Friday, August 7, 2015

Semantics--or psychosis?

   I once worked with a woman who had red hair.  She dyed it red but she said she was a real redhead because her doctor told her so.  She had fair skin and freckles.  She kept her hair the sort of burgundy tone of red, and it was quite attractive.  No one contradicted her, because, really, what difference did it make.  But everyone knew she wasn't a natural redhead; after all, she dyed her hair red.
     If I were a man who aspired to be a woman, I would want to wait, as Caitlyn did, until after the time of periods and childbearing, and UTI's.  Womanhood is not all that easy or attractive when you come right down to it.  Manicures and designer makeup and fashionable gowns and dresses are fringe benefits of actual womanhood, not the real thing.  Only a hairdresser may know for sure what color hair one may naturally have, but no hairdresser could possibly fathom a person's true sexual identity.
    Caitlyn, as she says in her new TV show, is attracted to both men and women, though saying she has never been with a man.  (Or so I read, missed the show.) So the truth seems to be  that she doesn't have a clear idea if she wants to date a man or a woman or to be a man or a woman.  It seems possible that Caitlyn is attracted mostly to Caitlyn.  Olympic star, Reality Show cast member, high-profile family, Vanity Fair cover, heroism award, own TV show:  all very public ventures.  What's not to love.  She could be Donald Trump's Vice-Presidential candidate.

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