A Private Event

A Private Event
I was listening to the radio while I was on my way to school this morning. Perhaps you've heard of the Jan and Phil Show on 104.5. They mentioned they had some big news or more correctly that Phil had some big news to talk about that he had not even shared with Jan. I didn't think much about it I listen to the show now and then as I'm driving to school. I came in the middle of their conversation where Phil said he decided to undergo a sex change operation. They were asking the audience to provide names they could use the new radio show when he became a female. At first I thought I was hearing things or that it was a publicity stunt. But as it wound through I began to realize that perhaps it was not and that he was really serious. This caused so many things to go through my head. First of all, was he gay? Was this a joke? What about his wife; I would've thought he was married. Every time I thought about it the more I thought about the ramifications to his family.
As the reality set in that perhaps this was on the level. I became disturbed by its openness, this was a private matter and yet it was being broadcast to everyone in Wichita to take part in the discussion. The audience was invited to help select a name as though they were naming animal. What next of himself popcorn it sounded like a kernel step right up take a chance and choose a name for Phyllis.
Jan seem to be taking this all in stride and even seemed to almost relish the idea of having a new female partner. I would've much expected her to flip the chair over when she heard the news that someone she worked with for so long was considering such a life altering change. To me it almost seems like a death in the family. Jan was saying the first step in becoming a woman was to get your eyebrows waxed. Is this common knowledge? It certainly isn't to me; I've never heard of anyone that I have known to have a sex change operation; perhaps that's why it was such a shock. I wonder what the average man would think when he heard such a story. To me it seems is painful as when we see someone getting hit in the privates with a baseball; we almost double over in pain and cringe at the thought. That was more than enough information for me.
I decided I didn't want to take part in any of this and from this point forward I would no longer listen to the station and were remove it from the presets on my radio. I don't want to be bombarded with the details of his/her private life. Some things in life do not need to be aired publicly. It's those things that drive today's reality shows and drive the morals of society to an ever decreasing level.