Here's Why I Don't Care About Caitlyn Jenner

When Caitlyn Jenner announced herself to the world, I thought it was great. Here was a fellow human being on this planet that was vastly unhappy and uncomfortable with himself and so he found courage within him to go through a lengthy and painful process to become the image that he wanted: Caitlyn. I thought it was also great that we have reached the point where a transgender woman was on the cover of Vanity Fair...though i do think Laverne Cox did it way better on the cover of TIME last year.

However, as the weeks went on and all we saw was Caitlyn and her overtly over done in the only way that someone tied to the Kardashians could do, it became a bit ill to watch. I often wonder how much of a pawn she has become in the Kardashian fame game and I wonder how okay Caitlyn herself is with all the fanfare.

TIME cover (google images)

It also got me to think about how ugly people became over her transformation and towards one another. I think there's two sides to our society, the overly conservative and the overly liberal. Neither side is respectful towards the other and each always wants to change the other's viewpoint....but the thing is? That's never going to happen.

A conservative, religious person is never going to accept Caitlyn Jenner, same-sex marriage, legalized pot, etc. And the thing that everyone forgets is, that's okay. That is how that person feels and what they believe, so what right does anyone have to tell them they are wrong, stupid, misinformed, etc.? That's how they feel, but feelings aren't fact. And as long as that person isn't being a biggot and a jerk towards a lifestyle that they don't condone, then who cares? Let them live their life as you live your's....your life with your own thoughts and feelings. And for those who are overtly religious, I think you need to remember that all God ever asked us to do, was to love one another and let him do the judging-- it's not our place or our burdon....let it go.

It's also totally okay that a nonreligious liberal will fight for and compliment Caitlyn Jenner, same-sex marriage, legalized pot, etc. And as long as they also honor other people's thoughts and feelings that might not align with their own, might even straight up conflict with what they believe, then their viewpoint is okay too. What's difficult about being overly liberal is that when you are,you become so quick to stamp on and demean someone who is religious and/or conservative, label them as simple and well religious so what do they know? Some of the most educated and even minded people I know are extremely religious and I might not always agree with them, but I do respect their thoughts and feelings and would never get on the bandwagon where I would attempt to take away their thoughts and feelings because it didn't mesh with what mine were. If you're going to fight for all of the hot topics in the news, you can't trample theirs in the process or you're just turning around and doing the same thing to them that you are upset that they did to you. Seems counterproductive.

I believe it was Voltaire who famously said, "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it." We, as a society, need to get to a point where we can coexist and support one another. We need to stop labeling everyone and everything, but instead just accept the fact that we are all different, fighting our own battles and living our own paths.

And that's okay.

Maybe we should start focusing viewing each other as allies, as a means for support as we live and grow into who we are supposed to be-- whatever the image, beliefs or lifestyles we choose are.

Gay, straight, bi, transgender, pan-sexual, poly-amorous, a-sexual...in the end it really doesn't matter because in the end? Even kings are made of clay.