Posted on 06/12/2022 2:38:22 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
Katy Tur is opening up about her tumultuous childhood, and her reaction to her father coming out as transgender.
The NBC News correspondent, who is the daughter of legendary Los Angeles broadcasters Zoey (formerly Bob) Tur and Marika Gerrard, sat down with CBS Sunday Morning to share her experience.
Growing up, the broadcaster believed her parents, who were known for reporting the news from their helicopter, were "the coolest people in the world." Tur shared that she even "knew how to fly a helicopter" as a kid.
"It was a really unique and interesting childhood that nobody else had," said Tur, 38, who chronicles her experience in her new memoir, Rough Draft.
However, she also witnessed her parents' struggles up close. In 2013, Tur received a phone call from her father during which he told her that he was transgender.
"My dad said, 'I am a woman.' And I said, 'what?' And my dad said, 'I am a woman. I am transitioning,'" Tur recalled. "I'm going to become a woman."
Tur said she was at first "puzzled" by the announcement, replying, "You've got to be joking. Are you kidding? What are you talking about?"
"My dad was adamant," she continued. "'I'm the wrong person. I'm going to become the right person. Don't you see this is why I've been so angry?' It was a lot."
Tur...said her father would experience "fits of anger" when she was younger, and would become "abusive." She added that they did not get the police involved because to do so would hurt her father's career and ability to provide for the family.
"Something would set him off, and he would get so, so out of control that he would throw his fist through a wall," recalled Tur, who sat with her mother during the interview.
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Who cares? Actually who cares about any of it. Just shut up already.
I guess her dad is a Poof Tur?
It would have been funny if she responded, "I always thought you were a pussy dad".
Summary: Her father has metal problems and now she has to deal with it. Good point is that she’s in the “elite” class, which gives her so, so many examples of other folks with a whole lot of mental problems.
If Katy was areal correspondent, she would say my dad has a mental problem and needs help. But that won’t happen. Evidently she doesn’t “follow the science” either.
Ugh what BS. Too bad they don’t treat people for gender desphoria anymore her father needs it
Dear God. My parents were from The Greatest Generation. Born in 1916 and ‘17 none of this was conceivable to them. How is it it’s normal and mainstream now? My Mom died in 2018 and even then, it wasn’t yet mainstream. I don’t even recall this craziness then. What the heck has happened?
Lol!
I have never heard of a single person mentioned in that article.
She might try loving Jesus and “hating” her father.
Reminds me of the movie Real Men with Jim Belushi, his character’s father was Trans and it was pretty funny. Had John Ritter in it also.
Does Wayne really give a Damn, she gave Trump a hard time.
Been milking this for almost 10 years. Guess it’s the only talent the family has.
...okay, so I must be a troglodyte or something, but who is Katy Tur and why should I give a rat’s a** about anything associated with her...(I assume it is a her.....)...
“I am going to become a woman.”
To which I respond, “OK. What is a woman?”
professional pervert...
The best I can remember is she is an NBC correspondent, super liberal, etc....what better story could there be, super liberal female reporter has father who is transitioning to a woman.
It’s so insane it’s really hard to believe.
Serious question: Why are so many of these transgender folks Jewish? Is there a biological or genetic reason for it, or is it some sort of cultural or social thing? The same seems to be true of standard-issue homosexuality too — more prevalent among Jews than gentiles. Or are Jews just more willing — or eager — to proclaim their sexual peculiarities?
Katy Tur says, “Pay attention to meeeeeeeeee!”
Look at us! We're a family full of attention whores!
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