Caitlyn Jenner Named Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person of 2015
Caitlyn Jenner Named Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person of 2015
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In a selection that caps off a whirlwind year for the transgender reality star, Caitlyn Jenner has been named Barbara Walters’ Most Fascinating Person of 2015.
“Our choice for the most fascinating person of the year was once called the world’s greatest athlete,” Walters announced. “Traditionally that title was given to the man who won the Olympic decathalon. When Bruce Jenner won it in 1976, it was a huge accomplishment that had everybody talking. But it was nothing like this. When Bruce Jenner became Caitlyn Jenner, there was a seismic shift in the gender universe.”
The annual special -- which spotlighted Amy Schumer, Tracy Morgan, and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders among other celebs Walters dubbed “most fascinating” -- showcased Jenner’s transition, her reality show, I Am Cait , and the various honors that the transgender reality star has received throughout the year as she “transformed society.”
“She was a lightning rod for criticism,” Walters said of the 66-year-old reality star. “First, for the [Arthur Ashe] Courage Award that ESPN gave her. Then for the glamourous style of her transition. But Caitlyn’s celebrity brought new attention to the grim reality of life for many transgendered people.”
While Jenner didn’t sit down with Walters for an interview, the special celebrated Jenner’s ongoing efforts to educate herself and enact change for the transgender community, including footage from her acceptance speech at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in November.
"Over this last six months, it has been the most eye-opening experience of my life," Caitlyn said at the ceremony, looking glamorous in a royal blue Moschino gown and elegant updo. "For years and years I never felt like I fit in anywhere. I always felt as an outsider. I never felt good in the male side, and I wasn't obviously in the female side. I was kind of stuck in the middle."
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I would disagree with the choice, from this standpoint. While we shouldn't persecute such people, neither should aggrandize them.
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Bruce Jenner was born a man and he'll always be a man no matter how he disguises himself. He can no more self-identify as a woman than he can self-identify his race, age, or species. Finding this drag queen the most fascinating person in America, simply for being a drag queen, is an insult to all the people who truly deserve to be honored. He needs psychological help, not applause.
I too find freaks to be fascinating but find Gimp Da Pimp more fascinating than Bruce.
"It" should be in jail for manslaughter for killing folks with an SUV, regardless of "it's" orientation.
"It" should be in jail for manslaughter for killing folks with an SUV, regardless of "it's" orientation.
In which population would "it" be placed? If it's the female population, then lots of male inmates would rush to self-identify as women so they can be "lesbians".
THAT (lol) is the exact discussion I was having with friends around beers the other night. We could reach no consensus about how it should be handled.
THAT (lol) is the exact discussion I was having with friends around beers the other night. We could reach no consensus about how it should be handled.
Maybe a kennel would do (lol).
Sad. Just sad that he is the most fascinating person they could come up with.