# Another fine piece of sh-- journalism by the washington examiner in which it accuses "woke" parents of changing their kids gender among other things **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 31, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685 "2022-08-31T22:34:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/1 "2022-08-31T22:34:34Z")
there’s so much wrong in this article : > **[Woke country singers think the majority of people are ‘scumbag’ humans](https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/woke-country-singers-think-the-majority-of-people-are-scumbag-humans/ar-AA11j4zh?ocid=MSNHP_U646&pc=U646&cvid=6d4544c7ae6f47a188076586e96c5a3b)** > > Until very recently, it was a normal and commonsense thing to say you don’t approve of children being pumped full of hormones or surgically altered for no medical reason. In fact, that’s what a majority of people still believe. Yet, when Brittany... ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/2 "2022-08-31T22:52:16Z")
It’s a shitty article based on a crappy tweet based on a garbage poll. Not even sure why anyone should give it any attention. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/3 "2022-08-31T22:54:49Z")
For fuck’s sake, no one is going around performing bottom surgery on minors. They’re bitching about something that isn’t happening. But conservatives live in a world where facts don’t matter to them. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/4 "2022-08-31T23:31:03Z")
if I remember also hormone therapy is expensive and takes a few years and can be reversed if someone changes their mind… ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/5 "2022-08-31T23:45:11Z")
HRT can start showing effects pretty quickly, although it’s different from person to person. Changes caused by taking estrogen can be reversed, but changes from testosterone are pretty permanent, which is why hormone _blockers_ are important for trans kids are male-to-female, because they prevent them from developing permanent secondary sexual characteristics that make it harder to pass when they grow up. Blockers are reversible - if the kid decides against transitioning, they can stop taking them, and their normal puberty will run its course. They aren’t cheap, though, you’re not wrong about that. ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/6 "2022-09-01T02:35:32Z")
The Examiner is nothing but a right wing shill propaganda outlet. And, as a parent of a trans child, I take great umbrage over the “surgically altered for no medical reason.” Trans kids have really high suicide rates. And psychological health is a medical reason. I now have a functioning healthy son taking 5 AP classes and doing well. Previously I had an eating disorder, poor student, suicidal daughter. Which one would you prefer? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/7 "2022-09-01T14:56:16Z")
> [@AlsoNamedBort](#): > > It’s a shitty article based on a crappy tweet based on a garbage poll. Sounds like exactly what the Washington Examiner is going for. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/8 "2022-09-01T17:40:30Z")
Any chance you would like to move this to the pit? It feels like a pitty topic. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/9 "2022-09-01T17:42:30Z")
Trans boys are usually happier if they can avoid developing feminine breasts and hips, too. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2022, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/10 "2022-09-01T18:40:41Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > Any chance you would like to move this to the pit? There’s already a trans thread in the pit; do we really need two right now? I say leave it here where the mods can crush the stupidity. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/11 "2022-09-23T18:45:35Z")
Questionable right-wing media such as the **Washington Examiner** and **New York Post** have been repeating claims by Scott Adams that _Dilbert_ was canceled because the strip has become anti-woke. > **[Dilbert creator says 77 newspapers canceled comic strip as it tackles woke...](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/77-newspapers-canceled-dilbert-comic-woke-culture)** > > The creator of Dilbert, Scott Adams, announced Tuesday that his comic has been canceled by nearly 77 newspapers, which he says are owned by one media company. > **[‘Dilbert’ author claims ‘woke’ mob is coming for his comic strip as it’s...](https://nypost.com/2022/09/21/dilbert-author-claims-comic-was-removed-from-77-newspapers/)** > > “Dilbert” author Scott Adams said the strip that pokes fun at office culture was wiped from nearly 77 newspapers, coincidentally after he incorporated “wokeness” into the st… Which, of course, is not the real reason: > **[Post-Dispatch Comics Page Shakeup Draws Ire — And Concern](https://www.riverfronttimes.com/news/post-dispatch-comics-page-shakeup-draws-ire-and-concern-38535102)** > > Lee Enterprises' new "uniform" comics page means just 10 strips vs. 34 ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/12 "2022-09-23T21:59:11Z")
> [@ekedolphin](#): > > For fuck’s sake, no one is going around performing bottom surgery on minors. They’re bitching about something that isn’t happening. But conservatives live in a world where facts don’t matter to them. That’s not completely true but transphobes tend to gloss right the hell over the most egregious examples. About one in 2500 births results in an intersexed child, many of whom have indeterminate genitals. The parents are given the choice of leaving the kid as is to grow up and make the decision of which genitals will suit the child’s actual expressed gender identity or to pick a sex and have the baby surgically altered to fit their own preferences. So a baby, unable to express any sort of opinion, gets surgery to have their indeterminate physical characteristics changed–because Daddy wants a son or Mommy already has a boy and really wants a little girl. Then the kid grows up, and maybe Daddy and Mommy find out the hard way they chose poorly for this child but too late, the surgery is done. I would bet five bucks right now that the majority of sex reassignment surgeries on minors are performed by parents on a kid who can’t consent or object, purely to please their own preferences and prejudices. But sure, tell me how it’s only “woke” parents, who are LISTENING to their children and BELIEVING their children and HELPING their children be the most themselves they can be who are the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/13 "2022-09-23T22:09:02Z")
The Washington Examiner isn’t fit to wrap fish in. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/14 "2022-09-23T22:10:09Z")
After a certain point, it can’t be, or so says a transman of my acquaintance. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/15 "2022-09-23T22:44:14Z")
I would have assumed it got cancelled because it stopped being funny, a few decades ago. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2022, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fine-piece-of-sh-journalism-by-the-washington-examiner-in-which-it-accuses-woke-parents-of-changing-their-kids-gender-among-other-things/970685/16 "2022-09-23T23:32:15Z")
Thankfully, yours has a supportive parent.