Fox's resident quack, "Dr" Keith Ablow, famous for his flip out over the J Crew ad where a woman had painted her 5 year old son's toenails pink, is espousing more transphobic rhetoric, this time aimed at Chaz Bono's inclusion on Dancing With The Stars. "Dr" Ablow claims Chaz's presence on the show will influence "tomboyish girls" or "less stereotypically 'masculine' boys" to believe they are transgender. He also states that the message Bono is trying to send is "very nearly insane. It's a psychologically destructive myth and can erode our children's evolving senses of self."
This man should NOT be allowed to spread this vile kind of hated and misinformation. You would hope that the role of a "psychiatrist" would be to help a person be as mentally strong and as vibrant as they can be, not spout biased, hurtful and potentially deadly nutjobbery. It's people like him and his suppressive, demented teachings that will erode our children's sense of self, because if it were up to him, if that sense of self wasn't "normal" like his, it should just be stuffed deep down into the soul and left to fester until it manifests itself in ways harmful to both the the person in question, and people around them. He is such a detriment to his profession. If I had kids, I'd surely let them watch Chaz Bono try to dance before I let them listen to one hateful word this man had to say.
You can tell "Dr" Ablow he is dead wrong by signing this petition organized by the Human Rights Campaign. PLEASE sign and let it be known that transphobia and misinformation have no place on public airwaves.
Tell "Dr" Ablow where to go!
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