Kim.

"...Everyone is born with concrete physical characteristics and undiscovered capacities. But no one is born knowing she is male or female, black of white; nor does anyone come into the world already thinking she is stupid or smart, pretty or ugly, shy or outgoing, strong or weak, loveable or unloveable, generally inadequate or basically okay. As far as ideas and impressions of herself are concerned, the newborn can be said to begin life with a 'blank slate.'" -Linda Tschirhart...