God's Lottery versus Science's Marketing

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Opinion
May 22,2007
Barry O'Regan aka Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor
Burnaby, British Columbia

When soon to be parents experience the joys of parenthood, one would think the last thing on their mind would be if it is a boy or a girl, as long as the child is healthy. Of course the Father yearns to pass on his seed by having a son, the Mother wanting a daughter in which to dress up in pretty dresses. Those of us who are lucky to get in on God's Lottery which results in a healthy baby, we are pretty much blessed as parents, regardless of the baby's sex. This is the only Lottery in which every participant wins, or one would think.

Now Public Readers, let me say one thing, I am not a God Freak, Bible Thumper, being Irish, my only religious experience extends to praying I don't get a speeding ticket on the I-5, or praying for "Hot Tang" on a first date. I roll my dice and takes my chances.

Unfortunately Science has now taken the guess work out of God's Lottery by marketing "Gender Testing" to determine your child's gender in as little as 6 weeks. Marketing it under the guise of "For people who are keen to know the gender early for a variety of reasons, such as deciding what colour to paint the nursery or to tell a dying relative who won't be alive for the birth."

My Opinion, this a load of "Marketing HorseCrap!" First of all paint colours are relatively cheap, as a parent of one boy and two girls, my ex-wife at the time experienced infertility for years before we were finally blessed, and we really didn't think during conception that paint played a major role in having kids or the immediate urgency to pass on this vital news to a dying relative, who upon taking their last breath, would be the last friggin thing on their mind. The dying relative is most likely too busy trying to stay alive and doesn't give a flying fiddler's **** !

This cutesy poo Marketing ploy being used by this Manufacturer is for one thing and one thing only. With certain third world cultures around the world who prefer, "No", that is too kind of word. I will rephrase, "Insist" on a Male Heir to pass along their family name treating their wives as "Breeding Stock" and in some cases resulting in multiple back alley abortions, infanticide, with the wife suffering not just the forced loss of her beloved daughter, but ostracization from her in laws and/or divorce usually with fatal consquences, for failing to bear a male heir, ignorant of the fact it is the Male who determines the gender of the future child, not the woman.

The Communist Chinese Government and their "One child policy" resulted in Male Chinese citizens disposing of newborn daughters enmasse, in the hopes the next one would be a male. Of course through their own stupidity they didn't realise their future generations would suffer and now are experiencing a severe lack of women in which to propagate. No Big Suprise there! Mass Female Infanticide results in lower Birthrate and self indulgent genocide of their own cultural race.

The Cultural Market these greedy Marketers are targeting will one day experience the same "Gender China Syndrome". This will prove a handsome profit to Drug Manufacturers of this product, who know only too well their product will be snapped up by men and their families, especially from cultures who subscribe to the "Male Heir Philosophy" which could number in the billions versus less profitable Western Society who are just a Blip on the world "Profit" population. Marketers certainly know which side their "Bread is Bloodied" on.

In ending, yes, I have used my real name here, they say Journalists should always be impartial in their reporting and Opinions, well I care not what others think.

I have learned over the years to ask the tough questions and never take anything at face value, unless I see all sides of the coin. There is only one side to this coin period! When couples suffer the heartache of infertility, they care not the colour of the baby's room or a dying relatives curiousity, all they want is God to let go of the Lottery purse strings, let them enter and provide eternal joy in their life with a healthy baby.

Some say Ignorance is Bliss, in this case Ignorance is Criminal.