Former Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Caitlyn Jenner decided to spell her first name with a "C" instead of a "K". Of course, her famous family is full of "K" names, including Kim, Kourtney, Khloé, Kris, Kendall, and Kylie.
Caitlyn Jenner, who is an American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete, is famous for her brave transition from male to female. She made her transition public in 2015. In recent years, her decision has attracted a lot of media attention all over the world. Going from a male professional athlete to a female television celebrity gives others inspiration, by reinforcing the fact that people can make big changes in their lives, even in their older years. Since she decided to change her name from William Bruce Jenner to Caitlyn Marie Jenner, she refused to select the usual 'K' moniker, much to the Kardashian family's surprise.
During an interview for Rob Lowe's Literally! podcast, Kim asks her stepmother, "Oh, my God. What do I call you?", which is followed by "Well, my name is Caitlyn." Kim replies "Good, you stayed with the Ks." Kim's dreams of an all "K" family are out the window when Caitlyn says, "No, I’m going with a C." Jenner then cracks a joke, saying, "I had to break it to her easily … There’s got to be a little separation between church and state." Caitlyn Jenner goes into detail about how she began transitioning from male to female as early a the 1980s, via hormone therapy and electrolysis.
Caitlyn is now 70 and said that, during those early transition years, she was "not a good parent" at times. Caitlyn Jenner admits that her own personal struggles sometimes got in the way of being a supportive and responsible parent. Caitlyn admits that she had been dealing with her identity crisis long before she began publicly transitioning. "[Transgender] wasn’t even a word during the 1950s and ’60s," she mentions. "So, I found ways to just distract myself from those feelings."
In today's world, many more progressive societies accept people who choose to transition between genders, while other societies still lag behind. The United States is quite divisive about the issue of transgender people, which triggers political tension and heated debates. In other parts of the world, people look at gender quite differently. For example, Thailand is one of the most accepting nations when it comes to transgender issues. In Thailand, it is very common for men to transition to women, and vice versa. It is not seen as a big deal in social settings, and it is not a source of debate in the political realm.
Kim Kardashian’s hopes of being in a totally "K" family did not come true, as her stepmother Caitlyn preferred the letter "C". Maybe Caitlyn wanted to be different and stand out from the "K" pack. Enjoy your name and your identity, Caitlyn... you’ve earned it! Today's Keeping Up With the Kardashians newsflash is brought to you by the letter "C".
Source: Literally!
