I Am Cait

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.

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.

Watching a team of people doing Cait's hair and makeup while another person tells her that they have picked out 3 outfits for her to choose from for today. Good grief.

Then we get to see her anxieties over her decision to become trans and to see her mom for the first time after the big decision.

One episode was more than enough. It's a rich person explaining that they have real life problems as well. While true, it's difficult to listen to her problems while teams of people waite on her all day long in her mansion. Joke about having to wear a sports bra while playing tennis in her backyard court.

Yes, rich people have problems too but I don't want to watch them struggle with them while living a life of privilege and extreme wealth.

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.

I feel like nobody's taken into consideration how brave she actually is. Many people are transphobic, it's so hard to come out publicly. Super inspiring. Caitlyn's my hero. I won't give any spoiler's -- But honestly it's pure amazing. I know it's inspired so many people. For 3 reasons: She's taking so much hate for the sake of our generation. I have a lot more respect for the kardashian family. And she's so brave. Love it. I hope that many more people can feel comfortable with their identity and their gender, and I also hope that more people can accept transgender people. I hope that the message gets out -- it's okay to be who you are, no matter what your gender or sexuality is. Absolutely, positively love it.