Chris Brown and Tyga are supposedly cool. They have been spotted socializing at clubs and are frequently on each other’s songs. Tyga is also de facto #TeamBreezy because he sides against Drake in all cases. This has been proven.
Their BFFship might be in question soon because Tyga’s girlfriend/close friend Kylie Jenner has a parent who just made a huge revelation (perhaps you missed it). There’s been a meme circulating, one that puts Caitlyn Jenner’s transition up against Akon’s charitable work in Africa providing electricity to the masses across the continent.
This is the meme, as posted by Snoop Dogg:
Chris Brown eventually posted that meme to his Instagram page, following J.R. Smith and Snoop before him, drawing the attention of Kylie Jenner. Tyga’s main squeeze commented underneath Chris Brown’s post saying:
Not very nice to say about your friend’s dad (via)
Not only is it “not very nice,” it’s specifically rude and ignorant. Brown most likely doesn’t have the slightest clue what it means to struggle with gender transition and his deflection of that issue to bring up another is inauthentic and flat. Here’s a thought: Akon can supply power to many in need while Caitlyn Jenner makes a statement about gender equality in the news. We do not have to trade one for the other, and our job, as citizens, is to fully recognize the weight of each problem on its own terms.
Beyond that, Chris Brown is being a really bad friend too.
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Also, not to take away from Akon’s incredibly thoughtful and most probably beneficial act, but “about to supply” is a bit of an exaggeration, at least from what i’ve read.
Science project sounds accurate. My personal favorite is confused weirdo in a wig and don’t forget people, they are no chicks with dicks, only dudes with titts
+1
Kylie Jenner calls out Chris Brown for dissin Caitlyn Jenner on Instagram
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i think, technically jenners transition is science right? and shouldnt Akon get more attn? and isnt the meme dissin society and what matters more to them?
To be fair, Akon isn’t giving 600 million Africans free solar power energy. All he is doing is setting up an academy which is supposed to help train Engineers from Africa to learn more about Solar Power which can eventually help Africa become more self-sufficient. It’s very helpful yes, but a major story in America? No. Even though i don’t think that Bruce Jenner fag transition should be a story as well. It’s sad that he is winning the courage award for ESPN as well but they are just doing that for views and good liberal press.
Well if the akon story got more coverage we would know those facts. And I have no problem with Jenner being a story, he’s a gold medal Olympian and what he is doing does take courage. The staring at him does kinda treat him like a freak show as The media tends to do. But it can also educate ppl on PC terms, ppl that don’t want to be hateful and ignorant and refer to him as a fag. I’m guessing your usage of that word is about his sexual desire, but I think he/she still desires women. Just feels like a woman inside. I’m open to being educated on the proper terms to refer to ppl dealing wit those transitions in a respectful way.
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“Not very nice to say about your friend’s dad”
Interesting that she voiced her displeasure but still used the term “dad.”
And* not but.
Good point. I now desperately want to see the world bigotry-shame (or whatever the fuck it’s called) Kylie for not calling her mom.
@holodigm
Exactly, I guess the PC Police are like the real police — never there when you need ’em.
I noticed this as well. WEIRD.
@Holodigm @Timm The “righteous” people well tell you both to stop being Gender-Biased. Who said just because you’re a woman you have to be a mother? Lol.
Regardless of her current gender, pretty sure she’s always gonna be legally and genetically Kylie’s father.
He’s kind of right.
Mentally confused/ill millionaire clamors for attention and happiness(in the last place anyone we’ll ever find it) or millionaire being a true humanitarian?
*will
There are at least a dozen frivolous “news” stories every day that get more attention than good humanitarian work like whatever Akon’s supposedly doing. Singling out the Bruce/Caitlyn story, and referring to her as a “science project,” makes it pretty clear where a person’s priorities lie: 1) Insult the transsexual, 2) Find something admirable and pretend you give a shit about it.
@JJ Jr.
I agree it’s insulting, but when you totally shove yourself out into spotlight and bathe in it, a la Jenner — what do you expect will happen?
