In this morning’s links, I noted that one of the five women on Tuesday night’s “Conveyor Belt of Love,” Jennifer Gehrt, was another struggling actress likely appearing on a reality show for the exposure. But far, far more interesting than her reason for being on the show is the guy she initially chose to be her date (before later trading him in for another). A Warming Glow reader emailed me this:
On Conveyor Belt of love there is a contestant named Scott that [Jen] briefly chooses… The funny thing about Scott is that he was in my graduating class on 1998 except her name was Katie Kilborn. Thats right, dude used to be a girl.
WOW. I watched “Conveyor” on Tuesday, and I specifically remember Scott as being an effeminate man. Even better, he described his job touring the country and talking to college campuses about masculinity and how to be different from macho stereotypes, which he does with an artistic performance called — for real — “Becoming a Man in 127 Easy Steps.” (No offense, Scott, but I think I can skip a couple of your steps.) Watch for yourself:
That clip is fascinating to me — the way that Scott tightropes the line between honesty and obfuscation about his gender. And fascinating gets fascinating-er when you read the Atlanta Creative Loafing profile on Scott’s journey from Katie the butch lesbian to Scott the heterosexual male (minus external genitalia). It’s a long but worthwhile read.
Without slipping into the simple transsexual jokes — I’ll leave those to David Letterman — I have to wonder how much ABC knew about Scott going into the show. Did they know he used to be a woman (and still is, according to his driver’s license)? Given Jennifer’s background as an actress, how likely is it that producers encouraged her to pick Scott? And if ABC didn’t know about Scott’s transsexuality, should they have? Just how much of a background check does a network owe reality dating show contestants? Does any of this even matter?
Whatever, man. The only way this could possibly be cooler is if Jen had kept Scott. Reality TV needs more tranny reveals.
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*drives up in a PT cruiser blasting Duran Duran*
Androgynous! Androgynous! Androgynous!
He/She has a haircut you can set your watch too.
Also, that pink tie should have been a huge warning sign. Only the gays wear pink ties, it’s code for gay.
If you had just read the headline and looked at the pictures, would you have been able to determine which was the tranny with 100% certainty?
/that said, great rack on Jen.
Just how much of a background check does a network owe reality dating show contestants?
In response to security fears, ABC asked each male contestant if they knew that breast implants had serial numbers.
*channels WWTDD*
I’d hit it!
Jen’s kinda got this chunky Courtney Cox thing going on that I for one, am digging.
Call me crazy, but I’d be happy to find out that my date had a cock.
Cool. Now we have material for a “Boys Don’t Cry” sequel.
Eddie Murphy just signed on for season two.
Scott’s dick is still bigger than Otto Man’s!
Jen was the hottest of the chicks on the panel… I’d do her, and do the old tuck for her since she may apparently be into that sort of thing…
*ques up some Q Lazarus, turns on camera, puts on makeup…
And not even the good kind of tranny. Am I right?
the heterosexual male (minus external genitalia)
Huh? By using the same kind of tortured logic that allows this claim to stand, I can now describe myself as a lesbian female.
Actually, Zack, you’d have to dress like a woman, change your name, take hormones to grow breasts, and pass yourself off to society as a lesbian woman.
Actually he was on History Channel’s “Strange Rituals” when he was talking about used to being a she and I saw him in my Human Development class. He’s actually kinda amusing.
Are we sure the broad in the banner pic’s not a dude?
The surest way to spot a Female to Male transvestite (other than seeing them naked) is by asking them how old they are. Usually Male to Female transvestites are way younger looking than their actual ages. A 40 year old woman will look like a 40 year old woman. However, dress her up like a man, and she’ll look like a 19 year old boy.
This guy is a case in point: he’s 28 but looks 16.
Whoops (I meant transexual, not transvestite).
I was under the impression there would be no math
Tim was Tim… male or female, doesn’t matter as long as she lets me toss around those fun-bags
I would totally pick Scott…He’s charming and sweet and more of a southern gentleman than most actual southern “gentle”men…and he’s sexier than any of the other men on the show and probably better in bed too. Just sayin’;)
First you say no simple tranny jokes and then you go on to make tired old jokes about a “tranny reveal”. Oh, I’m sorry, that was your complicated tranny joke? I guess my tranny ass doesn’t get your sophisticated humor. And how exactly do you know that his license says female? Or is this just part of your complicated joke and you made that part up?
Why does she remind me of Xena: Warrior Princess.