The real problem if that’s the scenario is that his social security check is less than $400/month.

Someone easily scammed

I don’t think the gender reveal party adds to that in any way. It doesn’t matter to the kid and everyone else in the kids life is going to still have the anticipatory moment of finding out their assigned birth gender even if it’s just the parents/doctor telling them. The gender reveal party is such a minor thing years down the line; it’s not like a wedding or something. It’s like saying that theming your kid’s 2nd birthday party Bluey and them deciding they don’t like Bluey when they turn 10 is going to be such a bummer.

NIPT is now standard care in the US. It is covered by insurance and offered to every pregnant person. I didn’t say everyone gets it, just that it’s increasingly used. Something like 25%-50% of people do it and it’s growing in popularity. You haven’t answered if that would take the creepiness out

Most names are definitely gendered. If they weren’t, changing your name when transitioning wouldn’t be so incredibly common. You might think they’re unnecessarily gendered, but they are currently gendered. You also haven’t answered if you’re ok with expectant parents and parents of infants telling people the kid is a girl or a boy without the party.

I don’t know the episode, but when is House not an ass? Him signing you up for a surgery that you haven’t even had time to consider and consent to because he thinks he knows best is not kind. And if you do balk, he’d belittle you.

People do often take a blood test on Mom which will include some fraction of fetal DNA. They can do a blood test where they just check if there’s any Y chromosome (sneak peek) or they can take a blood test which is to check for chromosomal abnormalities which also happens to tell you the sex chromosomes (NIPT). These happen much earlier than you can tell via looking at genitals on ultrasound and is increasingly becoming how people find out the sex of their baby.

People very often say they are having a girl or a boy and give them a gendered name. Do you have an issue with that?

Very often at this point, expectant parents are basing it on the presence of a Y chromosome or not, not on genitals. Does that take the creepiness out for you?

Do you have a problem with them disclosing the gender of their children at all?

Do people feel like you can’t say if it’s a girl or a boy before they’re old enough to express some preference? That seems to be the thing people pick on with gender reveal parties but that doesn’t really make sense to me if you’re cool with “It’s a girl. We’re going to name her Alice.” without the party. It’s not like the party is usually hyper fixated on gender roles. You cut some cake or pop some balloons during a pretty normal family party. Sex chromosomes/genitals are one of the only unique things you really learn about the baby before they’re here that isn’t generally considered bad news. I guess we could have height percentile parties?