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Blue_Adept

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Sat Apr 25, 2015, 11:56 AM

Apr 2015

But what he's going through and expressing it in a national forum that gets a lot of attention will help A LOT of kids or adults that have similar feelings and will gain more realization that they're not alone. And that others who interact with people like them won't shame them as much since there may be a greater understanding that comes from interviews like this.

This and starving children are separate issues. Each has their own importance. Why minimize one through the use of another?

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Someone needs to inform Bruce Jenner... [View all] SHRED Apr 2015 OP

He's definitely a Republican GeorgeGist Apr 2015 #1

You should never be following that closely. alphafemale Apr 2015 #6

I agree. But on some roads, including that one, it's almost impossible to maintain a safe distance pnwmom Apr 2015 #24

i have mopinko Apr 2015 #33

Didn't someone in front of her stop? alphafemale Apr 2015 #36

>>because every time you leave enough of a gap, someone else slips in to fill the space SusanCalvin Apr 2015 #45

He wasn't inches from her bumper. But he wasn't the several car lengths that would have pnwmom Apr 2015 #47

Gotcha SusanCalvin Apr 2015 #63

It's easy to think that we would never make the mistake that others might make. pnwmom Apr 2015 #68

I learned to be aware of the people behind me SusanCalvin Apr 2015 #71

He's Faux pas Apr 2015 #2

Well he did say... SHRED Apr 2015 #3

Isn't that part of Faux pas Apr 2015 #70

+1. Ugh. nt Zorra Apr 2015 #4

Chickens for Colonel Sanders! n/t backscatter712 Apr 2015 #5

I'm guessing he pays very little attention LibDemAlways Apr 2015 #7

I think you're right. He's clueless. If he knew anything about Boehner or McConnell at all pnwmom Apr 2015 #22

Yes, he doesn't strike me as the brightest chicken in the coop. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #60

He's had the financial LUXURY to pay little attention. Not going to talk about this subject much KittyWampus Apr 2015 #99

Hard to respect someone TNNurse Apr 2015 #8

Who cares what political affiliation he holds? JaneyVee Apr 2015 #9

+1 zappaman Apr 2015 #12

Yes so shocking considering 50 percent of the country is Republican yeoman6987 Apr 2015 #54

He is trading on the currency of his celebrity. So while I don't care about him and know little KittyWampus Apr 2015 #96

who is bruce jenner, and why should anybody care? niyad Apr 2015 #10

It's all just silly sports stuff. Blue_Adept Apr 2015 #15

considering how corrupt the olympics are, that isn't exactly a ringing endorsement. niyad Apr 2015 #17

Sorry, I forgot. Blue_Adept Apr 2015 #19

are you quoting someone? niyad Apr 2015 #20

If you had watched that Olympics you wouldn't be attributing his win to corruption. n/t pnwmom Apr 2015 #26

In 1976 tazkcmo Apr 2015 #41

really? I remember the furor at so many olympics over the way the soviet bloc judges niyad Apr 2015 #42

Well, yeah! tazkcmo Apr 2015 #53

His events were in things that could be measured in time and in meters. pnwmom Apr 2015 #90

Exactly; this was no subjective scoring like in ice dancing, for example. n/t eShirl Apr 2015 #93

LOL, you really don't know who he is? wow. nt Logical Apr 2015 #56

It was 40 years ago. I remember cause those were my teen years. NOW? KittyWampus Apr 2015 #97

I didn't see the interview BainsBane Apr 2015 #11

He is still using the male pronoun at this point, and is still trying to get pnwmom Apr 2015 #27

Hear, hear. nt awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #64

I think of Bruce Jenner and then think of the photos of starving children in the the third world- jalan48 Apr 2015 #13

True Blue_Adept Apr 2015 #16

I don't mean to minimize. If Bruce is a positive role model for others that is a good thing. jalan48 Apr 2015 #23

He would agree. But so are the problems of most of us in the first world. nt pnwmom Apr 2015 #29

Good point-Perhaps the Kardasians would have been a better example. jalan48 Apr 2015 #31

He killed a 60 year old woman 2 months ago and acts like it didnt happen 951-Riverside Apr 2015 #14

"Acts like it didn't happen"? Where are you getting that? pnwmom Apr 2015 #21

Diana Sawyer said the interview took place before the accident. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #75

