tortuga
Landed Gentry
Posts: 971
May 4, 2006 20:18:39 GMT -4
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Post by tortuga on Apr 24, 2015 21:50:45 GMT -4
OMG he's actually transgender and transitioning. I think I thought there was going to be a huge misdirection. Wow. Good for him.
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Post by Hamatron on Apr 24, 2015 22:10:29 GMT -4
Well, cool. Good for her then. I tuned in a little late, but I love the support we're seeing from the family. And I know the Kardashians and Jenners are fame nuts, but really, so far this show is really positive, and hopefully it can be an example of a positive piece about transitioning.
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Post by Babycakes on Apr 24, 2015 22:19:15 GMT -4
I can't believe I actually got sucked into watching this.
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codert
Blueblood
Posts: 1,176
Jun 14, 2005 16:09:51 GMT -4
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Post by codert on Apr 24, 2015 22:22:00 GMT -4
I got sucked in to watching also.
Look at Kanye being the voice of reason.
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Post by Mutagen on Apr 24, 2015 22:22:18 GMT -4
This is remarkable. I'm kind of shocked the Kardashians kept it so secret, by their standards anyway.
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Post by Kaleidoscope Eyes on Apr 24, 2015 22:31:03 GMT -4
Well, cool. Good for her then. I tuned in a little late, but I love the support we're seeing from the family. And I know the Kardashians and Jenners are fame nuts, but really, so far this show is really positive, and hopefully it can be an example of a positive piece about transitioning. As for pronouns, he said he prefers he/him for the time being and he'll announce it if he feels differently in the future. I'm glad to see his children support him. That was my biggest concern. It must take an amazing amount of courage to do what he's doing. I hope he gets more compassion and support from the public after doing this interview instead of continuing to be the butt of jokes. Rail on him for being connected to the Kardashians all you want, but for this? I hope it subsides, but I'm not naive. I'm sure there's even more to come.
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Post by Hamatron on Apr 24, 2015 22:34:10 GMT -4
Ah, thanks. I tuned in late, so I missed that part.
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Post by eclair on Apr 24, 2015 22:39:56 GMT -4
The Soup ran opposite this for the first half hour, and Joel McHale was joking the whole time that he could do whatever he wanted because no one was watching the show, everyone was watching the Bruce Jenner special.
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Post by petitesuite on Apr 24, 2015 22:40:21 GMT -4
Wow, I had pretty much convinced myself that this was a bait and switch. Good for him for being able to do this. Also, for his sake I'm glad he's okay with male pronouns since I can't believe the media would be all that sensitive to it if he felt differently. I only learned that he was an athlete fairly recently and I'm kind of amazed at the life he's had.
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Post by eclair on Apr 24, 2015 22:51:09 GMT -4
I don' know if Diane Sawyer is dumbing down her questions because she presumes the audience is at that level or if she's truly pretty ignorant about transsexualism, but she is annoying me. Good for him for going public with this. He seems happier and relaxed here.
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