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Letterman stoops to Leno's level, calls transgender man "androgynous freak show"

Really? Who on Earth decided that that last joke was even remotely appropriate? Much less funny? I mean, come on ... Michael Jackson jokes in 2008? Forget offensive, that's just plain lazy.

The first nine jokes in the Top Ten List about pregnant transgender man Thomas Beatie showed that yes, you can make jokes about an undeniably odd situation without being offensive. And being a longtime fan of Letterman, I'm really shocked to see him resort to such a nasty low.

Leno, Kimmel, move over. Three's a crowd.

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  • EltonsJohn's picture

    Just the other night...

    ...I needed to leave a bar, 'cuz a girl was being sooo' transphobic! It made me literally angry, mad, and sick to my stomach, and hurt. Especially, when I just told her and explained nicely that some men are more like women, even if they don't want to change their outside; nevertheless, they are girl'z, too!
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    we need to stand up for life and human decency!
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    "Communication is Key to Understanding..."
    "Everyone is Important or All is for Naught..."
    ~.~.me
    Have a Great Day! ^__^*

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    I am Curious (Chartreuse)

    afhickman

    "It takes a village (to make Village People)"

    I have only one question: who put what where and why?  Maybe it's none of my business, but if this couple conceived for the sole purpose of getting on Oprah, that is freaky.  And what about the child?  Would you want your child to be born into a media circus such as this one?  Will Oprah and Barack be godparents?  I honestly don't know enough at this point to form a judgment, but I am...dubious (beige). 

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    He didn't do it just to get on Oprah...

    He just wanted to have a child. If I understand correctly, they tried using donor sperm with his wife, but she was unable to conceive. Since he still has a uterus and ovaries inside, I suppose they decided to use them, so that the child would be genetically related to at least one of the parents. I guess adoption can be difficult, so I understand this decision, even though I personally would not ever do this if I were partnered with a transman.

    He's not the first to do this. Other FTM men have been pregnant and had babies. I remember reading about them in a magazine a few years ago. His mistake was in not finding a friendly physician before inseminating.


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