Agreed, I hate to see her smoking. And I guess it is time to start saying “her.”
Bruce has always been a hero of mine, and her incredible strength and tolerance in the face of Kris’s narcissism only increased it. I’m not a Kardashian watcher by any stretch, but I did happen to flip through once when it was being pointed out to Kris that she had a whole huge swath of wall dedicated to photographs of her family, and Bruce wasn’t on it. She had to be nailed down by her daughters and forced to admit that that maybe wasn’t really quite cricket after all.
So if Bruce is happier in a female body I say go for it.
On a less serious note: Brunhilda, natch.
ETA: Had to come back and change a few “his”'s and “him”'s. This is hard.
I know many transgender persons who have not transitioned until their 60’s, and a few who waited until their 70’s. The reasons are numerous. One of my dearest friends just had her surgery at 63.
It’s exceedingly difficult to choose a new name for yourself, especially one which is of the opposite gender. Transgender persons tend to choose names which are either a cross-gender version of their name, a family name, or “something else”. In my case, my first and last names have a connection to my family heritage.
I feel for Jenner. I imagine there was some overcompensation with the athletics early in life but I can’t fathom how difficult it must have been to be held up as an example of ultimate masculine fitness and yet to be transgendered. I wonder if the transition could have been made sooner without the publicity the Kardashians brought. In any case, it can only do the country good to have a celebrity transwoman. I am heartened by the fact that so many are coming out as LGBT now despite their age (like Joel Grey). It makes me think that there has indeed been a sea change in public opinion.
I think I personally would find it a lot harder to deal with if we were talking about a close friend or family member. It’s much easier to be objective or dispassionate about a stranger.
Yeah, she is definitely going to need some lessons in co-ordination, that nail polish is just all kinds of wrong – I am a het-ish male and even I can see that.
It’s got to be a lot tougher (in the public sense) though when we’re talking about a name that’s more than a name. Bruce Jenner may be a little dated but he was almost a brand, so to speak. Any name she takes is going to meet with public scrutiny – rightly or wrongly.
Given his & the Kardashians’ histories I have to say, from a pop culture POV at least (hell, I don’t know them), this is one of the most fucked up things ever! They are now approaching surpassing The Jacksons as the most freakazoid showbiz family. At least it will make for endless The Soup fodder!
Chasity was publicly going by “Chaz” (though perhaps more “Chas” short for Chasity, but certainly pronounced as Chaz) while living as a lesbian woman. For example, appearing on the show “Celebrity Fit Club” in 2006.
I see this sort of comment in a lot of places, but more surprised to see it here for some reason.
I am not a gender identity or cross dressing expert, but I have always been under the impression that cross-dressing is somewhat common, at the very least much more common than gender re-assignment, and a man wearing a bra or panties is not indicative of him wanting to be a woman.
I’ve always experienced women wanting men to wear women’s clothing during sex.
I don’t know. I think respect for privacy should be an important part of respecting transgender dignity.
Jenner has been a willing public figure his entire life, so the ability to actually maintain privacy is no doubt more strained than it would be for anyone else. If Jenner is to start living life as a woman it will certainly be addressed in a public manner (probably what the Diane Sawyer interview is all about). Allowing the public announcement- the “coming out”- is something I see as a component of respecting Jenner’s dignity on this matter.
Publicly, Jenner has thus far always presented as a man. I’ll use male gender indicators up until Jenner publicly shares a new aspect of personal identity.
I’ll note that I read that the recent magazine cover showing Jenner with makeup and earrings and all that was a conceptual mock-up and not an accurate representation of Jenner’s current persona. This was not mentioned anywhere on said cover.
I hope he finds happiness. In the entire time I’ve been aware of the scourge that is Kardashian, I’ve never seen him look remotely happy. Living with that clan of succubi must really take it out of a person.
