Leave it to Jon Stewart to put the flap over Chaz Bono competing on "Dancing With the Stars" in perspective. He's right that the people freaking out over how they will explain transgenderism to their kids (who most likely are thinking of Bono only as the chubby contestant) are overreacting. OMG, how will I explain this to the children??? Um , I dunno, maybe the same way you explained the unwed teen mother, the former Playboy bunny or pretty much everything that comes out of Bruno's mouth?
For what it's worth, I don't think Bono is going far 'cause he's not in the best shape... but then again, his partner Lacey got Kyle Massey to the finals, and Kyle's not exactly svelte. Bono seems like kind of quiet guy, and probably not someone who would seek out reality TV-style attention on his own. But I think he's very brave for drawing this attention to his journey. When you're the first in a marginalized group to stand up and say, "Hey, over here! I exist!", you know you're going to get a lot of flack (and in this case, actual death threats). By going on "DWTS," he's making it slightly easier for the transgendered men and women who'll come after him, and I for one think that's worth a round of applause.
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