Sure, humanitarian stuff gets shove to the side too often, won’t disagree with you there. However, he’s touching on a bigger issue, albeit probably unintentionally. The Jenner-thing should have never gotten so much play to begin with, most people don’t give a shit about him/her. However, when the media is essentially goading the masses into caring by shoving it into their faces so thoroughly — it’s only common sense some are going to start to get a little insulting.
Haha, well I’m not saying these reactions aren’t predictable. Even if the only media exposure this story had gotten was, like, a dozen tweets and a post on Gawker, plenty of people would react the same way they’re reacting now. Predictability doesn’t excuse such reactions from being objectionable. I think people would be very well-served to try and ignore stories they don’t like and they don’t need to pay attention to. Usually works for me.
I don’t really agree that it shouldn’t have gotten this much play — I think a former gold medal-winning Olympian changing sexes is a pretty interesting story. I’m almost certain it’s unprecedented.
That meme certainly brings the shining stars of humanity to the comment section.
Sometimes I have hope for society. This is not one of those times. The bigotry and downright stupidity that anonymity brings forth is just…depressing.
The amount of attention this man has received for changing his gender is the real problem, well other than his switch. Its unparalleled. He won out all the Kardashians for biggest attention whore.
She called it dad, everyone owes Nancy Grace an apology for the penis questions.
Hmm. He’s still a man, no matter if he changes his penis to a vagina, legally changes his name, gets some boobs and so on and so on. Everyone who decides to refer to him as a “she” is just trying not not offend anyone. Which in itself is an impossible task.
word is bond that shit is not a woman
Preach
Agreed
You say trying not to offend anyone, I say not being a completely ignorant piece of trash.
Because it’s SOOOOO fucking difficult to refer to a person by their preferred pronouns. SOOOO DIFFICULT. Omg careful your brain doesn’t explode, need we call a whaaambulance? Maybe not offending someone by correctly and respectfully referring to the exact aspect of their existence that has caused countless others to be persecuted, maimed, killed, harassed and ostracized is a commendable thing, you presumptuous fuckwad?
And wether she is a woman or not is solely up to her to decide, whatever pseudo-science you wish to invoke. Gender is NOT a purely biological construct :)
And wether she is a woman or not is solely up to her to decide
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So the fact that he was born a man, with a dick, XY chromosomes and all that, doesn’t mean anything because he decided, after 60 years of being a man, that he was actually a woman? And now we are supposed to call him “she”, despite the fact that the guy fathered 2 kids (which women can’t do, as far as I know) just because he had some weird surgery? Hell no.
@BRBZ Omg you totally got it, that’s exactly what you should do! How is it possible for you to understand this so perfectly, but then just decide to be a fucking boneheaded baby and say “nope! I’m deciding she still doesn’t have the right to make that decision!”? Who the fuck do you think you are? Why is it so important to label it “impossible”, and on the basis of what knowledge do you do this? As I asked somewhere else, are you a doctor in gender studies? Do you have intimate knowledge of transgender issues? Do you know, or have you ever met a transgender person in your miserable little life? If the answers to all of the above are “no”, then your bigoted, ignorant “opinion” does not matter one single fuck :)
@Gotjee, I never said he didn’t have the right to make that decision, nobody here is saying that this kind of surgery should be illegal. All that was said is that some of us think that believing you are something doesn’t make you that thing, even if you get some surgery that makes you look like what you think you are. The world is full of people who think they are gods, vampires, aliens, super saiyans and whatnot…that doesn’t mean they actually are those things. I think those people are confused and it’s not helping them to tell them they are whatever they think they are. You were born a man, you’re a man, not matter what mid-life crisis you go through, end of story. Now, unless YOU are a doctor in gender studies with some intimate knowledge of transgender issues that can enlighten us with some scientific stuff, I suggest you shut the fuck up or at least chill out and try to have an actual conversation without insulting anybody that doesn’t agree with you.
i agree with the meme and will take a step further, in saying it is absolutely disgusting that this thing is celebrated by society, I guess when you change your sex, the wrongful death it caused while texting doesnt matter.
seriously. As soon as this fuckhead gets tits, everyone forgets that this dude killed someone with his car.
