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.’”
From what little I’ve seen, today’s DWTS is nothing like yesterday’s ballroom dancing. It’s more like something one might see in some of the Las Vegas shows.
It has become more Hollywood dancing than ballroom with a few “You’ve got to point your toe” thrown in.
It appears from Wikipedia that Chas’s career revolves around her celebrity parents and her lesbianism. Imho, that encourages her to move more and more in the direction of extreme homosexuality, and may explain at least in part her surgery.
The last I heard she hadn’t had all the surgery.
Chaz Bono -- The Final Surgery He Really Wants Chaz Bono -- The Final Surgery He Really Wants
Yes, that’s what I’ve heard as well. For her sake, I hope she doesn’t go any further.
Ah.. Ok. I apologize. My beef, like you apparently, is who this country celebrates. Famous for doing nothing. I detest that. And if people here are going to point out that Chaz Bono is only famous for being the offspring of someone famous, consistency dictates the same be said about Bristol Palin.
But of course, she was the darling of FR when she was on. Oh, wait, I apologize again... She did do something... she had a child out of wedlock as the daughter of a conservative icon. So sorry.
I wonder what the freak does when she gets her period??????
Never watch this show; and will not be tuning in to see the latest promo per line up.
Don't recall that this show originally a Barnum & Bailey spin off, however.
Did you see Ablow on Megyn Kelly? I was really disappointed wth her as she spouted all the pro-gay cliches that she has heard in her young life. I hope she gets past the lib stage before her kids grow up. She is a sensible person in other regards, but I was put off by her hard attitude toward Dr. Ablow, but he held his own.
Just stop the hormone shots and see what happens.
Is this really true?
You wanna bet we are paying for these surgeries without even knowing it? Here in Massachusetts, a guy who murdered his wife, got a sex change operation while in jail and guess who paid for it?
As far as many state allowing this to go on, how long has this been going on and who allowed these laws to be passed?
Spot on! This is a delusion just like any other.
Yes. Chastity said she was molested by a babysitter at age 11.
Why does everything have to come from New York or Los Angeles? I would like to see some entertainment coming from other parts of the country. I wonder who controls Nashville? Is it locally owned or does it come from the other media centers? It think Nashville might be a good place to start a new entertainment base, tv shows not just music.
Michael Savage said something pithy and true the other day. He described America as being “the corn belt and the porn belt”. Why does most of the media have to come from the porn belt?
She is involved in a menage a trois
Her and a couple of Double AA batteries.
“Michael Savage said something pithy and true the other day. He described America as being “the corn belt and the porn belt”. Why does most of the media have to come from the porn belt?”
Savage hit the nail on the head!
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