When it comes to bringing up a child, people have different parenting approaches based on what they believe to be correct. Kate Hudson is raising her daughter to be "genderless," and that has more than a few people freaking out at the idea. Seriously, critics aren't happy and they're tossing their two cents this celeb mama's way.
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When her daughter was 3 months old, Kate spoke to AOL about her 'genderless approach.'
"[Having a daughter] doesn't really change my approach, but there's definitely a difference," Kate explained about taking a gender-free parenting philosophy with Rani, who is now 4. "I think you just raise your kids individually regardless — like a genderless [approach]. We still don't know what she's going to identify as."
'I will say that, right now, she is incredibly feminine in her energy, her sounds, and her way,' she admitted.
"It's very different from the boys, and it's really fun to actually want to buy kids' clothes," she continued. "With the boys, it was just onesies … actually, I did pretty good with the boys. But with her, it's a whole other ball game. There's some stuff that I'm like, 'I can't do that to her because it's so over-the-top.'"
In addition to Rani, whom she shares with fiancé Danny Fujikawa, Kate has two sons — Ryder, 19, and Bingham, 11 — from previous relationships.
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It's safe to say a number of people are confused by Kate's parenting method, especially because she was hoping to have a daughter.
Kate had hinted in the past about wanting a daughter, and that made her gender reveal all the more sweet. This is likely one of the reasons why people are puzzled by her "genderless approach."
They don't get it and think Kate is kinda being ridiculous.
It appears some critics can't wrap their heads around raising a gender-neutral child. They think it's a fad and something this celebrity mom might be saying because it sounds cool — or even in attempt to try and stay relevant. (Yikes.)
Others, however, don't think it's that big of a deal.
A number of people (parents included) are tired of perpetuating gender stereotypes — through societal cues, clothing, toys, and whatever else is used to try to put girls into one box and boys into another.
At the end of the day, Kate is free to raise Rani however she sees fit.
Maybe Rani will grow up enjoying ruffles and pastels, or maybe she will want to wear "boy clothes" and play with dolls not trucks. A growing number of parents are trying to raise their children in a world where their gender (or who they are) isn't defined by meeting certain requirements. It really sounds as if Kate is trying to be loving and supportive, so it that really a bad thing?
