Wishing to keep my "I've never seen a single episode of 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians'" title in place, I reluctantly watched the premiere of "I Am Cait," figuring it was a touchstone moment I'd regret missing. My friend Greg kinda took the words out of my mouth (above) -- we're both mom fetishists -- but I did want to add a couple additional thoughts:
--Loved that Caitlyn stole Cybill Shepherd's Vaseline lens for the confessional close-ups.
--Loved Cait's sister who was on it a lot (Pam)
--Loved that Kim Kardashian showed up and immediately said the most shallow thing possible, commenting on her former stepfather's weight.
--Think it's cruelly ironic that 85 percent of gay men already have voices Cait would KILL for!
And finally:
--Like Greg, thought the mom stuff was the best part of the show, but did not believe her for a minute when she said she was even more proud of Bruce for his bravery coming out as transgender than she was when he won the gold. (I'm sorry, but her eyes did not match the words coming out of her mouth, which sounded every bit as crafted as 75 percent of what Cailyn said about the plight of transgender people everywhere.) That's perfectly understandable, but it was a stark reminder that no matter how "real" you want to think reality shows are -- many think this might be the first "real" one ever -- they're not. I have firsthand knowledge about the making of this program and it's just as staged and fabricated as all the rest of them -- it is, remember, on the E! Entertainment network, which means it needs to entertain you. That said, the impact it will have on the lives of transgender people cannot be underestimated, and for that reason alone I'm a fan.
UPDATE:
This just in.
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