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03 Sep 2011 01:34

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Culture: Fox News columnist: Chaz Bono is a freak of nature

  • Chaz Bono should not be applauded for asserting she is a man (and goes about trying to look like one) any more than a woman who believes she will be happier without arms, has them removed and then continues to assert that she was right all along—her self-concept was that of a double amputee. Now, all is well.
  • Member of the “Fox News Medical A-Team,” Dr. Keith Ablow • In an unbelievably insensitive piece about Chaz Bono, the transgendered man who is about to become one of the latest contestants on “Dancing With the Stars.” Ablow, who goes on and on about how he disagrees with Bono’s choice, admits he will take heat for the article. “I already have for making similar statements in the past,” he notes. “So be it. I would rather be the one shouting ‘The Emperor has no clothes!’ than one of the happy-go-lucky villagers applauding the tragic parade.” Look, Bono is taking a lot of heat from conservatives for his decision to do DWTS, some of it clearly unnecessary. Ablow is just throwing chum in the ocean to whet the sharks’ appetite. source

11 Jun 2009 22:14

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Culture: From Chastity to Chaz Bono: Cher’s daughter is now her son

  • 20 years ago, Chastity Bono, the daughter of Sonny and Cher (who, by the way, was named after a terrible movie her parents made) came out as a lesbian to her parents. She’s been an icon of the movement ever since she publicly came out in 1995. source
  • Today, he informed the public that she plans to take it a step further with gender reassignment surgery. “Yes, it’s true — Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity,” said his publicist, Howard Bragman. source

28 Apr 2009 11:59

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Culture, U.S.: &!*#*^% Supreme Court has to ruin everything, dammit

  • Cher said a bad word in 2002. Nicole Ritchie said one in 2003. source
  • The FCC sued Fox for allowing said bad word to get on air. source
  • An appeals court turned down the decision against Fox. source
  • The Supreme Court sided with the FCC. !&%* them. source