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Quick Thoughts On Bruce Jenner

Dozing off around 11, trying to digest my odd meal of sushi, mashed potatoes, salsa and the last of my iced coffee. Don't judge. We all judge. Two hours (I believe, I didn't watch) for Bruce Jenner to come out to a world that will call him a hero or freak, but why is he doing this on TV. If he is doing for the most noble of causes, which is to help others, then yes, a hero is not too strong a word. I have more thoughts on this, but want to see how this plays out in the next few days. A book and interview tour will show me he's no better than the family he surrounded himself with. Funny how the most poignant words of encouragement are alleged to have come from Kanye West, who must himself feel like a pariah as should his wife, but I don't think she gets it.

But here's why it simply doesn't matter. Bruce Jenner is asking a world that knows him as an Olympic Men's champion, to accept the fact that he has lived his life wanting to be a woman. He's asking the same world that consists of no less than seven people who called the players on the Pittsburgh Penguins girls, faggots, sissies and ask if their vagina(s) hurt. So if being a woman is seen as a negative to so many men, how can a woman who feels trapped in her male body ever be accepted? The answer is, she will never have that luxury, Ever. And that is why it is so important that Bruce Jenner not stop with this single interview, but selectively pick important times to champion his cause. If he can get those seven people down to six, he will be a hero. Yes, a hero.

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