Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Liberalism's new frontiers of dysfunction:
The tragic tale of Chastity Bono
By Grace Vuoto
http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2011/ss_media0595_05_18.aspShe was an adorable little girl named Chastity — beautiful blonde hair, bright brown eyes and rosy cheeks. [...] Recently, now age 42, she underwent surgery, hormone therapy and pronto: Chaz Bono is born. Chastity is dead. She died out of self-pity.
Chastity Sun Bono's journey to Chaz Salvatore Bono is explained in a May 10 documentary, "Becoming Chaz," featured on OWN, the network owned by Oprah Winfrey. Mr. Bono, a self-proclaimed "transgender advocate" has appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "The View" and "Late Show with David Letterman" to discuss his new identity. Previously, she was a gay advocate. Chastity made national headlines in 1995 when the tabloid press revealed she was a lesbian. She then wrote two books on her lesbian lifestyle. Now, he is peddling another book, "Transitions: The Story of How I Became a Man." It is indeed dizzying to keep up with all these identities — notwithstanding the proper pronoun to be used, "she" or "he," depending on what stage of her/his life we are discussing. This is the tip of the iceberg in a story that gets more befuddling the more it is analyzed.
