or Blue in a gender reveal party... society is already forming an idea of what the characteristics of that child will be. There is no actual preference for pink for girls or blue for boys, it's society that create's this. It's just a color, there's no biological base in it. In fact, my son who is color blind has a hard time differentiating between Pink, the Orange, and Light Green but he has learned through socialization that "girls like pink". Interestingly, it used to be the opposite--pale blue was considered soft and associated with girls, and red was considered bold, and hence pink or light red, was associated with boys. Don't believe me? Check out the original 1953 Peter Pan Disney movie. Captain Hook and Michael are dressed in pink and Wendy is dressed in pale blue. Gender is purely a creation of our societal belie...