Following his divorce from Kardashian pimp Kris Jenner earlier this year, Bruce Jenner came out as a trans woman. Earlier this month he changed his name to Caitlyn and began referring to himself in public with feminine pronouns. He is now she.
When I read the news and saw the now infamous "Vogue" cover, I was happy for Caitlyn. I did not watch the April 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer but I heard she gave a genuine story of her struggle with gender dysphoria. I hope her story helps to make transgender a more mainstream and less threatening term in society and helps any confused individuals out there fighting between male and female.
That's where it ended.
I never liked Bruce Jenner. I wasn't around for his Olympic success so the only thing I associate him with is Kardashian. An empire of talentless, ignorant whores invading America with plastic bodies and empty minds. What kind of person would marry into that family? His children with Kris are an Instagram porn model (honestly, what else does she do?) and the other is a supermodel who rode to fame on her last name. He married a woman, had two kids, then married another woman the same week of his divorce. Two more kids, who were stars of reality shows, then divorce and a final marriage to Kris which also ended in divorce. Not much to like and, lo and behold, she will have her own reality show.
So, while I can appreciate her courage, I don't understand why we are not allowed to not care about Caitlyn Jenner. If we share this sentiment then we must be a pro-Jesus bigot or deemed insensitive. Even Clint Eastwood can't make a joke - during a taping of the Guys Choice Awards, he compared Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson to other actors-turned-athletes like, "Jim Brown and Caitlyn Somebody." I don't know about you but to me he was joking about how over-saturated the news has become with the name, not about transgender being a negative.
I see the need for shaming people who spread hateful messages (i.e. "Christians" like the Duggar family who forget about the greatest commandment and focus on hating select groups of "God's children") but what about us who don't care? Be a woman. Be a man. Just get off my newsfeed already.
I can't say I like this person much either but I couldn't help but agree with Bob Costas in regards to his take on Caitlyn winning the ESPY's Arthur Ashe Courage Award.
Costas wished Jenner "all the happiness in the world and all the peace
of mind in the world," but said, "I think this is a play to pump up
audience the way lots of things are put on television, to attract
eyeballs, not because of the validity, but because of whatever the kind
of gawker factor is."
We don't care about Caitlyn Jenner. Think about all the people commenting one way or another. How many transgender people have you met in your life? How many do you personally know? How many would you call an acquaintance or friend? I can easily assume the percentage for most Americans is very, very low. It's one thing to Tweet your support and tear down people who think otherwise but what does that mean? What does that do? Do you support Caitlyn or do you want to be part of the narrative?
Did you like Bruce Jenner? Did you care about Bruce Jenner? I didn't and I'm sure most of you didn't either. So, since I didn't care about Bruce why should I care about Caitlyn? Would Caitlyn want me to care simply because he is now a she? Should we care about someone who goes from male to female or vice versa, pushing aside who they are as a person?
Caitlyn is currently worth $100 million. Now there's a new reality show, book deals and talk of her motivational speeches going from $40,000 to much, much more. She's fine. She's not a sad, confused teen struggling with identity during one of the hardest periods of life.
I don't care about Caitlyn Jenner just as I don't care about the Duggars and their news that wasn't shocking. I didn't care before so why should I care now?
