I’ve written before how the GLB is all about sex. Well, the enlightened Projectors at Bilerico give it new meaning.
First there was the SEMEN BASED COOK BOOK…
And, now there is the MUNICIPAL FUNDED SEX PARKS.
All of you who wave the GLBT standard enjoy…
But I think the GLBT is a bunch of wierdlings…and I’m going to go take a couple of hot showers and try to wash the thoughts of these sick fucks out of my head.
Ugh!!!
Much of what is written on the internet regarding the gender debate is repetitious. I find myself falling into that vein at times. I’d much rather write nothing at all than to not offer up new perspectives that have not been explored. Perhaps that is why I’ve not written all that much as of late. With that said, recently I ran across an exchange on one of the blogs that I found interesting. I will not mention the name of the two individuals involved, one of which I have had e-mail exchanges with, personally like, and have much empathy for her situation. I want to make it quite clear that the two comments were not written by me. The subject matter on the blog that I captured this from is not important for I feel the comment exchange could be attributed to the entire gender debate. I have just slightly edited both the intial comment and the response for clarity of what I consider the point; any emphasis is mine.
There have been several articles of late on the upcoming episode of ABC’s Prime Time: Family Secrets series entitled ‘He’ Becomes ‘She’: Husband’s Transformation Into a Woman. It’s a bio of Chloe Prince, a real, live, certified post op transgender. It is to air tonight. It’s the talk of the town…outside bets are being taken on exactly how bad it will be. enGender did a piece called Trans Documentary Drinking Game…PHB did another entitled Time To Pull The Trans Documentary Drinking Game Out Of The Closet Again. It appears from the comments even the transgender are sick of the transgender in the MSM…as is the public in general. The only diehards are the CD/TV crowd; a fan base that was counted and found wanting.
I have only one question: what’s with these people?
I followed the links to Ms. Prince’s blog, Pink Thoughts…and her “social networking” site called Pink Essence. At the blog I found photos of her with a tiara in her hair…a friggin tiara, of all things…another of her in a sailor’s uniform. There were also links to her YouTube, Face Book, Yahoo 360, My Space, URNotAlone, Multiply, and Live Journal pages. And, well, Pink Essence…it’s was kind of fun too. Check it out for yourself. Most of the sites are loaded with photographs, hundreds of them.
The Prime Time episode will follow Chloe’s transformation, complete with the obligatory before and after pictures a la Donna Rose…the photos link at Prime Time’s web site is called Chloe’s Transformation: ‘He’ Becomes ‘She’. So, the stage is set for yet another bent transgender documentary.
The background is predictable. Chloe was a man. Chloe fathered two children. Chloe decides to transition. Wife and family are destroyed. Chloe has GRS. Chloe loves the wife and kids. The family decides to remain together. Predictable, monotonous, and sensational. As one blogger put it, “…this should be a doozy.”
What is with these people?
Well, on her site, Pink Thoughts, Chloe explains why she did the show (RE: Waxed Fruit):
“I’ve been asked, “why did you do it?” The short answer is “education”. I feel that my family will give a good inside to other families of America that #1, maybe going through the same situation, and are not alone. And #2 that may be if they see the crosses my family must carry now because of my situation, people will think twice before judging us, and unduly placing more crosses upon us to carry.”
Sorry, honey, but no one in the solar system is going to buy the ole I’m-doing-it-to-educate-others-and-give-something-back trick after looking at the self serving blogs you link to chocked full of all those AGP photos…it’s definitely an All about Chloe show. And any crosses your family is having to carry were solely produced and directed by yourself. Consider this Chloe quote, from the same site (RE: One Year Post Op Review):
“On Sex — I make no secret to my spouse that I would some day like to experience sex with a man. I know this sounds selfish, nor is it what she wanted to hear, but she did ask.. and so, if I am being honest… well, that is honesty. So yeah… I’m curious to ‘know’.”
Interesting quote, huh? I wonder if she ever thinks what her family thinks when she makes such a public comment. And, yes, it does sound selfish…damn selfish. Accoriding to the Prime Time site, Chloe’s wife is quoted as saying:
“I didn’t want to accept it and begged, pleaded [and] cried, Please don’t, you can’t do this! Honor your mother and father — the kids need a dad!”
I suspect the real reason for the show is how she puts it in yet another candid quote from her site as to why she did it and would she do it again (RE: Waxed Fruit):
“Would I do it again? HECK YES! Being on TV was fun, and YES, I liked the attention too… I am after all, a woman!!! But that wasn’t my motive.”
But, of course it wasn’t. Yeah, right…
What’s with these people? Well, their fifteen minutes of fame on the tube. Never mind what it does to their family. Never mind there won’t be any sympathy for her. Never mind that it shows yet another dysfunctional trans person. Never mind that she will have just relegated herself to something less than female.
In her post, My 1 Year Post-Op Review, Chloe says:
“…no longer do I need to “buy” or “blog” or “march” for my identity… with each day, I’ve learned to live within the new limits of my femininity and having these procedures has cured me of all “that”… that being, my need to express “Chloe” through an outward presentation that was based on clothes or cosmetics or hair.”
If only that were true.
What’s with these people?
One commenter at PHB said:
“Why on earth? Seriously. Why do folks continue to put themselves out there like that? I’m not saying be in the closet or live stealth but these things are beyond predictable. I could maybe see it if you are also selling a book or something. Otherwise, there seems to be little good that can come from it for the person involved.”
How about nothing for the person involved…much less the rest of us who have to sit through such as we are stereotyped into dust. I have yet to see one documentary that shows a classic transsexual transitioning…not one. And, there’s a lot of good reason why…starting with we don’t want the attention…don’t need the attention…reject such attention…attention that is not in our best interest. No, it’s always a transgender…always with mind fucking baggage.
What’s with these people?
Jennifer, over at Just Jennifer has an interesting essay on the Suzan Cooke Women Born Transsexual’s recent post entitled Compromises…the name of Jennifer’s piece is called Compromise? No Thanks. I need to mention that I have two issues with Jennifer.
One is that I strongly disagree with how she often refers to transgender people, specifically her use of incorrect pronouns. One can disagree with the politics of the GLBT movement without insulting another in the process.
The second being the flooding of my blog with numerous and repetitive comments…way more than anyone else…simply put, it’s just not necessary to have a comment on every single other comment made here. On the other hand, Dysonnace has become a celebrity of sorts by flooding Pam’s House Blend, so doing so is not all that uncommon. I seldom even so much as censor comments here, and have never banned anyone no matter how outrageous their position in the gender debate, to each their own.
However, I think much of Jennifer’s characterization of Suzan Cook and her Compromises essay is quite accurate…other parts of is I just can’t agree with at all. For example, I see nothing wrong at all with having an association, or even being friends with, someone who is transgender. I have no crossdressing friends, but then again I only have two post op transsexual friends (one who lives several hundred miles away, the other several thousand) and my relationship with both of them is not based on each of us being post operative. Nonetheless, though I don’t have any TG friends doesn’t at all mean that those who do and are also post op have any kind of motive in doing so other than friendship. I don’t see Ms. Cooke being friends with transgender extraordinaire, Monica Helms, as pertinent.