It was proven that he wasn’t texting, and there were four cars involved in the crash, so it’s not really fair to hang it all on Jenner. The car whose driver died had already rear-ended another car before being rear-ended by Jenner, and the fatal part was almost certainly the ensuing head-on collision with a Hummer. [www.nydailynews.com]
So, where is that empathy at?
The whole Akon meme thing is stupid. You can give Akon props without having to disparage someone in the process. Of course this is the internet, where if you’re not thinking in binary thoughts, you’re not thinking at all.
+1
People are acting like the news hasn’t been 95% entertainment for years now. All of a sudden, the story is something that makes them uncomfortable and its a travesty.
Did we see any coverage on the Earthquake in Nepal? I didn’t. I didn’t see any memes about that ish either…
+10
Ummmm, Africa isn’t a country.
Thank you for that correction. I apologize for my mistake there and fixed it.
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Who the fuck cares!
Society has evolved to the point where you are ‘ignorant’ if you don’t accept this. Well f**k you society, not only is this a science project it is a money making scheme. You do not tell me what I should accept and if I think it’s morally wrong then I am entitled to my opinion. This dude is weak and failed as a man. He saw one way for him to make more money and he took it.
They are now speaking of how much more money he/she is going to make as a guest speaker. How many make up companies are considering having him/her as their spokesperson and all that crap. I don’t blame the companies who see what this is and are being cautious.
And this Kylie girl is sexist for calling him/her her dad because it is against everything he/she is doing right now. He/she wants to be a woman, then it is only appropriate to call him/her what he/she is. Maybe she is the one who needs to be called ignorant and get a better idea of what is going on with her new mom.
*She. Not he/she.
Also, your morals don’t matter one single fuck to Caitlyn, she’s still going to make all that coin ;)
And no, Kylie is correct to call Caitlyn dad, because she was her biological father at the time of conception. It’s probably what they agreed on for the moment, if Caitlyn feels uncomfortable with the word I’m sure they’ll have a calm discussion about how she should refer to her and call it a day. Sit down.
SMDH @ these comments.
I’ve been coming to TSS for years and usually I find way more rational and intelligent commentary than the other Uproxx sites, but y’all dropped the ball today.
Lots of angry bros still struggling to come to terms with the choices they made in Bangkok.
Preach it — I hate when ignorant people who disagree with me decide to voice their opinions too. Who do those people think they are? Only certain intelligent and well-informed people(I.E. people who agree with me) should be able to exercise their first amendment rights.
No one is saying you shouldn’t have the right to say whatever dumb-ass thing you want to say, genius.
@C3K well said.
@c3K
You’re right, no one said that, I just exaggerated it one step further, which is what a lot of people are thinking/feeling anyhow.
That being said, you were basically saying that the comments here lacked intelligence and rationality, with no reason given other than the implication that you simply disagree with their point of view. Someone having a differing view from your own doesn’t necessarily mean they’re being irrational or lacking in intelligence. You kind of implicate yourself as a bit of an egomaniac — your views are apparently much more rational and intelligent than the rest of us folks, I guess? Must be nice to be so superior.
You disguise your bigotry under the same pretenses as most racists and sexists and homophobes. Yours is just a differing opinion that’s not at all based on prejudice, right?
Use your moral reasoning skills. Why is this wrong? Who does it harm?
@C3K
Come on, are you really going to be that stereotypical? That genuinely saddens me.
You only prove the whole point; Someone can’t find the Jenner-thing weird, unusual, or strange — because apparently that makes them a prejudiced bigot, racist, sexist, and homophobe. What’s the rationale behind it?
It’s not normal (by any statistical measure) for a middle-aged man who’s clearly led a heterosexual life (he has children) to declare that he’s actually a woman (despite that he was born with a penis, testicles, and heterogametic (X,Y) chromosomes) and then takes pills to enlarge his breasts, begins cross-dressing, and will most likely remove his penis — all while being followed around by cameras for a reality TV series (culturally, just sickening). That is not perfectly sane or normal behavior, if it were, there wouldn’t have been so much media coverage in the first place — people love strange.
