I Am Cait

I am cait is one of those documentaries that will make you want to throw up before you watch it, this is one of the most hackneyed and completely flawed shows i've ever seen, caitlyn jenner (formally bruce jenner) looks lost in this mess, this is from the same idiotic network called E! that gave us the idiotic keeping up with the kardashians and other perverted nonsense that would make 19 kids and counting look like Jesus it's a story of man name bruce who becomes a woman and the rest as you know are history, there is nothing to this junk, just trangenderism, silly plots, tiresome looks and everything in between, although that is not nearly as trash as white people, but it's pretty close. this is one of the worst television of the year and i'm giving it a D+

Is this seriously how low prime time has sunk? Another crap reality show? A has been washed up sports star who is irrelevant finds fame in being famous for coming out the closet? Seems he is more interested in exploring his paycheck options than his sexuality. I feel sorry for trans gender people having this as what's perceived to be their spokesperson! What a self centered attention whoring uninspiring douche bag, money and fame hungry knob head. So after watching the first episode of this I can tell that was enough for me! I am sick of hearing about Jenner this and Kardashian that! The trans gender issue is a real issue, but I can watch it dealt in a more positive way by watching it in a drama Series like Transparent then this bull crap! CAIT should have only done an hour long sit down or at the most a two hour documentary rather than sit and whine that her family isn't even promoting her show! Really? Be thankful your family even accepts you - you ungrateful person.

I decided to watch I Am Cait because I just finished reading Jennifer Boylan's wonderful memoir, She's Not There, which details her journey to self acceptance and her transition from male to female. Boylan went on a road trip with Caitlyn Jenner this fall for Caitlyn's reality show, so I decided to watch episode 2 (The Road trip part 1), which features 5-6 trans women traveling from LA to the headquarters of Human Rights Campaign in San Francisco. The entire point of this episode is to expose Caitlyn to other trans women who are not living in a privileged socio-economic bubble and to educate her about the important issues facing the trans community. Boylan and the other trans women in this episode make a series of considerate, well informed observations about the ways that Caitlyn might be able to make a real difference for the trans community. This is not fluffy or mindless entertainment, and I plan to watch episode 3, The Road Trip part 2, to continue my own education.

And, I wasn't disappointed. I watched Bruce's transformation into Cait and was so happy for her. I was hoping the show wouldn't be exploitative, and it isn't.

It isn't just Cait trying on clothes all day, as a former reviewer stated. It isn't even about her transition, it's a lens in which to view the trans community. This show will be polarizing. Some will like it and others will hate it.

How one views Cait Jenner says a lot about how they feel about the trans community and other LGB folk. The conversations online it comment sections is heart rending. So much hate spewed, it really makes them uncomfortable that someone wanted to change their body to match their mental gender.

I applaud Cait taking on trans issues for the whole community. She is a role model, a with her she brings the Kardashian celebrity baggage. Some have wondered if she can be an effective voice for the community. They cite her money and ease of transition as not being representive of the experience of most trans folk. I don't have an answer to all of this. Only the future will tell us how well she carries the mantle.

This show gets people talking. It weeds out the haters from the supporters. I love the accepting and celebratory vibe from the show. It's about time trans folk felt like they could be open and proud of who they are. I bet it will kick off many name change parties in the future!

Caitlyn, Caitlyn, Caitlyn. Really?

A 10 for coming out as your real self. A 2 for still having the brain of a privileged white man. You've been living with this your whole life and you still have no clue what life is like in America as a woman? Or as an LGBTQ? The homophobia? The transgender hatred? The misogyny? The economic imbalance? The Republican fear mongering? Really? What kind of a rock have you been living under? Thanks and rotten tomatoes to E! for this wholly unsatisfying series. On the one hand it is beyond fabulous to detail the coming out of a celebrity as it moves the cultural conversation forward like nothing else. But on the other hand.... somebody please school Miss Caitlyn in depth ASAP. She's embarrassing herself and making things worse for the transgender community at the same time.