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.’”
Then just what exactly is Cher? Or are we just parsing words here?
We have DWTS here in Australia. Been following the controversy over Chaz - consensus here is that ABC is pandering and that DWTS has no business promoting social agenda’s. I’m sure s/he will get the first cut. Then of course the LGBT crowd will start in with the “bigotry” screaming. BTW - why doesn’t ABC release the vote results from home? Just the judges scores.
Look how complicated it is to make someone’s gender-and yet evolutionists claim it just ‘happened’
Cher is the reason her daughter is fu***ed up to the point where she had mutilation of her body as part of her life style.
At the very least, you hope to see reasonably attractive people dancing-not a freak show.
That is just awful, especially when you look at the picture upthread where Chastity is actually quite attractive.
Cher said something in an article I read this week, branding everyone uncomfortable with her kid on this show as a “hater”, ‘cause if you disagree with someone about a behavior or a choice you automatically hate the person (at least that’s how it seems in the small minds of liberals). I don’t hate Chaz...in fact, I feel very bad for her. There are a lot of demons driving her and too few people in her family or in the “medical” field to give her some real guidance and help. Sad.
ps - unless she takes hormone therapy every 30 days or so mother nature lets her know she’s still female.
I will call a spade a spade: CHASTITY is, always has been, and always will be a woman. There is no changing the simple fact of biology. The fact that people did not get her help, and are encouraging what she is doing to herself, speaks volumes about their morals.
Chaz freak girlfriend, is only in the picture, IMHO, so she can cash in on some of Chers bankroll...
It is all about publicity...it is all about trying to make a FREAK seem NORMAL...and I dont care how much lipstick you put on that pig...it is still a PIG!
I’m gagging here!
Why trot out before the cameras a mentally ill sexually mutilated woman to be made fun of?
Cher is a lot of nasty things but I believe her being a bad mother is the worse.
OMG you are so right I see resemblance between Chia Pet kid Chia Chub and Chaz Bono
I’ve really been trying to avoid this thread.
Thanks a lot.
;-)
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I really didn't want to ping this out or look at the photo. But because millions of Americans do have TVs and a fair number watch this show, in the public interest I'm a-pinging the list. Appears that plenty of viewers are not "gay friendly" - surprise, surprise! That is a good sign.
No. Chastity has not had that surgery.
LOL.
Yes.
It is heartbreaking. Cher left her with a lesbian friend quite often and can’t accept the responsibility for that.
RE: No. Chastity has not had that surgery.
I am going to use the word — SHE here.
If what you say is true, Well then, she isn’t truly a “man” in that sense of the word.
In fact, she’ll have to continue with her hormone therapy every so often indefinitely because if she stops, guess what happens — MOTHER NATURE reveals her to be what she truly is.
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