Sociology :: Sociology Essays

Intro to SociologyWhen asked about transsexuals, Mildred Brown, author of True Selves quoted that it is a dilemma of feeling trapped in the wrong physical gender. Transsexuality is a phenomenon, which genuinely has not been scientifically examined. Through talk shows such as Jerry Springer, Jenny Jones or the Maury Show, society tends to see a one-sided view on this matter. speckle watching the Maury Show, Man or Woman, the interviews reaction to the transsexuals on stage were not of disgust but more of concern. They were in awe that a man could look so much like a woman and how some women showed very masculine features. The guests on this show were inevitably labeled as "freaks" regardless of whether it was verbally spoken or not. The talk show was a brief one. Maury Povich, the host, introduced 12 beautiful women onto the stage. There were two black women, phoebe bird Hispanic women, and five white women on stage. They all flaunted their flawless bodies. Some were volu ptuous others were more on the thinner side, yet none of them seemed to be some(prenominal) different than any other model/porn star. All the guests on this show were in their mid twenties to their mid thirties. The theme of this show was for the audience to see if they could tell the difference between a man and a woman.      Watching the faces in the audience, I noted that each and every one of them were judgement all the guests. were 100% men, and some were 100% women. They all stood in a line and for each one, the cross-dressing guests would either prove the audience wrong or make up in their judgments. On more than half of the guests, the audience was proven wrong. It was incredible to see some of these guests strut their bodies as the opposite gender. Some of the men looked so much like women that the audience was in complete shock when they revealed their true gender. Now came the interrogation. I call this an interrogation because all these guests are individually ensnare on under the spotlight. Maury Povich digs under their skin to try to expose how freakish they really are. The audience is silent and their faces are wrinkled in disarray to try to understand why the guests are the way they are and who or what made them become like this. The guests sit on their chairs with their head held up high, legs crossed, mirthfulness under all the attention they are receiving.