Blac Chyna announced her pregnancy in an extremely modern way and expectant parents have been announcing their future offspring’s sex with gender reveal parties. You can just scroll through your Facebook or Twitter feed to see friends who are having children cutting into cakes to reveal blue or pink frosting (As if a color determines one’s gender) to announce to their social media followers that they’re having a boy or a girl. But now, parents need to up the ante when it comes to gender reveal announcements. Last year, a baseball-themed gender reveal went viral, but now a new theme has emerged for gender reveal parties: firearms.
Best baby announcement ever. 👶🏻💙 pic.twitter.com/voJYzlFgQa
— Queen of Memphis (@MemphisDarlin) May 6, 2016
This tweet has sparked a debate surrounding the use of firearms and gender reveal parties. Most were clearly not in support of this couple’s decision.
.@KellBelleTN we just looked at a sonogram instead of shooting my son.
— na-Baron Bad Beaver (@hamsandcastle) May 6, 2016
@KellBelleTN if by "best" you mean "grossest and most disgusting" then yeah you're right.
— Naith Payton🏳️🌈⚽️ (@qbnaith) May 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/RJonesing/status/728595601852489728
While a few simply told others a slogan that would be printed on the back of a t-shirt. “It’s a gun thing, you wouldn’t understand.”
@KellBelleTN people who don't shoot guns for sport will NOT understand. Simple as that. I think it's ADORABLE!
— chels (@chels_doc) May 6, 2016
@KellBelleTN isn’t even the woman in the photographs, in fact, she’s not even related to the couple or even knows them. She simply retweeted the photos from Anna Elizabeth Photography, a Florida-based photography studio. Firearms and gender reveal parties are not new. There are several examples of weaponry used to announce the sex of a child on Youtube including this ‘Texas Style’ reveal.
So if you want to announce your child’s gender with a bang, you can do so literally, just prepare yourself for an online debate if it goes viral.
(via Slate)