If I met him, I would attempt to treat him how I would treat anyone — as respectfully as I can. Doesn’t mean I can’t find his decisions strange.
Now here I am; wrote this long reply and I still haven’t even addressed the fact you didn’t even attempt to defend yourself from my previous accusations. Sigh, I guess that’s just pretty typical though.
@Timm You’re erroneously re-framing the argument as “Someone can’t find this unusual!?” C3K’s original comment was obviously lamenting the more phobic comments here, the ones that are using words like “weirdo,” “it,” “thing,” etc. The way your original comment above stated that Caitlyn has no chance of finding happiness with this transition very much like the kind of egomania that you’re accusing C3K of now.
@Timm For what it’s worth, I myself am not sure it isn’t a mental illness. Gender dysphoria seems to be to be pretty similar to body dysmorphia, which I think is pretty much universally regarded as a mental illness. I don’t see liberals lining up to defend the dignity of those human barbie women or porn models with gargantuan, Z-cup augmented breasts, even though the underlying rationale is pretty much the same — a person is deeply unhappy with their body and chooses to change it through surgery, which doesn’t hurt anyone except maybe themselves. So I do think one can entirely reasonably regard transsexualism as a mental illness. And if everyone who felt that way would voice their opinions with compassion, or at least without condemnation, then I’d be fine with that, and this could probably all be a respectful intellectual discussion. But clearly that is usually not the way it plays out.
… transition SEEMS very much like*
… dysphoria seems to ME to be pretty similar*
@C3K @JJ Jr. +1
I don’t think this comment section reflects the views and opinions of TSS faithful.
It’s a border control issue. I think.
@JJ Jr.
c3k’s original comment was/is incredibly obtuse. When that happens, the only thing that can be assumed is that he meant it for a wider(and unspecific) audience. It’s nice to say in hind-sight, “Oh, well I only meant that directed towards that one guy,” but up to this point — he still hasn’t specified who exactly he/she was targeting.
My comment about Jenner’s unhappiness isn’t unfounded or based on my own personal feelings; it’s based on the comments and semi-common knowledge that Jenner has struggled with mental issues(depression) for most of his life. It’s not egomaniacal to assume that him going through the shallow process of changing his physical appearance to look that of the western-idealized female isn’t going to cure him of that.
And my current stance is that it is a mental illness. I agree with you, it should be met with compassion instead of mean-spiritedness, although, that mean-spiritedness is predictable and not unusual. I think it’s wrong to pat people on the back, encourage, and enable to their mental illnesses — but alas, that is what’s being done.
@JJ Jr.
Meant to mention; although I disagree with some of you say, I appreciate the rational responses.
@Timm
I guess I’m just giving C3K the benefit of the doubt and assuming that what he meant by “rational and intelligent” was just that, and not merely “politcally homogenous.” I don’t know if gender reassignment has been going on for long enough to give us clear data that it does or doesn’t make subjects happier, so I feel it’s a bit arrogant to be so sure you know the answer. And I also appreciate the dialogue.
The issue is not that people disagree, it’s that they refer to this as a “fag transition” or that he can never be a woman or something similar. Personally, I don’t actually agree with what he is doing as any lifestyle that promotes pharmaceutical use as much as this does is a bad idea. But a lot of people here are just offensive.
+1 not a good a look
@County of Kings
Maybe Herman Cain’s electrified fence would come in handy.
Shit weird, but its his/her life, do what you want with it I guess.
Pretty much
exactly. i really don’t understand why people are so mad lol. doesn’t affect my life in any way shape or form so i could give less of a fuck about it haha
I’m down for lgbt movement and support it in general. But everything about the reality TV kardashian/Jenner dynasty is disgusting. Including this dude. They’re never going away cause of shit like this.
Fuck them, and if you’re down with them fuck you too. Chino XL, fuck you too!
lol
@Mexican Standoff LMFAO
Why do people who support this bullshit act like everyone else has to? Shit is weird, bizarre, etc. and it’s unnatural. Bruce Jenner is confused, he shouldn’t be praised he should be psychologically evaluated and go to counseling. He isn’t brave, he’s a fuckin weirdo
You don’t have to do anything. Think whatever you want. It’d be cool if you didn’t actually say it, but if you wanna be an asshole, I don’t think anyone can stop you.
