Cher poses with her son/daughter Chaz Bono during her hand and footprint ceremony in the forecourt of the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California November 18, 2010.
Posted on 09/04/2011 4:22:20 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
While many people, especially in the LBGT community, have lauded the addition of Chaz Bono to the "Dancing with the Stars" cast, others are concerned, disappointed, and just plain angry – and they went to the show’s online message board to let producers know how they feel.
One of the main concerns was that transgendered contestants will be confusing to children and inappropriate for a family program.
“I personally do not mind watching Chaz,” wrote Callisandria2. “The problem is that I watch this show with my 10 year old daughter. I am sure the show will talk about Chaz and the controversy, and I am not ready to explain all of that to her yet. We just barely covered the birds and the bees. We always watch one show together, in the fall it's DWTS, and in the spring it's American Idol. Looks like we will try X-factor instead this season.”
Other fans were more blunt.
“Manufactured genitalia is not the conversation I want to have with my children,” said trident606.
Some fans had moral issues regarding Chaz Bono’s gender reassignment and refused to accept Bono’s “male” status.
“I have never missed a season, and I won't miss this season,” sandimac65 said. “That being said, when Chaz Bono is on I will not watch his/her segment. All these people who think it's a choice - if you don't like being the sex you're born, just go change to the sex you wanna be...oh no! Sorry! As the old commercial used to say, 'It's not nice to mess with Mother Nature!' If God had meant for her to be a him, that's what she would have been born.”
Jan Pizzolato shared that sentiment.
“I cannot watch this season. I am disappointed in the cast,” she posted. “Chaz Bono was born a girl. What she/he has done is her/his decision to change God's plan for her. It makes me sad to think that what was once valued as morals has so deteriorated as people have gotten so oblivious to what is right and wrong.”
However, other fans came to Bono’s defense.
“It didn't take long for ignorance and bigotry to rear its ugly head. Calling Chaz Bono a 'he/she' or 'him/her' or 'freak of nature'. now THAT is disgusting,” cathieil said.
“What he is doing requires a ton of courage and I wish him well on both the show and in life,” she added.
“I am disappointed in all the judgment about a person none of you even know," dstaner wrote. "Chaz is just trying to live his life as all of us are. You aren't going to watch the show because he is on it. Get a life. As for explaining to your kids....please. come up with a better excuse than that. Tell your kids his mother is Cher ( who is very famous). Until you have walked in his shoes you have no right to judge. What would Jesus do? You are mostly all a bunch of hypocrites. Clean up your own backyard.”
Many posters were less concerned with Bono’s gender status than they were with the fact that he is not really a “star” in the first place.
“The name of the program is Dancing With the Stars. Since when is Chaz a star?” said an anonymous poster. “Okay, he starred in his own documentary about his transition to male, but other than that what has he done with his life? Stardom? Not hardly. I think I'll pass on watching this season. Maybe they'll get some stars next season.”
“OMG. I was so looking forward to the new season of DWTS. But what were they thinking when they chose this cast?” said sassyred55. “I know why they chose Chaz.... Not because he is a Star, But for the reaction that most of us fans are feeling. His mother is the Star. This is the worst cast so far!”
Another fan chose not to single out any one cast member – none of them were appealing enough.
“Where are the promised A-List celebs?” the fan wrote.
“With apologies to Kathy Griffin (who would have been a great contestant) the show should be titled, ‘Dancing With The D-List.’”
So, I forget, is "Pat" a male or a female?
Fox had an article a couple days ago by a psychiatrist who recommended people not watch this. Indicated it was especially bad for adolescent children who could think it was normal.
Which is why they are doing it.
I don’t watch this show but I think I already know who is going to win this year. LOL! The fix is in.
Ugh. Who is Cher sleeping with now?
Just wake me up when this nightmare is over, please.
She’s still Chastity as far as I’m concerned, and she is going to explode if she doesn’t lose that weight. Shoulda skipped the sex change and hit the treadmill!
Chaz is only famous because of her parents. Why DWTS would have a fat, out of shape s/he try and dance is a mind boggle. I have never seen the show but the premise itself is idiotic.
I’ve thought from the beginning that DWTS could neutralize the flap by getting Cher to be a contestant, too. It would change the dynamics of the show from Chaz’s sexuality to him/her beating mom.
RE: but I think I already know who is going to win this year. LOL! The fix is in.
Chaz will have to hit the gym if he/she is going to win this.
i havent watched dwts hardly at all but my feeling too is this is another step in Big Govt/Big media in the desensitization program on sexual morality. Honestly, i am surprised it took this long. You mean there havent been any homo couple on dwts?
It is remarkable to think that in was only 81 years ago the first major Chritian denomination, the Anglicans, voted to allow artifical contraception for married couples and that even in the 1940s protestants testified in congress in favor of laws banning artifical contraception.
Moral of the story : If you are a fat slob that is gender confused, but you have a rich mommy, YOU TOO can force unsuspecting people to watch you make a fool of yourself, so you can get the attention you are begging for.
Talk about a Conga line of freaks on that program!
Or opted for the stomach-stitch.
(S)he gets to be chaste in both sexes. That's got to be first.
Won't change her sex, but it will show she is committed.
Not to say that she should BE committed, but that is another story.
Prediction, the next Jenny Craig spokesthing.
maybe they mean real stars, and so they recruited the closest thing to it that was human?
I agree its all part of normalizing deviant behavior. Whats tragic is medical doctors are selling this as a cure for these peoples problems.
Chaz is a lesbian...
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