tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post5278784462574082601..comments2023-06-18T11:06:27.891+02:00Comments on Musings of an I.T. Girl: When is something offensive?Stacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-82522279610965590992014-02-06T20:32:18.686+01:002014-02-06T20:32:18.686+01:00:) Tucking is something that the hospital here rea...:) Tucking is something that the hospital here really, really, really advice against due to the damage it can do to the tiny blood vessels that they need during the operation... I can't imagine that it's comfortable all day either!<br /><br />Enjoy the programs, assuming you can find all of them with subtitles. Assuming I have time this Saturday (as in no arrival) I'll watch this weeks episode (I think it may be the last one).<br /><br />StaceStacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-22313492739774413512014-02-06T20:30:14.902+01:002014-02-06T20:30:14.902+01:00Hi Cass,
I read through the apology, and the rebu...Hi Cass,<br /><br />I read through the apology, and the rebuke from the Trans colleague.<br /><br />The thought that came to my mind was, "Why was this ever followed?" The debunking of the putter myth, and the debunking of the educational claims made to sell it I can see. But to go further added nothing to the story. And outing her to her investors was unforgivable. It wasn't an oversight, it was vindictive and nasty.<br /><br />Unreal...<br /><br />StaceStacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-67696586550760873112014-02-06T20:27:24.790+01:002014-02-06T20:27:24.790+01:00Holland is a mixture. I have seen a few other prog...Holland is a mixture. I have seen a few other programs about transsexuals, and they have all been good. But this is the first series that I have seen on the subject. The other programs were all 1/2 hour or hour programs following a few people and doing a short report on each.<br /><br />On the other hand I have rarely seen something on UK TV that I can relate to - most of it is very fake or just there for sensation.<br /><br />There does need to be understanding, I was having such a conversation at work today when commented that people should really just see us as people rather than 'trans people'. Sounds so simple, and yet people struggle so much!<br /><br />It really was a YES moment! :)<br /><br />StaceStacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907346657510908857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-22413948338529422612014-02-01T22:04:58.872+01:002014-02-01T22:04:58.872+01:00Looks like YouTube have some of the episodes and t...Looks like YouTube have some of the episodes and they have subtitle translation.... .which can be an interesting read ;-)<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKvpV0c0ipALynn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876715474502367377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-15422576775812952182014-02-01T21:48:21.058+01:002014-02-01T21:48:21.058+01:00...Bermuda shorts on over the top...
I did wonder...<i>...Bermuda shorts on over the top...</i><br /><br />I did wonder why they didn't pack the outfits out. But then, I guess there's a risk said packing might absorb water and enlarge. Given the way life works, the two gents would exit the sea as two young nuns were walking the other way.... :-) I'm with you on the skinny jeans front, although [quiet voice] the right tucking seems to help. Not sure I'd want to do that all day. <br /><br />I found the programme you mentioned on-line, so I'll have a look, although without English subs, it's not going to be that practical. From what you say, it sounds educational rather than exploitative. I think it's tough to make a programme that starts with the basics, but isn't too patronising to the audience, and it well informed enough not to leave people behind.<br /><br />Sounds like Junior is enjoying a nice long lie-in. Good luck! <3Lynn Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00876715474502367377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-51209767079065370062014-02-01T18:23:05.199+01:002014-02-01T18:23:05.199+01:00Apologies - I noticed a few typos. That's what...Apologies - I noticed a few typos. That's what I get for typing before my fingers are fully caffeinated. :c)<br /><br />== CassCassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765803435751308973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-88254996603784705562014-02-01T18:21:23.247+01:002014-02-01T18:21:23.247+01:00Interesting post, Stace. I'm not sure if this ...Interesting post, Stace. I'm not sure if this story made it across to Europe, but there has been a story here that has caused a great deal of controversy. <br /><br />Grantland, a well-respected sports site here, published a lengthy story about Dr. Essay Anne Vanderbilt, a woman who claimed to have invented a revolutionary new golf club. In the course of writing the story, the author discovered that she inventor had falsified her credentials, undermining her claims about the golf club.<br /><br />He also discovered that she was transsexual. It was not relevant to her deception - she admitted she had misstated her credentials,but her status as a transsexual had nothing to do with it. Nonetheless, he outed her in the story, in spite of her begging him repeatedly not to do so. She did not ask for the article to be withdrawn; she asked that is only focus on the story, and not only make her status as a transwoman known. He not only ignored her requests, but he also told one of her investors - without her permission. <br /><br />It's a complicated story, with a tragic ending: she committed suicide. It is unlikely the article was the sole reason, but it would be reasonable to infer that it was at least a factor. <br /><br />Several trans friends here say the author had every right to out her, as it was something the writer discovered during his investigation. I could not disagree more strongly. Speaking as a writer, I can say that he could have structured the story in such a way that protected her status as a trans woman. It had no bearing in any way, shape, or form on her guilt or innocence. But he and his editors never gave a thought to the potential consequences, before or after her death. The article was published - as originally written - three months after her suicide. The insensitivity and callousness was, and is, utterly appalling.<br /><br />They have quite rightly been taking to task over their mishandling of the story. Chistina Kahrl, a well-respected baseball writer for ESPN, which owns Grantland - and a MTF transsexual - wrote a blistering article about the entire affair that Grantland, to their credit, published. She pointed out that not once in the course of writing and editing the story did anyone think to reach out to someone with any experience with transsexuality. Grantland's publisher, Bill Simmons, issued a remarkable mea culpa statement, saying the failure was his as the person who oversees the site. While that is admirable, it will not bring back Essay Anna Vanderbilt. It's a sobering reminder that for all the progress we have made as a community - and your post reflects that - we still have a long way to go in increasing public awareness of the unique struggles we all endure in simply trying to be ourselves.<br /><br />Here's a link to the original article. The introduction also contains links to Christina's Kahrl's response and to the apology written by Bill Simmons. All are well-worth reading.<br /><br />Apologies for the lengthy reply, Stace. But I thought perhaps you, and some of your readers across the Atlantic, might find this story worth investigating.<br /><br />The original story:<br />http://grantland.com/features/a-mysterious-physicist-golf-club-dr-v/<br /><br />Christina Kharl's commentary:<br />http://grantland.com/features/what-grantland-got-wrong/<br /><br />Bill Simmons's statement:<br />http://grantland.com/features/the-dr-v-story-a-letter-from-the-editor/<br /><br />Glad to hear all is well, hon. Hope you, Mrs. Stace, and your forthcoming new additional have a lovely weekend. :c)<br /><br />Hugs,<br />CassCassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765803435751308973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4187164070937704663.post-12022136609881218532014-02-01T12:24:47.300+01:002014-02-01T12:24:47.300+01:00Interesting, I thought Holland was quite in advanc...Interesting, I thought Holland was quite in advance of the Uk about this subject. In the past it has been a total mystery to the general public because the media has seen fit to make it sensational rather than treat us with any degree of respect. only when some of us are public to one degree or another, blog or TV, we understanding reach the wiser population.<br /><br />Even years down the line there are real YES moments to remind you where you have got to and how it was all so worth while.Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133031265351841626noreply@blogger.com