‘GMA’ Features Chastity (now Chaz) Bono's ‘Journey into Manhood’

‘GMA’ Features Chastity (now Chaz) Bono's ‘Journey into Manhood’

By Carolyn Plocher (Bio | Archive)
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 12:11 ET

Leave it to ABC and its obsession with alternate sexuality to characterize being a male or a female as a "difficult decision." Introducing an interview featuring Chastity (now Chaz) Bono on Nov. 19, "Good Morning America's" Diane Sawyer said, "There can be no decision that you make that is more complex and difficult than gender identification."

Bono explained the hardships of undergoing a sexual "transformation" and the "journey into manhood" to an extraordinarily sympathetic Chris Cuomo, saying, "Gender is between your ears, not between your legs."

This interview only adds to a long list that details ABC's fascination with the sexually bizarre. In July 2009, CMI released a study that found that ABC news programs had featured 76 segments about sexual activity in the past six months. Most of the reports related to political sex scandals or crime cases that contained a sexual element, but 11 promoted alternative sexual arrangements, such as gender changes and, even more disturbing, objectum sexualization - having romantic relationships with objects like F-15 fighter jets and the Eiffel Tower.

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Most of those reports lacked a critical voice of any sort, and Bono's interview continued the tradition, as Cuomo led off asking, "Do you feel that now, finally, when you look in the mirror you see you?"

In fact, by Cuomo's third question, he was practically shoving Bono off the proverbial soap box to stand there himself - rambling on about small-minded conservatives until finally lobbing Bono a softball yes-or-no question.

"People think gender - they think, well, it's how you're born," Cuomo said. "That's what you are, the way you look basically. What your appetites are, what you feel - that's different, but you are what you look like. Is that true?"

Guess what Bono answered?

By the end of the interview, Cuomo wasn't even asking questions anymore. He was just making statements, such as, "It's also important to note that this is very hard. This is hard. You don't want to have to do this. But the process - this is not an easy decision."

Cuomo wrapped up the interview with the obligatory political plug, "Now you're going to be the public face - that you somehow have to campaign for [LGBT rights]."

Bono responded, "If I can, ya know, help make things easier legislation-wise, I'm happy to do that as well."

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fellow traveller

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 12:27 ET by nadadhimmi

I hope that Keith Olbermann takes the journey with her. He needs to become a man SOMEHOW.

nada... LMAO...priceless!

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:06 ET by bigtimer

nada...

LMAO...priceless!

'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart

If sexuality is between your ears,

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:50 ET by SickofLibs

Olbermann is well on the way to manhood considering he already has d*ck for brains.

The AGENDA at work, in full

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 12:28 ET by ThisnThat

The AGENDA at work, in full sight. Liberals since the 60s have wanted normal Americans to re-define Normal, and Values. They now have the full support of the MSM; the full support of America's colleges and universities; many of the judges; and all the soccer moms. Not to mention the majority of Congress.

What they don't have is me. I consider myself a normal American with values, and I completely reject this and every other attempt to get me to accept depravity, immorality, and illegal activities as normal.

__________
"mmm, mmm, mm. Barrack-Hussain-Øbama↓." - The liberals coolaid drinking song

"Gender is between your

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 12:31 ET by Mike76

"Gender is between your ears, not between your legs."

I think liberals are dickheads, so I guess there's some truth to that.

Hey,, I know this is a PG13 site, so if I step over the line, mods, please delete. I TRIED to resist, I really did.

great point!

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:08 ET by CCsteelcity

It's good thing you said it first, I would have said the same thing.

"The bottom line is that the idea that government bureaucrats have enough knowledge to manage an economy well is the height of conceit." - Friedrich Hayek

→ Between the ears?

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:12 ET by Cool Arrow

If that's the case, President Obama must really be gifted.

LYDSEXICS UNTIE!

Well, I am Shocked!

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:13 ET by heldmyw

Shocked and Dismayed at such a display of linguistic assassination!

And all because their tinfoil hats have a reservoir tip...

This is NOT normal

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 12:36 ET by DaMama

Gender most certainly is the way you are born. Yes, there are some people born with chromosome disorders. But this whole "gender confusion" and trans-genders is just plain wrong. Hollywood has always been at the forefront of perpetrating strange and weird behaviors, but this has gone overboard. Boys are boys and girls are girls!

Gender in the Health Care bill

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:29 ET by ThisnThat

Gender identity is a big part of the health care bill. Here's what I sent to my liberal senator last week:

Instead, all you've done is to support Government takeover. Sorry, ma'am, but I actually pay attention to options, and I have read the health care bills myself. I object to health care bill language such as "primary language, sex,sexual orientation, sociocultural contexts, and gender identity", knowing full well the intent in Congress is to "normalize" homosexuals and transvestites, and to give the "ok" for people to never, ever learn the English language. This causes our health care costs to skyrocket, something you and the rest of the Democrats want to push under the rug.

__________
"mmm, mmm, mm. Barrack-Hussain-Øbama↓." - The liberals coolaid drinking song

"Gender is between your

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 12:37 ET by Snappy

"Gender is between your ears, not between your legs."

I may just be old fashioned and it has been a while since I took any biology or anatomy classes but I just cant seem to wrap my head around that statement.

I'm sorry, I've got to say

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 12:45 ET by rbosque

I'm sorry, I've got to say this....Freak!

Chop and graft

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:03 ET by Blogger Guy00001

You can chop and graft all you want, but you can't change your sex (not gender)

You can however lose your mind, and that's what this TV pretty face has done.

