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Pity poor Zach, a five-year-old victim of the politically correct gender identity industry
By Carol Sarler | Last updated at 1:07 PM on 22nd February 2012
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Once upon a time, a little boy called Zach Avery lived with his parents in a flat in Essex and had his very own bedroom. One day, when Zach was four, he watched a television cartoon about an adventurous eight-year-old girl who likes wearing pink — and instantly fell in love.
Her name was Dora the Explorer, and Zach decided that he wanted to be just like her, which meant — as he announced to his mummy — that from now on, he would be a girl. So he grew his blond hair, pulled it into bunches and wore lots of pink and a purple tutu.
Then his daddy laughed, ruffled his hair and wondered to himself when he'd buy the boy his first football shirt, his mummy smiled fondly, and in the end Zach grew up perfectly normally
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As often happens, especially with the tabloids, the replies can be very telling. This one:
QuoteFirst I know this family & they were NOT paid a penny for this story , Get you facts right daily mail . . Secondly Zachary dose have sisters so NO she's not brainwashing Zachary to be a girl for her own benefits .. Thirdly zackary is NOT have any operations at all or medication . . This story was to help & bring awareness to other family's who are in the same boat , & make other People aware of this .. Well if it is a PHASE as some of you say then I'm sure his parents will Support Zachary again in making that descion, but GID is a real life thing not something bad or unnatural. I remember the same rection for gay partners getting married , adopting or different races having children together ,why turn this in to witch hunt ... Where's your support for this CHILD/family...
- Jenny moralee, Northumberland, 23/2/2012 11:33
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I think I've figured out what is going on here, though it's rather obvious not that I think about it.
The British tabloids have more or less had free reign to do as they please for many years now, since the late 70s, at least when the then government was so weak Britain was in danger of collapsing all together. Come to think of it, it was they who created the race riots of the early 60s, by continually making preposterous allegations, suggestions and claims about West Indian immigrants, who had recently begun arriving to work.
They pushed their luck with their 'demands' for a law, similar to that is some parts of the US, where convicted child abusers living details are made public. This sadly, led to an essentially innocent man being fire bombed out of his home. Then, when he moved into a caravan further press claims, resulted in him being attacked in there, having his genitals being hacked off, before being stabbed in the skull.
Now, after over stepping themselves by hacking into a murdered child's phone, they have had their wings clipped. A very prominent paper has been closed and people have gone to prison.
But the fight back has started.
Initially, it was calls from the Sun, joined by some journalists, that, Enough is Enough.
Now they've turned their attentions one of the very few vulnerable groups left, the transgender.
For this, they can always rely upon the Feminists who resent anything they don't understand and are heavly supported by university types. (Surprise, surprise).
There were a few silly attacks aimed at transgender children, but now they seem to be concentrating on their parents.
They won't succeed of course, but they may be hoping to set a precedent for further intrusive behaviour, even encouraging witch hunts, if they can generate enough hostility for these parents.
If the worst does come to the worse, this story, for example, can be dismissed by the editors as being created by a guest journalist in their magazine section. That guest having a respectable reputation in her own field.
What a shame . That article doesn't even need comments.
unfortunately all the top rated comments are agreeing with the article. they have very high votes. in addition, the worst rated comments disagree. shame.
yeah, it'd be nice if they reflected the majority of commenters there....
there are options on tabs to select newest, oldest, best rated and lowest rated. i wouldn't suggest it though, they're a bit depressing. maybe i'm not seeing all the supportive ones, i've seen a couple but not many.
edit response- lol, i did wonder about that.