Tell CNN's Jeanne Moos to apologize for transphobia!

[lightningandsnow]

Did you see her "report" on Thomas Beatie? Disgusting. That wasn't reporting, that was simple transphobia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-D6Iy04Kkw

From my good friend Brandon's blog:

“CNN - Your Most Trusted Name In News”, that’s their slogan.

I don’t want my “most trusted” news source to bash me, hurt me, depersonify me, insult me, laugh at me, try to humiliate me, or attempt to kick me down after all the things that I have been through just to live as who I am. I don’t want my “most trusted” news corporation to do this to anyone. I had wanted to refrain to from getting too personal in this post, but I don’t think I have a choice any longer. Jeanne Moos’ account insults me because I am me, there is nothing impersonal about that.

“CNN’s Jeanne Moos examines manliness and motherhood.” Otherwise known as “CNN’s Jeanne Moos makes a laughingstock out of the entire trans community and she and her co-workers should be ashamed.”

http://thevagabonders.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/pregnant-man-pregnant-again-or-how-i-lost-respect-for-cnn/

[Belial]

1. Maybe we should all NOT say anything about anybody?

Words hurt.. we know this.. however I think we are our own enemy. We grow intolerant of ANYONE else's opinions.. but our own. We live in a society where we can speak as we wish.. say as we wish.. but we do not want to hear anyone else's views.

[noamnety]

3. You are in the wrong forum.

The GBLT forum does not need you here letting us know we are being "intolerant" by complaining that a national news organization is referring to people within this community as "it" - and laughing about it. That's not a "view." It's a bigoted slur.

[Belial]

5. My apologies

We should never refer to anyone as "it" Problem is.. CNN doesn't really care about what anyone else thinks other than their own agenda.

[noamnety]

2. Here's where to complain:

http://www.cnn.com/feedback/forms/form4a.html?5

I sent in a complaint, I hope others do too.

[GOPNotForMe]

4. For what it's worth, I sent her an email through CNN. nt

[lightningandsnow]

6. Awesome!

[Brandon4Prez]

7. thank you!

did you find her email address? i've been looking, but I couldn't find it. only that generic form. which is fine, because she can ignore emails but when their "comment and complaint" system gets overloaded, well, other people pressure her within the organization, hopefully.

thanks for sending her an email. i'd be thrilled to know if she sends one back.