I am concerned that superlative descriptions/tidal waves of acceptance and praise aimed at gender-special people is predatory and toxic for vulnerable children

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[–]Literallyawoman 19 insightful - 1 fun19 insightful - 0 fun20 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Remember what happened to all the millennials who were told they’re “gifted”? because I do. I know a lot of people approaching 30 who can’t function in society because they’re still riding the high from being a 14 year old who was told they’re really smart and special-and then post-college the real world isn’t rewarding them for just existing or being able to meet work deadlines easily. No one is telling them they’re special anymore.

Source: am a millennial who took AP classes with you know, millions of other regular kids because that’s what we were, and watched 90% of my classmates go on to flounder in college and become bitter, dysfunctional adults.

I think similar will happen with the trans kids. Their core value will be tied to being trans and being young trans at that, and a few years down the line they will be floundering even more for meaning and definition when they’re just adults that look off. And no one can give you that, it comes from within, but they’re not given the tools for inner strength, only how to project victimization.

[–]Hard_headed_woman 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I couldn't help but think about Jazz Jennings when I read your reply. Unless Jennings can turn his "trans celebrity" into full time trans work, I can't imagine that he's not going to seriously flounder. I guess he can work as an lgbt rights person on the university level? Of course, he's got to get through college to do that, and who knows when he'll be emotionally well enough to handle college.

[–]luckystar 12 insightful - 2 fun12 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Jazz Jennings is absolutely heartbreaking, that child never had a chance. Whole life ruined because "she" played with dolls at age 3. The whole family is fucked -- mom is blatant MBP, dad is too cowardly/busy with work to protect his kid, other siblings are chopped liver (Jazz even said he expected to use his sister's womb to give birth to a child for him). Jazz has never felt sexual desire and will never be able to orgasm, and he has to take hormones for the rest of his life. I haven't kept up with the chop job updates (bit too much for me to stomach) but IIRC the surgically constructed hole was infected/collapsing, because the puberty blockers and cross sex hormones meant he never developed an adult penis so they had to take skin from all over other parts of his body to construct his """vagina"""... Even child beauty pageant girls get to grow up and move on one day! How is this blatant child abuse filmed and celebrated? Are people horror watching like those shows about hoarders or 600 pound obese people?

[–]Literallyawoman 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yup, the plight of many celebrity kids trans or not