Temperamentally or strategically he decided not to descend to their level, be respectful, and they came off as unhinged, unknowledgeable, and juvenile. Worse yet, their juvenilia wasn't even funny: they talked about Jesse for 30 minutes the previous week and they still act like they don't know how to pronounce his nam…
Temperamentally or strategically he decided not to descend to their level, be respectful, and they came off as unhinged, unknowledgeable, and juvenile. Worse yet, their juvenilia wasn't even funny: they talked about Jesse for 30 minutes the previous week and they still act like they don't know how to pronounce his name. Boorish.
He could have been more forceful in staking out some of his positions but he clearly stated them and now his detractors have to continue to say he's a transphobic when he believes:
1. we shouldn't ban medical care for transgender adolescents, though we need to be sure we're adhering to current guidelines that include 1--2 years of therapy, etc.
2. adults benefit from gender transition
3. the current guidelines may be overly conservative for some adolescents (i.e., making them wait one to two years could unnecessarily prolong their gender dysphoria)
4. Republicans are misrepresenting his work
Sam and Emma had the opportunity to challenge him on his positions. The worst they could say is that Jesse shouldn't report on science because it's politically inconvenient (apparently they do not believe that the science is strong enough to stand on its own) or he's garbage because he believes that transition for adolescents should be used to help alleviate gender dysphoria (a concept the hosts seemed unfamiliar with but is the justification given for trans adolescent medical care).
From my perspective (trans woman) Jesse (and Katie) are much better allies than these clowns.
Absolutely. Allies who actually represent the nuance of a complicated topic are better at informing the world than religious zealots who lie.
Also, let's not forget that Sam began the segment with "Okay, Jesse, what's on your mind?" Like, way to help set the table on your own show, dude. Totally abdicated his hosting duties and just left Jesse to try and make the segment somewhat coherent.
Jesse did just fine.
Temperamentally or strategically he decided not to descend to their level, be respectful, and they came off as unhinged, unknowledgeable, and juvenile. Worse yet, their juvenilia wasn't even funny: they talked about Jesse for 30 minutes the previous week and they still act like they don't know how to pronounce his name. Boorish.
He could have been more forceful in staking out some of his positions but he clearly stated them and now his detractors have to continue to say he's a transphobic when he believes:
1. we shouldn't ban medical care for transgender adolescents, though we need to be sure we're adhering to current guidelines that include 1--2 years of therapy, etc.
2. adults benefit from gender transition
3. the current guidelines may be overly conservative for some adolescents (i.e., making them wait one to two years could unnecessarily prolong their gender dysphoria)
4. Republicans are misrepresenting his work
Sam and Emma had the opportunity to challenge him on his positions. The worst they could say is that Jesse shouldn't report on science because it's politically inconvenient (apparently they do not believe that the science is strong enough to stand on its own) or he's garbage because he believes that transition for adolescents should be used to help alleviate gender dysphoria (a concept the hosts seemed unfamiliar with but is the justification given for trans adolescent medical care).
From my perspective (trans woman) Jesse (and Katie) are much better allies than these clowns.
Absolutely. Allies who actually represent the nuance of a complicated topic are better at informing the world than religious zealots who lie.
Also, let's not forget that Sam began the segment with "Okay, Jesse, what's on your mind?" Like, way to help set the table on your own show, dude. Totally abdicated his hosting duties and just left Jesse to try and make the segment somewhat coherent.
Clowntown: population Sam and Emma.