People who make me sick: Pregnant man
So it turns out that Pregnant man, Thomas Beatie got pregnant again. The only thing really surprising about his second pregnancy is that he didn’t synchronize it with a book release. I wonder if hes going to pose for some more nude photos this time around. Some people may call me intolerant here, but really this whole pregnant man story really makes me sick. Its not that he is transgendered and pregnant, but its how the family exploits their situation for profit while passing it off as helping people understand. That is the real disgusting part of the story. He could have done a few interviews, but taking nude photographs isn’t helping anyone.
The other thing that ticks me off about this whole story is that this man tries to portray himself as a victim. “We shouldn’t have to do this, but we just want our privacy”. If he really wanted his privacy, if he really wanted to be seen as no different than any other family then he wouldn’t be whoring out his story to every single media outlet. I’m sorry(actually no I’m not), but this guy gets no respect from me in my book.
Eric 10:07 am on November 22, 2008 Permalink
I completely agree. These people are complete media whores and they’re hurting their kids for the publicity and cash. If a transgender person wants to have a baby before they complete the full sexual reassignment process, fine, but if they go on TV, calling themselves “pregnant men” (which really isn’t true), and bringing their other kids with them on TV, that’s going to cause some serious scarring. It’s completely selfish.