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Originally Posted by redwitch
So, would Ms. Dolezal have been head of the Seattle NAACP and accepted as a black activist had she remained outwardly Caucasian? if so, the lies were unnecessary. If not, then shame on those who made race be a factor. Regardless, she did willingly lie and mislead and, I believe, showed a lack of moral character.
Jenner is now part of a community that is ridiculed, derided and abused. The surgeries to change sexes is painful. The hormone treatments are known to increase cancer risks. She is now extreme fodder for comedians (nothing like Kardashian jokes with transgender issues thrown in the mix). What she and Chaz Bono have done for the transgender community should be applauded. They both are helping in gaining a little acceptance for a group that has always been maligned and ridiculed, at best. More than one transgender has been beaten, raped and murdered. If this doesn't take courage, what does?
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Personally. Jenner seems to have made the problem of transgender acceptance and violence against them worse by coming out this way rather than doing things quietly or at least with more patience rather than making this another episode of very high rated "reality TV". And Jenner and the Kardashians can afford the best bodyguards money can buy as well as vacations to places where no one knows them. Most transgenders cannot afford such safety and security.
I am still trying to get a handle on the Rachel Dolezal matter. It is getting hard to get the facts because of all the media attention.