tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post2393197385434192769..comments2024-03-27T14:20:05.905-04:00Comments on Montclair SocioBlog: A Boy Named Sue AshleyJay Livingstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-62288182646013807112016-08-12T12:46:43.168-04:002016-08-12T12:46:43.168-04:00It certainly seems that gender differences are nar...It certainly seems that gender differences are narrowing, especially in our niche of the social ecosystem. In names too. Selecting boy names has come to share some of the same criteria as selecting girl names – a greater attention to fashion. You don’t just want to call the kid “Edward, Jr.” So the diversity is about the same - the top 10 or 20 boys names used to account for a higher percent of all babies than did the top girl names. That gap has disappeared.Jay Livingstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06652075579940313964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35248477.post-55663371631680274692016-08-12T11:04:35.466-04:002016-08-12T11:04:35.466-04:00I've noticed that my own children and their fr...I've noticed that my own children and their friends do not follow these gender conventions so strictly. "Gender fluidity" is gaining more acceptance - among the kids themselves, possibly more than some of the parents. Granted, we live in a very open and liberal environment, and we are deep into the creative end of life. A friend's son wears a skirt to school sometimes, my own son frequently chooses pink as a color he likes to wear or use, mixed gender bands are a common thing. They give each other a little more space to just be what they are. Hope I live long enough to see where it all goes. trrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840209409286594625noreply@blogger.com