I am jazz ?



bsblady01 said:
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.
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bsblady01 said:
I have not watched the show but I find it odd that the parents would do this to a 14 year old.
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What are they doing to the child? You really ought to watch at least one episode before you form an opinion. Would you encourage your students to write an opinion piece without knowing anything about what they are basing their opinion on? Unlike some other reality shows, they are working to protect Jazz. The names are aliases (Jennings is not their real last name) and their location is not divulged.

While I am not a fan of reality shows, Jazz (who got her name from her sister because she loves Disney's Jasmine) has been an outspoken advocate for the transgender community for awhile. As somebody mentioned, she is all over YouTube, so putting her in the public eye is not a new thing and is her choice. She is going into high school, so does know what she is doing, thus, her parents aren't forcing her to do anything. If she didn't want to do the show, you try getting a teen/tween to act a certain way in front of the cameras.

I actually have enjoyed the episodes I have watched. The parents and Jazz are very open about the struggles they have had and still have.

As a 'teacher,' you should actually watch it and become familiar and comfortable in case you ever have a child in your classroom that is diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria. There are a couple of children in the elementary school that is in our old community that are transitioning.

You were asking about help with a child with autism coming to your class, here is an opportunity to become familiar how a child and family deal with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria and become familiar with some of the societal and biological roadblocks they run into.

It is a heartwarming story of how a family has come to accept their daughter for who she is and how they, as an entire family, tackle those roadblocks.
 
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design_mom said:
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.
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There is a back story. The episode before that, Jazz and her mom were having lunch on an outdoor patio and some teen boys walked by and yelled out "Tranny Freak." The mom was upset. So, the bowling alley was just building on the theme of how Jazz was handling boys and societal pressure. These happen to be the two episodes I have seen. While I am sure there was some Mom drama built in for the cameras, it is not really a "normal teen thing" to worry about other teens not liking you because you may have different parts than what is customary for your gender. Mom was pushing to get Jazz to talk about her feelings because it seemed that she sometimes buries them.
 
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bsblady01 said:
I just watched a clip on youtube and the mom is pushing her in the boy show
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I just watched the bowling episode; the mother wasn't at all pushy. She was dealing with it just as any mom of a teenage girl would handle it. Obviously, this is new territory for both of them, as well as many of her friends and classmates, so it's going to be different than what many of us are used to.
 
bsblady01 said:
I just feel like they are putting her out there for the money and this will turn into another dugger type show
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Again, the names have been changed to protect Jazz and their location is not identifiable. They are doing way more to protect Jazz than the Duggars did to protect their children.
 
It is so interesting to see the difference in attitude on this thread and the Caitlyn thread. On one, it's for education and enlightenment, the other it's fame whoring (even though it's not, she's educating as well). On one, money is evil, the other, money is ok and necessary. Veeeery interesting....
 
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kimblebee said:
It is so interesting to see the difference in attitude on this thread and the Caitlyn thread. On one, it's for education and enlightenment, the other it's game whoring (even though it's not, she's educating as well). On one, money is evil, the other, money is ok and necessary. Veeeery interesting....
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I checked my privilege and decided I can take or leave either one as far as the shows go. I have no box to stand on either way. I haven't watched either show, and probably never will, but my opinion is strong in the "who the heck cares" department.
 
Hrhpd said:
Again, the names have been changed to protect Jazz and their location is not identifiable. They are doing way more to protect Jazz than the Duggars did to protect their children.
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She lives in Broward County, FL.
 
kimblebee said:
It is so interesting to see the difference in attitude on this thread and the Caitlyn thread. On one, it's for education and enlightenment, the other it's game whoring (even though it's not, she's educating as well). On one, money is evil, the other, money is ok and necessary. Veeeery interesting....
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While I think both Caitlyn and Jazz are doing good work, I am not at all surprised about the different attitudes.

There is a huge difference in public perception between an innocent child who has been transitioning/knew she was a girl since she was a toddler and an established celebrity with a whole lot of history, both good and bad, transitioning at 60.
 
Hrhpd said:
While I think both Caitlyn and Jazz are doing good work, I am not at all surprised about the different attitudes.

There is a huge difference between an innocent child who has been transitioning/knew she was a girl since she was a toddler and an established celebrity with a whole lot of history, both good and bad, transitioning at 60.
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Oh, I totally get that. At the core of it though, it's still about two people going through the biggest change of their lives and should both be treated with the same respect for it.
 
Have not watched but my dd is "gender fluid" (which has the side effect of gender dysphoria) so I do understand the passion that the LBGT community has about awareness. My dd has a several friends that are all LBGT, androgynous, and asexual.

Let's just say trans is the tip of the iceberg when it comes to identification. :flower1:
 
design_mom said:
No. It doesn't surprise me or strike me as "wrong." In fact, I would imagine there are few people who would voluntarily choose that.

I can imagine that it would be difficult for the the transgender person to be rejected repeatedly and/or always wonder if that's the reason even if the person said it was for a different reason. I also imagine it would also be very difficult to be a parent and watch this happen to your child.

I know two transgender people, but in both cases they were already adults in long-term relationships when they decided to transition and both of their partners were supportive of their decisions. I am glad it's worked out for them.
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Ceila said:
That's not what I took from the poster's comments at all. I think she was stating that, on the show, the boys who didn't attend had valid reasons for not coming. However, the mom still attributed some of that to Jazz being transgender. I don't think the PP was saying that boys would be wrong for feeling that way, just that the mom was seeing an issue that wasn't actually there at that time.
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My iPad died before I could finish my post and part of what I wanted to say got lost. What I also meant to add was something along the lines of what both of you said. The entire idea of gender identification is really a "new frontier" and society in general, let alone each individual, really has no framework to think about, let alone react to, persons in various "states". While the mom may seem more dramatic than necessary, it's probably a VERY big issue in her mind and on her heart regarding her child's future.
 
ronandannette said:
My iPad died before I could finish my post and part of what I wanted to say got lost. What I also meant to add was something along the lines of what both of you said. The entire idea of gender identification is really a "new frontier" and society in general, let alone each individual, really has no framework to think about, let alone react to, persons in various "states". While the mom may seem more dramatic than necessary, it's probably a VERY big issue in her mind and on her heart regarding her child's future.
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When it comes to my transgendered son's emotional/physical well being, I am incredibly hyper sensitive. I totally understand where Jazz's mom is coming from. We try to surround ourselves with supportive, loving people but unfortunately, people in general can be cruel.
 
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