@Me3000
The real issue is that you’re not allowed to have that opinion, and if you do have it, you essentially have to be: A bigot, ignorant, hateful, close minded, unintelligent, etc.
@Timm you have every right to your opinion, but the consistent comments on stories like this are completely unnecessary. besides, all you’re doing is bringing more attention to it, which you seem to be angry at the media for doing in the first place…seems kinda hypocritical, no?
while i don’t think jenner’s transition deserves the amount of media hype its gotten, i’m happy for the family and think they should be allowed to live their lives without all the hate
I don’t think the issue is that u can’t have that opinion. U shouldn’t be able to dictate what someone else thinks or feels is unnatural. Especially when the only reason it’s unnatural is cuz ppl that feel that way have been hiding in fear I would assume for as long as humans existed. If there was no ppl that felt the need to call it weird and unnatural then it would no longer be a big deal. Had this been happening for 1000 yrs nobody would care today. But since it probably would’ve gotten you killed back then, and not now it’s still taking some getting used to. Ppl aren’t changing, they are just more comfortable being who they are regardless of how many ppl call them names. That does take courage. Like if your family is racist and you bring home a different race of partner, your brave for that cuz u know your family feels like that’s unnatural. And they only feel that way cuz back in their day ppl would’ve been killed for doing it so ppl hid it. Remember when Jungle Fever used to be a thing, now it’s not. If u hate hearing about it, accept it and it will go away.
@mr.zero
If I’m contributing to the overall attention this story is getting from commenting on this site, then it’s just a minuscule amount that it wouldn’t even be quantifiable. So no, I don’t think it makes me a hypocrite.
@County of Kings
I don’t think anyone is trying to dictate what anyone is feeling. However if someone is mentally ill, we shouldn’t pat them on the back for it, they need to be medicated in the proper way — and giving them awards is not the way to do it.
How can you say he has a mental illness? It’s not classified is it. Is it in the DSM?
@County of Kings
IIRC it actually was until a year or two ago.
Isn’t it funny how your comment is the prime example of why Caitlyn is considered brave? Are you a doctor in gender studies? Are you an expert on transgender issues? On gender dysphoria? On mental illness? No? Oh, that’s so weird, that must mean that you don’t know what the fuck you are talking about, yet are using your time on this planet to shit on something you have no comprehension of because… It… Offends you, I guess? Your hateful comment is just a tip of the iceberg of hate and persecution and murder (1/4th of transgender people die at the hands of someone else, and the average age for a transgender person is 31 years) that people like Caitlyn have to face. But Caitlyn doesn’t have to face it in the same way because she has her whiteness, money and fame somewhat shielding her from the general abuse suffered by her less privileged brothers and sisters. She DID have to live in the wrong body for 65 years, under public scrutiny. So yeah, best fucking believe I think she deserves a break :)
@Gotjee
Wow, you seem insane.
Oh damn, your argument right there put all of my exposition to shame, I can’t believe you bested me in a single swipe with such a well though-out, informed and reasonable reply :(
@Gotjee
Nah, you’re just clearly very emotionally and subjectively attached to this topic and any shot at a reasonable or objective argument seems very unlikely with you — so in that moment I went with my initial reaction to your post and went about my day.
It’s unnatural because it is. It isn’t natural to be a man and then want to be a woman. This is just a fact. He can do whatever he wants but what I’m saying is that if you want to 100% support this bullshit I should be able to 100% bash this shit. Just like if you support this it doesn’t mean you’re a dude who wants to become a woman. Just because I bash this doesn’t mean I’m a tranaphobe or whatever reverse psychology term they’re trying to use for making people feel guilty for not liking this bullshit.
For what it’s worth, I would say wanting to change genders is as natural as any other thought, albeit less common than most; it’s actually having the procedure that’s unnatural. But natural isn’t synonymous with right, you know. Nature contains some pretty shitty things, like strychnine and cancer and tsunamis, and artificial things are sometimes awesome, like medicine and levees.
