I have long thought about the fact that a baby's genitals are the first thing we learn about them. These days, we learn that long before skin color, and while skin color can be quite a surprise, it's usually within an expected range, and also subject to change for many years after birth.
Genital configuration, on the other hand, while nowhere near as binary as culturally assumed, statistically most often falls into one of two fairly easily defined categories. It seems to me to be understandable to want to know something about a baby, and that's a very visible thing.
NOTE: I completely agree about control and other things people have said above. I'm just adding what seems to me to be a rarely discussed datapoint.
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Date: 2016-07-11 06:12 pm (UTC)Genital configuration, on the other hand, while nowhere near as binary as culturally assumed, statistically most often falls into one of two fairly easily defined categories. It seems to me to be understandable to want to know something about a baby, and that's a very visible thing.
NOTE: I completely agree about control and other things people have said above. I'm just adding what seems to me to be a rarely discussed datapoint.