I finally saw it, or at least the first couple anyway.
"Why not just be gay?" Oprah asks, yet AGAIN.
I kinda wish Oprah would give it up with her "TS" shows. You'd think she'd learn at SOME point to drop her gay angle thing. EVERY show seems to be a
"Oh, so identity and orientation are different? REALLY?" shocking revelation for her. It's getting old, as she obviously doesn't believe it.
And this whole
"decide to become a woman" suggestion is making me crazy. I think it's a HUGE point that's lost on the public AND many TSs debating a transition: no one is BECOMING a woman. The truth that must be accepted, and which then DRIVES a transition is that one IS a woman.
AND... although I admire the determination and honestly of the first guest, I really wish they'd portray someone... anyone... who transitioned *without* the whole crossdressing history and fascination with makeup, clothes and jewelry.
"It started with wearing women's underwear, then went beyond that... WAY beyond that."Well great, it doesn't play out that way with everyone, but it seems like it's the only trajectory that's ever portrayed. The pinnacle of my day or womanhood isn't
"getting to put on makeup and make myself look pretty" as the guest said (paraphrasing), primping in front of her mirror.
It just seems like most portrayals are motivated by the morbid fascination of watching a relationship train wreck, with everyone seeming so shocked and disappointed when relationships stay together and friends, family and neighbors don't make a big deal of it all. How many more times, and in how many more demeaning ways could Oprah hound (accuse of lying) that poor wife of
"you REALLY are OK with this? REALLY?"~Kate~
