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Originally Posted by AtLastHome

I'm happy that Chaz is still in but this is a bunch of garbage in terms of who was eliminated. This is supposed to be about dance- technique, improvement- the ability to dance. I support Chaz because he gets out there and is very out of shape, a Transman and activist, but I have to say that the couple eliminated tonight should not have been. David Arqutte or Nancy Grace should have been.

Also, I think that Hope Solo is not being supported because she is a woman athlete. Yet, she has improved 10 fold and nailed technique in the last dance. I don't like her partner much, but he is a good instructor.

I am appealing to all to support Solo with some of our votes. And if I hear do a "girly walk" one more time, I might barf. Her body is one of the finest of a female athlete I have ever seen and she is damn sexy!! Reminds me of the body of the woman I spent 21 years with who also never felt feminine enough. She was a gorgeous, willowy, angular woman with deep grace. She could leave her shoes under my bed anytime! GRRRR.. yes, some of this brings back childhood stuff as a female athlete and how US society is so damn stuck on women with angular and muscular bodies are not feminine. Sexuality has nothing to do with this- I was straight (and comfortable with being so until I found something more satisfying) for many years and it hurt deeply to continually be compared to blonde (usually), big busted girls and women as what a young woman should look like.

I love and appreciate women's bodies of all shapes and sizes, really, but there is some real stereotyping going on in the voting in this show. This plus the horrible things said about Chaz on websites all over have really been upsetting.

I admire all of the contestants really- and I was so thrilled during the first show to see disfigured, fat, trans, and gay people out there. Mainly, I am having a hard time with this show really not being about dance at all. It is a personality contest, Hollywood style.

I am going to start splitting my votes between Chaz and Hope. I just have to support her, too.

I hear my own voice in your post.