Vanity Fair Grants Caitlyn Jenner the Title of Woman

Did Apple help pay for this Photo Shoot? 

At this point most everyone is aware of Bruce Jenner’s transition into Caitlyn Jenner. It’s old news.

But it’s worth asking, why do you know about it? Why does everyone know about it, and why was everyone talking about it?

Transexual people have been making gender transitions for decades, why the fuss over a former track star whose fame peaked before all millennials were born? (Yes, his gold medal was in 1976. For anyone under the age of 40 who doesn’t know what that’s about, Bruce Jenner was an Olympic Track athlete before he married a Kardashian.)

So, why Bruce Jenner? Simple reason, he hired a really skilled Hollywood PR Firm.  This piece at Vulture about the PR Firm and the media plan of the transition is worth reading.

To be clear, there is nothing wrong with hiring a PR firm, and I’m not criticizing Jenner for doing so. As she said herself, “If I can make a dollar, I certainly am not stupid.” - can’t fault that. But the success of this PR Firm lends some insights into American culture that are worth exploring.

Is it better to be a Victim or Van Halen?

Sammy Hagar, incidentally, wants to be neither Victim nor Van Halen; 

he wants to be David Lee Roth. 

This story is a little old, here is a short recap:

• In 2011-2012 a 14 year old male student at middle school in Texas develops feelings for his 28 year old female teacher.
•  He informs her of these feelings, and she reciprocates.
• They begin a physical relationship
•  The parents discover it and get the teacher hauled off to jail.
•  For bonus points, they told their son that he was wrong and they shamed him.
• On National TV.

All of this happened and was covered by ABC 20/20.  I suggest you read the article and watch the video of the 20/20 piece.

Article

Video

20/20 claims the male student is now depressed and suicidal. If this is true, the fault lies entirely with The Parents.

Why?