Tim Graham is apparently the Media Research Center’s designated person to freak out that anyone but straight white people get portrayed in the media, and he’s particularly sensitive to transgenders not being treated negatively, as they apparently should be.
Graham’s latest transgender freakout actually involves cross-dressing, not transgenderism, but Graham is still upset:
In their constant celebration of gender-bending, NPR still has time for old-fashioned transvestites. On the April 3 Morning Edition, their headline was “Longtime Couple Found That Clothes Didn’t Make The Man.” The producer, Liyna Anwar, tweeted “He’s a Vietnam vet who teaches electric power tech. He just does it all in a dress.”
[…]Naturally, this is a story of violent disapproval and bigotry in need of relief from NPR and other compassionate media outlets.
[…]This report was part of the “StoryCorps” project dedicated to preserving the stories of American lives. As NPR explained, “These conversations are archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, allowing participants to leave a legacy for future generations.”
This narrative form cozily omits any questioning, especially critical questioning. That’s simply not allowed when making America safe for “gender fluidity” is the morning subject.
Graham doesn’t answer what purpose the “critical questioning” he seeks would fill, except to denigrate the subject — which would seem to be the entire point as far as Graham is concerned.