Maury

[Darrin Scott]

I was going to make a separate thread on this kind-of thing, but I'll post in here instead. Has anyone seen the Dr. Phil about the trans guy who's family was so disrespectful of him transitioning. I was angry how Dr. Phil kept referring hhim as "she" an stuff....

[Silas]

Huh. I've never seen Maury's show, and I'm kind of sickly interested now, like how people can't look away from carwrecks. It sounds really stupid and disrespectful, though.

As for Dr. Phil, I haven't seen that episode. Mostly because the second I hear the guy's voice/see his show go on I dive for the TV to change the channel. Not only is he irritating, he is dumb. I heard he had an episode where he said masturbation was the same exact thing as cheating on one's lover. Which. What the crap. So, I put no stock into his mouthwords. -_-; But calling a transman "she" sounds like the perfect way to have your mustache forcibly ripped from your face.

[Da Monkey]

But calling a transman "she" sounds like the perfect way to have your mustache forcibly ripped from your face.

Hahahahah!!!! 

I can't stand him either. He's a douche with a capital BAG.

[Darrin Scott]

As for Dr. Phil, I haven't seen that episode. Mostly because the second I hear the guy's voice/see his show go on I dive for the TV to change the channel. Not only is he irritating, he is dumb. I heard he had an episode where he said masturbation was the same exact thing as cheating on one's lover. Which. What the <not allowed>. So, I put no stock into his mouthwords. -_-; But calling a transman "she" sounds like the perfect way to have your mustache forcibly ripped from your face.

This.

[Raya]

And, you know what commercials are played locally during the shows?   Lawyers!  "Don't take the law into you hands!  Want to sue? Call me!  I will get the money you deserve!  Have a DUI/DWI?  Call me!  We are here 24-7!  Call 1-800-XXX-XXXX!  This after the verbal and physical fights on those shows, they need them!
  Jolene

That should tell you all you need to know about the kind of people who watch Maury. People who watch television aren't the customer, they're the product. The real customers are the advertisers who buy air time. The ads you see tell you a lot about what kind of people they expect to be tuning in.

I've never paid much attention to Maury, mostly because I'm convinced attacking Maury and his ilk is pretty pointless. Their entire game is turning conflict into profit. Any "heat" we'd add to their game will only feed the machine. As trans people win rights and respect, Maury will slither on to the next hate fad. I mean, it's still okay to hate the fatties, amirite guise? 

[Wild Flower]

This was the only Jerry Springer show of a transsexual I like, since she handled it professionally.
The Jerry Springer Show - 'Guess What, I'm Really A Man' [UK Edit] (Part 3/3)

[heatherrose]

Actually I prefer not to watch, partly because of the sensational title.

Why would any self respecting individual appear on a broadcast program notorious for sensationalism and bafoonery?

How many actual transsexual individuals would dare make a mockery of their situation by saying,


"Guess What, I'm Really A Man"

[Darrin Scott]

Actually I prefer not to watch, partly because of the sensational title.

Why would any self respecting individual appear on a broadcast program notorious for sensationalism and bafoonery?

How many actual transsexual individuals would dare make a mockery of their situation by saying,


"Guess What, I'm Really A Man"

This.

That's what I don't understand. Why would they say it like that on national TV for everyone to laugh at. The sad thing is, a lot of people's first exposure of trans folk is Jerry Springer. I know it was for me

[heatherrose]

The sad thing is, a lot of people's first exposure of trans folk is Jerry Springer. I know it was for me

This

The show that had the most profound impact on my pysche while I was growing up, was an episode of "All In the Family"
where Gloria and Meathead introduce their female impersonator friend to Archie and Edith. Of course Archie gives him a hard time
but by the end they're buds having a beer and talking about football. The last scene is of Gloria sitting on Archie's lap,
sobbing on his shoulder asking why her friend had been beaten to death in front of the club where he worked.

Why would they say it like that on national TV for everyone to laugh at.

Like Jeff Foxworthy said, "We just can't keep the most ignorant, amongst us, off the T.V."