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Originally Posted by DJ Happy
I would consider that person more normal and in touch with the real world than someone who'd undergo surgery to change their gender.
Some here seem to consider trans-gender surgery the most normal thing in the world and seem genuinely confused as to why some might have some sort of reservation regarding it. As open-minded as you all want to appear, can you not see why some people would be very sceptical about it all? I mean, if you can be wary of a 50 year old throwback to 70s punk rock who says "Dude" frequently, can you not understand how others would be wary of someone who surgically went from a he to a she?
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Of course most can understand why some people would be concerned or have questions. Given that transgender surgery isn't common and that many have erroneous, preconcieved notions about the whole process... it is almost a given.
I will make no comment on the alice cooper wannabe because I see it as a red herring in this discussion. But I will say that if I read Dawg's intent correctly, there is more that is wierd in this fellow than a woman who just happened to once have had a penis.
The only part that is odd in this is that the teacher returned to work at the same school. Parents (and the administration) are uncomfortable with having to explain what it means to be transgendered to children. Had the teacher started work at another school, the issue would be moot. New teachers start at schools all the time.
Personally, I see this whole thing as a teaching opportunity.