I am jazz ?

[bsblady01]

has anyone watched the show I am jazz. I don't think it's a show that should be on tv since it's a very personal thing. and I don't agree with how the parent's are doing this.

 

[ronandannette]

has anyone watched the show I am jazz. I don't think it's a show that should be on tv since it's a very personal thing. and I don't agree with how the parent's are doing this.

Don't plan to watch it but you've got me curious with your comment about the parents. How exactly are they handling it?

 

[cherylnj]

Pretty much every reality show on TV is a very personal thing. Is the problem with the fact that Jazz is transgender or is it something else? As the parent of a transgendered 15 yr old, I would never even entertain the idea. But different strokes for different folks.

 

[bsblady01]

Don't plan to watch it but you've got me curious with your comment about the parents. How exactly are they handling it?

I just don't like that they are putting him/her on tv. tlc has some odd shows on now.

 

[ronandannette]

I just don't like that they are putting him/her on tv. tlc has some odd shows on now.

Does the child seem to be doing it under duress? I'd imagine the positive reception Caitlyn Jenner has received would make publicity fairly enticing to some. Maybe they see this child as a courageous hero too and want him/her to get his/her due. (**No disrespect - I just genuinely don't know if we're talking about a boy or a girl here.)

 

[bsblady01]

Does the child seem to be doing it under duress? I'd imagine the positive reception Caitlyn Jenner has received would make publicity fairly enticing to some. Maybe they see this child as a courageous hero too and want him/her to get his/her due. (**No disrespect - I just genuinely don't know if we're talking about a boy or a girl here.)

I have not watched the show but I find it odd that the parents would do this to a 14 year old.

 

[Poohforyou]

I've watched it and they're a very likeable, down to earth family IMO. Jazz isn't a little kid with no option to appear on tv. I see this family in a positive light as I do Jen and Bill (the little couple/family).

 

[cherylnj]

Does the child seem to be doing it under duress? I'd imagine the positive reception Caitlyn Jenner has received would make publicity fairly enticing to some. Maybe they see this child as a courageous hero too and want him/her to get his/her due. (**No disrespect - I just genuinely don't know if we're talking about a boy or a girl here.)

Jazz is a male to female transgendered girl.

 

[Missy1961]

And Jazz has been an activist for LGBTQ community and has been all over YouTube. She is not doing this under duress; she is a part of this. She and her parents have been very visible for years.

So no, there is no reason to be upset for Jazz. And if you're still not sure, if you Googled her, you would have seen articles like this:

http://www.ew.com/article/2015/06/01/first-look-tlc-docuseries-transgender-teen

 

[Mizzoufan]

I haven't see the show just previews. I don;t think it looks horrible. If this girl can touch one other young person life. Then this show is worth it.

 

[Allison]

Then don't watch it and don't agree. If you haven't watched it, was is it about the parents you don't like?

 

[firecracker725]

I have not watched the show but I find it odd that the parents would do this to a 14 year old.

If you haven't watched it, then you are clearly basing your opinions about the show on your personal social beliefs. You're well within your rights to do that, of course, but I think it would do you a world of good to either ignore it or inform yourself about the situation by watching the show before making judgements.

 

[EMAW_KSU]

I just don't like that they are putting him/her on tv. tlc has some odd shows on now.

So you haven't watch the show but you do not think it should be on TV?

 

[NHdisneylover]

I have not seen the show, but what I have seen and read about Jazz in the past, the feeling I get is that her parents are following HER lead and that she wants to public about this and a voice for others. What I have seen seems to be handled well and with her and her siblings' emotional well being of central importance.

 

[firecracker725]

I have not seen the show, but what I have seen and read about Jazz in the past, the feeling I get is that her parents are following HER lead and that she wants to public about this and a voice for others. What I have seen seems to be handled well and with her and her siblings' emotional well being of central importance.

Just a shot in the dark here, but I'm guessing that OP's issue with how the "parents are handling this" is that they've allowed Jazz to transition, not that she's on TV and speaking out.

 

[NHdisneylover]

Just a shot in the dark here, but I'm guessing that OP's issue with how the "parents are handling this" is that they've allowed Jazz to transition, not that she's on TV and speaking out.

I kind of get that impression too, but am not really sure of course.

Honestly, all of the media that surrounds Jazz feels MUCH more respectful of her and cognizant of her and her siblings' emotional health than the John and Kate stuff or the Duggar stuff or Toddlers and Tiaras, etc seems to hold for those kids.

 

[Southernmiss]

I think this family was on Oprah way back when. This child would really make one come to realize that this is something they are born feeling and definitely not something they choose.

I saw bits and pieces of an episode and by all accounts Jazz is a teenage girl. Had I not known the backstory, I couldn't tell she wasn't biologically a girl.

 

[firecracker725]

I kind of get that impression too, but am not really sure of course.

Honestly, all of the media that surrounds Jazz feels MUCH more respectful of her and cognizant of her and her siblings' emotional health than the John and Kate stuff or the Duggar stuff or Toddlers and Tiaras, etc seems to hold for those kids.

You hit the nail on the head right there.

 

[PollyannaMom]

I haven't see the show just previews. I don;t think it looks horrible. If this girl can touch one other young person life. Then this show is worth it.

I think that's exactly how she feels! I saw an episode just the other day where she did a reading of her book. (It was co-written with a professional author, and seemed to pre-date the show.)

Someone came up to her after the reading and told her how much her story touched him, and how he wished it had been around when he was little. She was awed at the good she could do, and seemed very much to be doing it for the right reasons.

 

[design_mom]

I don't know. I have only seen one episode and I thought Jazz seemed like a nice enough kid, but I thought the mother was creating drama where there might not be any. (I'm not sure how much of that is the mom, and how much is the producers.)

The episode I saw was about a teen outing to the bowling alley. Boys were invited but not many came. I thought Jazz had very normal emotions around that: Did they not come because I'm transgender? Or did they not come because they think I'm ugly... or weird. Or did they not come just because they didn't want to go bowling? Jazz and her friend even asked one boy who was there outright if the other boys stayed away because Jazz is transgender. That boy rattled off a list of boys and their reasons for not coming. Most of them seemed pretty valid (he's at baseball practice, etc.). There was one boy for whom the transgender thing seemed to be an issue, but the guy who was telling it made sure to say that this guy has a problem with anybody whom he even suspects to be gay, so it's definitely HIS issue, not Jazz's.

When Jazz got home the mother wanted to know all about it and kept harping on the the fact that few boys came and that it must be because Jazz is transgender. I believe her exact words to the camera was "No 14 year old boy wants to date a girl with a [male body part]." I can imagine it would be very hard to be a transgender teen, especially when it comes to boy-girl relationships. And it would be difficult to be the parent of a transgender teen and see them shunned/excluded (my daughter is often the odd-man out in social situations and it's tough to watch). However I thought the mom really whipped it into a mountain from a molehill. And I can only imagine that Jazz felt worse after talking to her mom rather than better.