06-02-2015, 11:20 AM
(06-02-2015, 12:34 AM)sally Wrote: I agree with MS. Puke.
It's not even about him becoming a woman, that's beside the point. Other men have done it, I watched a documentary about it once and those poor bastards didn't get on the cover of vanity fair and interviews with Dianne Sawyer. It's about him allowing people to make a big deal about it and then using it as an excuse that it is helping other transgenders. He's like the breast feeding cows at TGIF.
Fuck Bruce Jenner.
Jenner is a really famous person. There was no way around it. The attention from the media was gonna be massive with the transition, no matter what.
It's smart that Jenner took control of that and made it mostly positive attention for himself and an opportunity to promote awareness and understanding of transgender issues. If she'd not controlled her coming out, it easily could have become a freak show kinda guessing game and chop fest in the tabloids that made transgenderism an object of ridicule.
I don't know if she's getting off on all of the attention, but I'd bet the reassurance is great. I get the impression from the interview that Jenner is thrilled to live as a woman for some years before she dies; she seems very relieved.
Anyway, I think that Jenner's story will in fact prompt some suffering transgenders to come out. But, I'm not sure that's all good. Most transgenders don't have anywhere near the amount of money, support and resources that Jenner does. Jenner has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in surgeries, the best meds and doctors, a designer wardrobe, etc... Her transition and lifestyle is nothing like most transgenders', it's night and day. The public's acceptance and embracing of a famous and beautiful transgender woman doesn't necessarily translate into greater acceptance of transgenders in general. But, I think and hope that overall the Jenner exposure will have a positive impact on transgender individuals.
Okay, I'm hopping off of Bruce Jenner's dick now.