# Dancing With the Stars will make your daughters want to grow penises. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 3, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032 "2011-09-03T04:52:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/41 "2011-09-03T23:48:14Z")
I don’t care if a transgendered person is on Dancing With the Stars (not that I watch it). I’m more concerned about the fact that he’s being exploited for his t/g status - kind of like how Kirstie Alley was, uh, noted for her size. Chaz is both overweight and transgendered. Somehow I feel like they’re making a joke out of him. (Also, since when is Chaz Bono a ‘star’? Ah, well.) ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/42 "2011-09-03T23:51:30Z")
> [@CitizenPained](#): > > (Also, since when is Chaz Bono a ‘star’? Ah, well.) I guess if the Situation, Bristol Palin, and Kate Gosselin qualify, might as well throw Chaz in there, too. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/43 "2011-09-03T23:54:41Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > I guess if the Situation, Bristol Palin, and Kate Gosselin qualify, might as well throw Chaz in there, too. Fair enough! I still think he may have been selected for his transgender (former transgender?) status. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Crazyhorse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crazyhorse/32/31_2.png) [@Crazyhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crazyhorse)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/44 "2011-09-04T00:01:26Z")
> [@CitizenPained](#): > > Fair enough! I still think he may have been selected for his transgender (former transgender?) status. 😕 That could be, but if so he is show-biz savvy enough to know that’s exactly what’s going on and wants the publicity anyway. This still doesn’t explain Nancy Grace - while not transgendered she could stunt the growth of penises of any sexual orientation if she dances in a body suit. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/45 "2011-09-04T00:09:39Z")
> [@CitizenPained](#): > > Fair enough! I still think he may have been selected for his transgender (former transgender?) status. 😕 That’s probably likely. Back when Chaz was Chastity, I don’t really remember him (her?) being talked about all that much. Though I do agree with **Crazyhorse** that Chaz is probably savvy enough. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/46 "2011-09-04T00:16:00Z")
> [@CitizenPained](#): > > Fair enough! I still think he may have been selected for his transgender (former transgender?) status. 😕 No shit. That’s why he’s famous. He hasn’t been in the news for anything else ever. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/47 "2011-09-04T00:22:07Z")
Why would anyone WANT to be like Chaz Bono\*? He looks like Eric Cartman. I only watch DWTS to see Hines Ward. And even then I only watched when he was dancing, and then switched to something else. \*Question, and I don’t mean this to be offensive. Does Chaz now consider himself straight – I mean, is he still attracted to women? Or now does he find himself attracted to men? Just out of curiosity, please do not take offense. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/48 "2011-09-04T00:42:12Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > No shit. That’s why he’s famous. He hasn’t been in the news for anything else ever. Well, that and being the daughter of Sonny and Cher. Or who was _thought_ to be the daughter… ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/49 "2011-09-04T00:55:42Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Well, that and being the daughter of Sonny and Cher. Or who was _thought_ to be the daughter… I remember when he was a little girl and would appear on their show once in a while, however, if he wasn’t transgendered, he wouldn’t be on DWTS. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/50 "2011-09-04T01:08:16Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Ah yes, Dr. Keith Ablow. Fairly recently seen [posing on the cover of a book](http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1451625510/ref=sib_dp_pop_fc?ie=UTF8&p=S001#reader-link) which I presume is about alternative parenting lifestyles, with his co-author and life partner Glenn Beck. Those guys are just begging to have a conversation with Chris Hansen. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/51 "2011-09-04T01:08:25Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > {snip}Does Chaz now consider himself straight – I mean, is he still attracted to women?{snip} Probably TMI, and no guarantees as to veracity. So sue me, it’s the Pit. [http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2011/05/10/chaz\_bonos\_girlfriend\_the\_sex\_is\_bette](http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2011/05/10/chaz_bonos_girlfriend_the_sex_is_bette) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/52 "2011-09-04T01:15:35Z")
Gah! Why did I even ask? (And holy shit, he really DOES look like Cartman even more in those photos) And no, it’s not because he’s a transexual that I’m grossed out. It’s because he looks like Eric fucking Cartman! ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/53 "2011-09-04T01:32:53Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Why would anyone WANT to be like Chaz Bono\*? He looks like Eric Cartman. So people will respect your authori-tah? ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/54 "2011-09-04T01:46:56Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Ah yes, Dr. Keith Ablow. Fairly recently seen [posing on the cover of a book](http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/1451625510/ref=sib_dp_pop_fc?ie=UTF8&p=S001#reader-link) which I presume is about alternative parenting lifestyles, with his co-author and life partner Glenn Beck. I’m amazed. That is exactly what I’d assume the book is about if I didn’t know Glenn Beck. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Dord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@The\_Dord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dord)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/55 "2011-09-04T01:50:43Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > You know, if I fold and tuck my package a certain way…never mind. But if you do it that way, how could you deliver it to the UPS girl? …never mind 😛 ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/56 "2011-09-04T02:42:41Z")
Update: The selection of Chaz Bono as a cast member of _Dancing With the Stars_ is being criticized from people other than Dr. Ablow. The selection is not without [controversy](http://www.tmz.com/2011/08/30/pregnant-man-thomas-beatie-chaz-bono-dancing-with-the-stars-abc-rejected-stole-my-thunder-transgender-quota/?adid=recentlyupdatedstories#.TmLkrWq4GmU) from the transgendered community. So there’s that. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/57 "2011-09-04T03:10:58Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Update: The selection of Chaz Bono as a cast member of _Dancing With the Stars_ is being criticized from people other than Dr. Ablow. The selection is not without [controversy](http://www.tmz.com/2011/08/30/pregnant-man-thomas-beatie-chaz-bono-dancing-with-the-stars-abc-rejected-stole-my-thunder-transgender-quota/?adid=recentlyupdatedstories#.TmLkrWq4GmU) from the transgendered community. > > So there’s that. Huh? The Pregnant Man is hardly the “Transgender Community”, he’s just one fake-celebrity. Is he really even relevant anymore? Besides, Bono could use the exercise. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/58 "2011-09-04T03:35:06Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Huh? The Pregnant Man is hardly the “Transgender Community”, he’s just one fake-celebrity. **Guin** , I’m flattered that you might be taking me seriously, but, um, don’t. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/59 "2011-09-04T03:48:19Z")
I don’t think Chaz is in shape for dancing. Looks like a possible bust on the show. ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032/60 "2011-09-04T03:51:44Z")
I couldn’t care less about Chaz Bono’s transgendered status. He was ugly as a girl and even uglier now as a guy. The thing I don’t get is the whole “Star” aspect of DWTS. Is Chaz Bono a star? Really? At least the other reality show celebs are actually stars of something. WTF has Chaz done other than be Cher’s kid? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032.md?page=4)