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One of the first few bloggers to hold gender reveal parties has called on people to stop doing them, after a gender reveal party led to a wildfire in San Bernardino County, California.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) said in a September 6 press release that the El Dorado fire in San Bernardino – one of multiple wildfires razing through California – was “caused by a smoke generating pyrotechnic device, used during a gender reveal party.”
Responding to the news, Jenna Karvunidis, known for kickstarting the gender reveal fad, took to Facebook to call on people to “stop having these stupid parties.”
“For the love of God, stop burning things down to tell everyone about your kid’s penis. No one cares but you,” she said in a September 8 Facebook post.
“Toxic masculinity is men thinking they need to explode something because simply enjoying a baby party is for sissies,” she added.
She also responded to those sending hate messages, saying “Excuse me for having a cake for my family in 2008. Just because I’m the gEnDeR rEvEaL iNVeNtoR [sic] doesn’t mean I think people should burn down their communities.”
Jenna, who runs the blog High Gloss And Sauce, made her own gender reveal announcement in 2008, revealing her baby’s sex through a cake.
Gender reveals have since become more elaborate – involving stunts like popping balloons, lighting up entire buildings, burning out cars, and having an alligator bite into colored-slime-filled watermelons. – Rappler.com
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