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31. My Transgender Son would be heartbroken by the lack of empathy that is the foundation of this thread

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Sun Jun 7, 2015, 10:12 AM

Jun 2015

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Caitlyn Jenner and the Duggers have something significant in common [View all] cali Jun 2015 OP

Again we agree malaise Jun 2015 #1

So true mainstreetonce Jun 2015 #2

Republican media whores. undeterred Jun 2015 #3

Throw her in what? I'll do it. Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #4

Pigpen? hifiguy Jun 2015 #6

Let's not forget the meat grinder scenario in "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair ... Arugula Latte Jun 2015 #7

That reminded me of this deathless moment hifiguy Jun 2015 #11

Your post was alerted on, and here are the results: CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2015 #35

Are terms like "corporate whore" and "media whore" offensive? snooper2 Jun 2015 #41

Blammo. hifiguy Jun 2015 #5

oh god do I ever agree CrawlingChaos Jun 2015 #8

did this all start with The Real World ? olddots Jun 2015 #9

real world is still around.New group of young people filmed in New city each year Liberal_in_LA Jun 2015 #16

These republicans are Different in one very important wat Sheepshank Jun 2015 #10

oh come on. both have been celebrated and vilified but Jenner has cali Jun 2015 #13

Point. nt cwydro Jun 2015 #37

For what it's worth, Straight American culture had the opportunity to come to terms with Bluenorthwest Jun 2015 #12

i a, trying to avoid realitee BS. jenner+kardashian. NO WANT! pansypoo53219 Jun 2015 #14

Ms. Jennings awoke_in_2003 Jun 2015 #15

I guess some people aren't able to distinguish between NuclearDem Jun 2015 #17

sorry, it's first and foremost a commercial enterprise cali Jun 2015 #18

Crass money grubbing materialism is a *celebration* to some people, hell a lot of people Fumesucker Jun 2015 #19

So Ms. Jenner underwent irreversible HRT and multiple surgeries just to start a new reality show? LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #27

nope didn't say that. but she is undeniably going to benefit financially cali Jun 2015 #30

Thanks for making my point. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #28

+infinity (nt) LostOne4Ever Jun 2015 #26

Not to mention that they're both Republicans. Exilednight Jun 2015 #20

by all means, let's ignore all the positive that comes from the Jenner situation Blue_Adept Jun 2015 #21

we have yet to see whether any good will come from it. cali Jun 2015 #22

Then you're not paying attention Blue_Adept Jun 2015 #23

I grant you that I don't pay much attention to social media cali Jun 2015 #24

Good is coming from it. The conversation has started about the humanity MH1 Jun 2015 #25

You don't need a brainless reality show to make this a good thing. The greed makes the reality... Logical Jun 2015 #29

Well said. PeaceNikki Jun 2015 #38

My Transgender Son would be heartbroken by the lack of empathy that is the foundation of this thread cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #31

Nothing like comparing the most public transgender women in the world NuclearDem Jun 2015 #32

I know, right? Even better; do it with glee and pat each other on the back over it. n/t cherokeeprogressive Jun 2015 #33

For some, I don't think there will ever be an acceptable transgender public figure. NuclearDem Jun 2015 #34

I don't think you understand what this means to trans people. DemocraticWing Jun 2015 #36

I was just going to say they don't understand what this means to people in the trans community herding cats Jun 2015 #39

Agreed. What a terrible thing to say. Fearless Jun 2015 #40

This is incredibly insulting... joeybee12 Jun 2015 #42