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Louis Gould's "X: A Fabulous Child's Story," is a tale about a child named X. In this tale, a group of scientists find fit parents to raise this new baby X. In this, the scientists will be able to see what would happen if the parents were to fail in training their child to conform to conventional gender stereotypes and expectations. This child X would be nurtured with the standards of the Official Instruction Manual and will be referred to as no other name but X. The identity, whether or not it is a boy or girl will also never be revealed which begins to aggravate their friends and family. Both of the parents bounced and cuddled their child. They bought toys and clothes for both boys and girls in hopes X would be strong and robust as well as kind and gentle. X was taught to play with dolls and house as well as to catch a ball and play with trucks. When it was time for X to attend school it was dressed in neutral red and white checkered overalls with neither of the buttons......

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