Labeling

[supergee]

It has been remarked that the Nacirema consider it vitally important to color-code their offspring so everyone knows what their genitals look like. Lest this be considered an ableist plot against the color-blind, you can apply Girlie Glue to your little girl as soon as she’s born. But why wait that long?

The terminology on the cake is interesting. As a human exceptionalist, I believe that having big brains and language and like that means that there are things about us that are more important than whether we’re “bucks” or “does.” Maybe the people who buy this cake think that they don’t qualify for human exceptionalism.

Thanx to mslorelei

Comments

[kaffy_r]

Sweet weeping jesus.

[bibliofile]

Yeah, our societal obsession with other people's genders is odd. I mean, when do I really need to know what someone's gender is? Other than when I'm considering joint frolicking of some sort?

Hell, in that light, the way people concern themselves with the gender of others' pets is even more disturbing. Why do you care if my cat is a boy or a girl???