... enthusiasm for royal daughters can be attributed to passage of the Succession to the Crown Act

[Tx4obama]

World hopes Kate and William will have a girl

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Perusing the web, I've been struck by how many comments indicate a popular preference for a girl. To quote one particularly enthusiastic respondent to a recent article on the royal birth, "I'm personally wishing it to be a girl for the good of the entire human race and the sustainability of the planet."

Why the shift in sentiment?

In part, the enthusiasm for royal daughters can be attributed to the passage of the Succession to the Crown Act, which became law in late April 2013. The act, greenlighted to save the British government from the embarrassment of denying the throne to William and Kate's first-born -- should that first-born be a girl -- erases the male preference in royal succession.


The change in law means that the new royal baby, regardless of its sex, will be third in line to the throne. Thus, the refreshing banality of Kate's recent statement that, "I'd like to have a boy -- and William would like a girl!" From a constitutional perspective, the sex of the child no longer makes a difference.

There's another reason for the eagerness, at least in some quarters, for a female heir. The very uncontroversial nature of the passage of the Succession to the Crown Act reflects a particular historical reality in Britain. Male preference aside, women have worn the crown there for most of the past two centuries.

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http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/18/opinion/chernock-royal-baby/index.html?hpt=hp_t4

[cherokeeprogressive]

1. Make that "The World -1".

[Tx4obama]

3. I posted this as a PRO-woman story/thread, I am sorry if you did not catch that. n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

6. No need to apologize. Using the British Royals to glorify women is to me like...

Using Eliot Spitzer to glorify monogamy.

[leftstreet]

7. I get that

Royal silliness aside, it's seemed archaic that female heirs were passed over for males

Rumor always had it that Elizabeth and Phillip (?) thought their daughter Anne would have made the best queen. Not sure of her birth order, but having brothers meant she was shit out of luck anyway

[Tx4obama]

8. Anne is the second child

Anne, Princess Royal (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise; born 15 August 1950), is the only daughter and second child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Anne

Elizabeth's children...

Charles, Prince of Wales
Anne, Princess Royal
Prince Andrew, Duke of York
Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_II

[Luminous Animal]

2. -2 This glorification of parasites is mind-boggling to me

[Tx4obama]

4. See Comment #3. n/t

[Luminous Animal]

5. And I posted that this person who lives in this world doesn't give a flying fuck

if this particular parasite is female or male.

[Rowdyboy]

9. I'm not nearly as "progressive" as the other responses to your thread...

I think its interesting-especially since almost every throne in Europe is set to be held by a Queen within 50 years. Belgium (Elisabeth), Spain (Lenore), the Netherlands (Catharina Amalia), Sweden (Estelle), Norway (Ingrid). Only Denmark (Christian)and Luxembourg (Guillaume) will have kings.

Hopefully England will have either a Queen Charlotte or King Arthur. Eleanor would be okay for a girl too.