Earlier this year, Erin R. Brown, writer for the Media Research Center’s Culture & Media Institute, had a big ol’ hissy fit about a J. Crew ad that featured a 5-year-old boy with painted toenails, calling it “blatant propaganda celebrating transgendered children.” Now, faced with a transsexual who is committing the offense of existing, Brown is freaking out again.
In a Sept. 7 CMI article, Brown declares that ABC has “an ongoing PR problem” by the selection of Chaz Bono (formerly Chastity Bono) as a contestant for “Dancing With the Stars.” Why? Brown doesn’t really explain, other than to suggest that Bono’s existence has somehow sullied a “once-family friendly show.”
Brown claims that this is all part of some sinister “LGBT Agenda” on ABC’s part, but, again, she provides no offense beyond the mere existence of Chaz Bono. Apparently, in Brown’s world, transsexuals, if they must exist, are not supposed to be seen or heard.