I've been watching TLC's "I Am Jazz" reality TV program most of the season. This latest season has focused on Jazz Jennings' preparation for "bottom surgery" -- along with the complication that's arisen due to her binge-eating and recent weight gain. I actually feel pretty bad for Jazz right now. Not only does she get to have her depression aired on international TV and not only does everyone get to listen to repeated conversations about how her surgeons plan to craft a vagina for her, but now everyone know that she's 30 pounds overweight and that she needs to lose that weight before she can undergo "bottom surgery."
But that's not what I'm writing about tonight...
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I'm actually writing about this clip that popped up over the weekend on YouTube. It's a clip from about two weeks ago. Basically, one of Jazz's friends decided that she would set her friend up on a blind date. Not only did she come up with the perfect match, but that perfect match is a girl!
It turns out that Jazz hadn't really put much thought into dating girls, but she's recently come out as pansexual, which essentially means that she falls in love with the spirit or personality of a personality and isn't as interested in the gender of potential dates. At least in theory. I mean, Jazz really doesn't have much of a dating history at this point. But she's open to dating this girl and we viewers eventually get to watch them on their first few dates.
But first Jazz turned to her brothers, Griffen and Sander, seeking advice on dating girls. Honestly, these are the last two guys that I would ask for dating advice from -- especially if I were a trans girl. But they quickly roll with the idea that Jazz is pansexual and open to dating girls without too much fuss: "It's not a question I would expect you to ask, but I support if your'e interested in dating girl. For sure." Followed with a, "So now she says she's pansexual? She's pansexual!"
Their advice on attracting girls? Tell them that they're pretty. "Well, girls don't liek when you're that clingy, but... you got to call them pretty... Once you tell them they're beautiful and they're like 'Oh my God! Thank you so much!' You'd be like, 'No need to thank me for pointing out the obvious.'"
To her credit, Jazz rolled her eyes at that bit of advice.
Fortunately, Sander rallies and comes up with some better advice for his little sister:
But that's not what I'm writing about tonight...
I'm actually writing about this clip that popped up over the weekend on YouTube. It's a clip from about two weeks ago. Basically, one of Jazz's friends decided that she would set her friend up on a blind date. Not only did she come up with the perfect match, but that perfect match is a girl!
It turns out that Jazz hadn't really put much thought into dating girls, but she's recently come out as pansexual, which essentially means that she falls in love with the spirit or personality of a personality and isn't as interested in the gender of potential dates. At least in theory. I mean, Jazz really doesn't have much of a dating history at this point. But she's open to dating this girl and we viewers eventually get to watch them on their first few dates.
But first Jazz turned to her brothers, Griffen and Sander, seeking advice on dating girls. Honestly, these are the last two guys that I would ask for dating advice from -- especially if I were a trans girl. But they quickly roll with the idea that Jazz is pansexual and open to dating girls without too much fuss: "It's not a question I would expect you to ask, but I support if your'e interested in dating girl. For sure." Followed with a, "So now she says she's pansexual? She's pansexual!"
Their advice on attracting girls? Tell them that they're pretty. "Well, girls don't liek when you're that clingy, but... you got to call them pretty... Once you tell them they're beautiful and they're like 'Oh my God! Thank you so much!' You'd be like, 'No need to thank me for pointing out the obvious.'"
To her credit, Jazz rolled her eyes at that bit of advice.
Fortunately, Sander rallies and comes up with some better advice for his little sister:
My best dating advice to you would be... Be yourself. I feel like, with you, you need to find a girl that you have a real connection with and you might just be friends. And you might never get out of the friendzone, but you never know when one day it clicks and you break that barrier. And those are the best relationships, especially for someone like you.Not only did Jazz come out as pansexual to her brothers, but she got a little bit of sage dating advice from these guys. What do you think of their advice? Pass or Fail? Feel free to offer your own advice to Jazz for attracting the ladies down in the comments section!