So, what do you think a person would have to do to qualify as transphobic?
Half these comments are corn. But it’s whatever. Good on Akon for what he’s doing.
All this makes me think about is that southpark episode where the kid wanted to be black and the father a dolphin.Now i think about it i hope the writers are doing episode for this.
that was pretty much the Bruce Jenner episode. I don’t think they need to make another one.
Big shoutout to Akon. Always great to here economic actions being taken in the continent. Hopefully arrogant greedy leaders don’t screw it up.
As for Bruce Jenner, it’s embarrassing that our society is trying to validate this. There’s a great difference between him losing his mind in his 60’s and being gay. I have no issues with LGB but I’m with the T.
not* with the T
Anyway, if memory serves, this isn’t the worst thing Chris Brown’s ever done. I think he and Kylie are gonna be a-ok.
I HAVE FELT LIKE A ZEBRA MY WHOLE LIFE. I AM A ZEBRA, I WANT TO BE REFERRED TO AS MAX THE ZEBRA. AGREE WITH MY DECISION OR YOURE ZEBRAPHOBIC. IF YOU ATTEMPT TO QUESTION MY DECISION OR ASK ME LOGICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING MY CHOICE TO BE MY TRUE ZEBRA SELF, YOURE ZEBRAPHOBIC. YOU DONT KNOW WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE A ZEBRA STUCK IN A HUMAN BODY, I COULD BE CHILLIN WITH MY ZEBRA FRIENDS DOING ZEBRA THINGS BUT NO IM STUCK. I HAVE ALWAYS FELT LIKE A ZEBRA, HOW DO I KNOW HOW OTHER ZEBRAS FEEL? I JUST DO. I CANT EXPLAIN IT, YOU EITHER GET IT OR YOU’RE A ZEBRAPHOBE.
Lay off the caps, zebra.
Cool. I hope being a zebra works out for you.
See? Not that hard.
@fad +1
LOL…ok, this made laugh.
Man,fuck Bruce Jenner,
“Man I wanna fuck Bruce Jenner”
Fixed that for you.
I just don’t understand her getting the Arthur Ashe Courage Award from ESPN. Is she setting up some foundation or helping other people going thru this process or did she get this award for being in Vanity Fair and getting their own reality show now? I mean I get it’s not an easy thing to go thru especially since you will most likely get ostricized by most of society but that is worth being celebrated with an award on tv?
*ostracized
Eh, those awards are usually kinda questionable anyway, aren’t they? Gender reassignment, as you say, is a pretty tough thing, and Jenner is, as far as I know, the most exposed/famous person to ever undergo it. And it ain’t a foundation or anything, but her simply being a prominent transsexual public figure is probably helpful and comforting for other prospective and extant transsexuals.
@JJ Jr.
Very true…I guess with the fact she has a reality show now it seems like all of this is another Kardashian publicity stunt.
I hear ya, but that’s a pretty extreme thing to have been conceived as a mere publicity stunt. That said, they obviously are milking it for all it’s worth.
That nigga gay…the end 😂
“Green Jacket Gold Jacket who gives a shit…”
I posted so I guess I do?…
*awwwww
Aside from opposing views on the internet, which anyone can find, what is so brave about this? The LGBT community has big fucking muscles man…You come out and say something against whatever they support and they flex on you big time….Bruce has a safety net b In my humble opinion it took big balls to do what Ellen did in the 90s because that was still taboo and she was subsequently canned not too much after that…It took years for her to get back into America’s good graces.
PS – Bow Wow wanted to be called something else, Supahead wanted to be called something else and people never bought it…SO YOU KNOW this Bruce shit will be even worse lol
I’m with you as far as questioning how brave this makes her. She doesn’t lose money, she can’t easily be physically harmed, and she’s old enough to have the fuck it/yolo attitude.
What this hopefully does it makes people accepting of “regular” trans people.
Kudos on the PS.
I had a dope lunch today guys.
Best comment.
What’d you have, Mels?
@DavidG
Some Korean burger. $12 though