→ Blogger Guy

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:13 ET by Cool Arrow

"chop and graft"? Must you be so crude?

The proper name for the procedure is a "Lopitoffomee"

Sorry, It's an "Addadictomy"

LYDSEXICS UNTIE!

BloggerGuy...

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:21 ET by Franksam

When you said 'pretty face', were you referring to Diane, or Chris? This question is not to offend you, because I used to turn the sound on my TV down and watch Diane Sawyer do interviews, if you know what I mean.

GMA side show...

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:06 ET by mattm

"Ladies and gentlemen (and others) step right up! See the incredible woman man! You will be shocked and amazed! See a man who was once a woman! Defies logic! Defies reason! Defies nature! Hurry, Hurry, Hurry. Limited time engagement!"

Matt

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 16:13 ET by ricklail

They used to have hermorphidites at the coutny fair when I was kid. They would not let you in unless you were 18 so we tried to sneak in. After we turned 18 we realized how big a turn off it would be so we never went into the show.

"Ladies and gentlemen (and others) step right up! See the incredible woman man! You will be shocked and amazed! See a man who was once a woman That is about the way the carnival barker announced it.

Semper suprene nitens

There is no point dwelling on all the foolish mistakes we have made in our lives. For one thing, it can be very time-consuming. Dr. Thomas Sowell

→ rick

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 16:18 ET by Cool Arrow

A bisexual built for two?

LYDSEXICS UNTIE!

One of the biggest laughs

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 16:42 ET by ricklail

I got a big laugh when we were introduced to hermephidites calipers in trade school. There were inside, outside and hermephidites.

Semper suprene nitens

There is no point dwelling on all the foolish mistakes we have made in our lives. For one thing, it can be very time-consuming. Dr. Thomas Sowell

Re Calipers

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:02 ET by slickwillie2001

And of course in electronics we have devices for changing sex, on connectors.

If you have cable, anyone

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 16:29 ET by SickofLibs

If you have cable, anyone curious about hermaphrodites can now skip the 25 cent admission to the freak-tent and just watch MSNBC from 5 till 9.

→ Sol

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 16:36 ET by Cool Arrow

What's disgusting is watching them wrestle with their inner and outer conflicts.

What the heck! If Keith can do that with himself, staying in the bathtub sorta' makes sense now.

LYDSEXICS UNTIE!

Not really a man...

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:07 ET by Franksam

I've known a couple of trans-gendered individuals, and wouldn't want to deal with that kind of confusion. They were both decent human beings, as far as I know. Surgery does not actually make someone a man or a woman, however, because testicles and ovaries are not part of the transformation. Biology is destiny.

Sad...just sad. 'Doubling

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:09 ET by bigtimer

Sad...just sad.

'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart

Cut it or keep it...

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:12 ET by CCsteelcity

Doesn't matter what you do, you're still the same after the surgery. Just another clueless individual with a sob story of BS!

"The bottom line is that the idea that government bureaucrats have enough knowledge to manage an economy well is the height of conceit." - Friedrich Hayek

They say we're young and we don't know

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:13 ET by OxyCon

We won't find out until we grow
Well I don't know if all that's true
'Cause you got me, and buddy I got you

Bud

I got you Bud

LMAO! Conserv

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:17 ET by BKeyser

LMAO!

Conservative Endowment for the Arts

OC... ...I'm cracking up

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:22 ET by bigtimer

OC...

...I'm cracking up laughing as well.

Sonny would be tickled. (just kidding folks...I think)

'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart

Does it occur to anyone

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:26 ET by Radical1979

Does it occur to anyone that the public doesn't have to know EVERYTHING about psuedo celebrities? And that maybe there are some mental health issues to be dealt with?

I remember the story about people "having relationships" with inanimate objects. GMA treated this as if it was a totally normal thing. What is wrong with these people?

Two things...

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:27 ET by BKeyser

First- instead of buying a sex change, maybe Bozo whould've bought a stairmaster.

Second- what's the over and under on a pregnancy?

Conservative Endowment for the Arts

→ Depends, Keyser

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 13:29 ET by Cool Arrow

Who's over and who's under.

LYDSEXICS UNTIE!

Was she intentionally going

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 14:46 ET by rwesley

Was she intentionally going for the "broke-ass Peter Griffin" look? Cause that's what she got.

A perfect example of where we're at as a nation now...

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:02 ET by stage9

We don't even know how to identify our own gender anymore.

"Gender Identification" (as though choosing one's gender is equivelant to choosing the color of one's drapes): yet another term invented by liberals to feed our nation's bent towards moral incoherency.

We have lost our sense of shame.

"If God is dead, somebody is going to have to take his place. It will
be megalomania or erotomania, the drive for power or the drive for
pleasure, the clenched fist or the phallus, Hitler or Hugh Hefner."
— Malcolm Muggeridge

Public Spectacle

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:38 ET by miss911ninja

I think it's sad, because there's obviously something wrong with the wiring or the hormones. I'm remembering the case of a man who got a sex change to become a woman, then decided that her "orientation" was lesbian! There must also be cases where a female has altered herself to appear male, and then decided that she's homosexual. (That made my head spin just typing it!) Sex change patients get hormones too, along with the surgery. Maybe hormone therapy should be tried first? Anyway, I feel sorry for Chaz but I do agree that she's making a circus style spectacle of herself. And it isn't very spectacular, if you know what I mean!

Obvious question:

Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:41 ET by Kat Outta the Bag

So if gender is between your ears and not your legs...why are you changing what's between your legs? Shouldn't you be working on the "between the ears" part instead?