In that moment the cake and the party did all Karvunidis had hoped to bring her pregnancy to life. The arrival of Bianca (the eldest of Karvunidis's three daughters) was still months away, but that day she did unwittingly birth something: the gender-reveal party. The story spread, becoming a mainstream part of US pregnancies and taking an increasing share of the $US200-$1000 ($NZ300-$1500) couples there spend on their baby showers. But as Bianca has grown older she's been busy giving her mother an education in gender politics. She now believes the gender-reveal party has helped conservatives create increasingly restrictive pink and blue boxes for children, which support their anti-liberal agenda.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 27, 2019 14:26 UTC