This story is the most ridiculous story to be covered by news media in a long time. And apparently Matt Drudge loves it because he constantly posts new updates. The story is that a man is pregnant and is on the verge of giving birth; making him the first man in the world to give birth. But the short story line as I wrote above is completely full of inaccuracies. The story line should read, The story is that a woman who is in the process of having a sex change is on the verge of giving birth; making HER and the fact she is pregnant no more interesting than any other woman who is pregnant except that this is more disturbing. That’s right, the man is actually a woman. So there is nothing remotely significant about this event. So what if the woman is crazy enough to get pregnant and go through a sex change? How does that merit media coverage? This story is no more significant that if the media came to my house and reported that “The wife of Swint is pregnant; only the third time in history that Swint’s wife has a baby.” She is no more a man than my wife is; just because you have a penis grafted on to your body, pump yourself full of testosterone, and reduce your breasts to look like a man’s chest does not make you a man. There are two other things that bother me here. First is that if the she-man actually cared about the child she wouldn’t be parading this around the media. The woman is only doing this to make waves among the public and the media; to get her “15 minutes”. Is that any way to approach motherhood and child birth. I have the same problem with many women in Hollywood who seem to think that babies are fashion accessories. The other problem I have, and this will probably rile up many of you extreme lefty types, is what chance does this kid have? This kid is going to be raised where both his/her mom and dad are the same person (although to be factual I believe the she-man has a girlfriend/wife). The kid is going to find out that its dad was once a woman and was actually part-man when it was born. And what do you think this is going to do to the socialization of the child? This kid is going to be picked on and made fun of by its peered mercilessly. Will the kid be able to handle regular school as a result? What a nightmare. Not to mention just the sheer confusion this kid will have about sexuality, marriage, and society.