I'm sure he knows that. And being a conservative is probably why it took him so long pnwmom Apr 2015 #18

He identified as a Republican, not sure how conservative he is LittleBlue Apr 2015 #25

He struck me as something of a cilla4progress Apr 2015 #28

I think his coming out as a conservative AND transgender could have a greater impact pnwmom Apr 2015 #32

Fascinating observations! cilla4progress Apr 2015 #37

Bruce Jenner and has a problem... Hepburn Apr 2015 #30

Could it be... gregcrawford Apr 2015 #34

Did you watch the interview? I don't think you'd have written this post if you had. pnwmom Apr 2015 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author LynneSin Apr 2015 #49

Did you watch the interview? Kris was not a part of it. The other adult children, the ones we never pnwmom Apr 2015 #50

Please do not misunderstand me... gregcrawford Apr 2015 #79

I don't think if you had watched it you'd be suggesting there was any possibility he was trying pnwmom Apr 2015 #82

Wealth trumps all. nt hifiguy Apr 2015 #35

Please Bruce Jenner, have a photo-op with Ted Cruz LeftInTX Apr 2015 #38

Maybe we should contact Teddy and ask him do do this? N/T Hepburn Apr 2015 #39

Bruce just wants his tax cut ProudToBeBlueInRhody Apr 2015 #43

Politically speaking...idiot. SoapBox Apr 2015 #44

He is a republican no doubt about it. nt Rex Apr 2015 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author LynneSin Apr 2015 #48

Please watch it before you call it a publicity stunt. pnwmom Apr 2015 #51

You didn't watch the show or you wouldn't have posted this n/t FreeState Apr 2015 #62

He is still using male pronouns... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2015 #65

I just can't see a person cwydro Apr 2015 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author LynneSin Apr 2015 #78

"(I'm not saying) he isn't being dishonest." Logically, this is equivalent to: "I AM saying He IS being dishonest." pnwmom Apr 2015 #91

I'm disappointed by this post Aerows Apr 2015 #77

This message was self-deleted by its author LynneSin Apr 2015 #80

Sawyer brought up Obama not Jenner. tammywammy Apr 2015 #85

I detest the whole family Aerows Apr 2015 #86

I agree 100% JanetLovesObama Apr 2015 #102

Why does he insist he is not gay? SunSeeker Apr 2015 #52

I think he's still just working through all this and how to talk about it. TDale313 Apr 2015 #101

This thread is great for highlighting how otherwise "liberals" are still bigoted against trans* folk Heddi Apr 2015 #55

Most of us are enlightened lancer78 Apr 2015 #57

Give me a fucking break. He didn't choose to be transgender Heddi Apr 2015 #58

Absent the backstory, I would wish Jenner well Ex Lurker Apr 2015 #59

I'm not believing my eyes, I swear. n/t cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #61

Wow. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #66

I would have a ton more respect for some people NuclearDem Apr 2015 #87

Coming out is a choice, not *being*. SusanCalvin Apr 2015 #72

WHAT THE FUCK!?!?! "...we are to believe being LGBT is not a choice"??? PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #103

Just FYI. This? Not enlightened. TDale313 Apr 2015 #105

This post wins all of gd and the internets! LostOne4Ever Apr 2015 #67

I fully agree. morningfog Apr 2015 #69

you are claiming DU'ers in this thread are saying things they didn't say. KittyWampus Apr 2015 #98

He doesn't care about the LGBT community AgingAmerican Apr 2015 #73

Jenner has yet to become part of the community, one foot still in the old world.... Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #94

To promote his new reality show for Discovery... JCMach1 Apr 2015 #74

The show's on E!, not Discovery. cherokeeprogressive Apr 2015 #84

Post removed Post removed Apr 2015 #81

One of the most disgusting comment I have seen on DU. Puzzledtraveller Apr 2015 #89

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service Orrex Apr 2015 #104

I know.. "the constitution.." But, FYI.. The Obama Admin's Transgender Right Campaign.. Cha Apr 2015 #83

It's worth noting that the LGBT community Jesus Malverde Apr 2015 #88

To slightly rewrite and repurpose Walt Whitman Ken Burch Apr 2015 #92

He said he was a Republican. Just a couple of years ago, most leading Democrats were also spewing Bluenorthwest Apr 2015 #95

I'm hopeful he and other conservatives will have a teachable moment and moments.... steve2470 Apr 2015 #100