Dear Caitlyn Jenner,
Remember world-class athlete Bruce Jenner who could run like
the wind, jump higher than most humans and throw a javelin further than
anybody? He was that guy who was on the Wheaties box after setting a world record
in the decathlon at the 1976 Olympics Games. In his prime, women loved him and
men wanted to be him. The man was a living legend during the late 70’s and early
80’s in the United States. That man is now gone. In his place is a “woman” who
goes by Caitlyn. As the rest of the world continues to rain praise on the
reality star formerly known as “Bruce” for his choice to commit too a whole new
wardrobe, the question I ask is…..WHO CARES???? Words like courage, bravery and
hero are being used to describe a person who spent the average yearly salary of
a solider just so someone can open the car door for him and pull his chair out at
the dinner table. The use of vocabulary of this nature should be reserved for
those who defend our country, emergency responders, cancer survivors, etc., not
someone who had a medical procedure that is performed over a thousand times a
year in the United States and even more prevalently around the world. Having a
sex change is a CHOICE. It takes a lot of money as previously mentioned along
with the advent of modern science to make it happen. Bruce, if this was 1980
and you were at the peak of your athletic game and decided to let the world
know that you wanted to switch teams then I’m all for it being front page news.
Both for the fact that you were still relevant and procedures like these
weren’t as commonplace in our society. A 65 year old Bruce in 2015 deciding he
wants to sit down when using the toilet to pee doesn’t make you a role model
for others, it makes you someone who wants a paycheck from yet another reality
show that doesn’t feature Kim (Wait…I might be able to get behind that!). The
latest slap in the face to come out of Bruce’s decision to be chronicled by the
E Network is ESPN’s announcement that he will be receiving the Arthur Ashe
Courage award presented by the network. Let’s see, the tennis great suffered
through racism in a predominantly white sport in his prime and then contracted
the HIV virus through a blood transfusion during a heart procedure to save his
life. Yep…..Kris’s husband’s plight sounds pretty comparable to Mr. Ashe’s. I
guess Lauren Hill fulfilling her lifelong dream of playing college basketball
all while having a brain tumor which was terminal right up until her death or
army veteran Noah Galloway competing in numerous cross-fit events and marathons
after losing an arm and a leg to a roadside bomb in Iraq weren’t courageous enough
to get them into the discussion. Hero’s are men and women who define a moment,
save a life or change the world. Bruce Jenner was that when he stood on at the
top of the podium in 1976 as our national anthem played and accepted the gold
medal. Now he is just a middle-aged woman named Caitlyn with a boob job and a
bad face-lift….
Ps. I know it’s been a long time but happy hump day peeps.
Please enjoy and remember….Running may drop pounds, but beards drop panties.
I had never thought about it that way. Well done! Now I'm off to run 😉
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