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The Pregnant Man Grows Ever Larger in Buzz
On Thursday, Oprah introduced Oregon resident Thomas Beatie to anyone who hadn't yet heard of him. Beatie, a transgender man who is legally male, is six months pregnant with his and his wife's child. La Winfrey called the expectant situation "a new definition of what diversity means for everybody."
And everybody, it seems, is interested. Over the past seven days, searches for "pregnant man" rose 26,879%. Demand for "thomas beatie" grew more than 3,000%. Interest in "oregon man pregnant" has swelled 461%.
As for the skeptics who typed "man claims he is pregnant" and "pregnant man?" into Search, we can answer: Mr. Beatie retained his female reproductive organs. Because he has a uterus, he can get pregnant and carry a baby to term.
In Buzz, some of the most popular articles from the past week focused on the bun in Beatie's oven. As we posted earlier, Boing Boing and Huffington Post were two of the first sources to surface with articles on the story. Since then, the Huffington Post scored another hit with an item revealing more photos of the fertile daddy.
LilSugar, Yahoo! News, and People.com have also polled well with Buzz readers. The People.com article, which offers an exclusive video clip from the Oprah appearance, was one of the most voted-on articles in Buzz after the show aired.
So has this childbearing event really redefined what diversity means for everybody? The tale certainly seems to have people thinking about gender issues. We've noted a surge in queries for "transgendered" and "transgender pregnancy." Lookups for "pregnant man" have flowed in from every state in the U.S. and every age group.
With the fruitful papa about to enter his third trimester, we may have three more months of this baby buzz. Enjoy it!
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comments
Posted by dalyaark | Thu, April 03, 2008, 4:10 pm PDT
this is sick-
Posted by redrockyboy | Fri, April 04, 2008, 4:46 am PDT
you know ;this is really crazy.i am gay and i dont approve,what are they going to tell this child.the babyboomers havent done anything bad ;compared to this.
Posted by everythinguknowisrong | Fri, April 04, 2008, 9:26 am PDT
"the babyboomers havent done anything bad ;compared to this"
Hey thanks for the absolution, redrockyboy. I appreciate that, its a nice way to start the weekend.
So this synthetic chimera is now pregnant. I know I'm a perverse babyboomer, but I still wanna know...
Who's the baby's daddy?????
There's a video to look forward to on youtube!
Thanks again, redrockyboy. Have a great weekend.
Posted by jamestoyboy2001 | Fri, April 04, 2008, 11:28 am PDT
It's not hate-speech it's the truth, SHE is a women in every sense of the word. SHE can be pregnant just as any woman has a chance of being with child. There is nothing new about a woman that is going to have a baby. If anything there needs to be discussion about how she is going to educate her child that she gave birth to them but had desided that she wants everyone to call her a man.
Posted by mustangzee65 | Fri, April 04, 2008, 12:07 pm PDT
Frankenstein had nothing on this stuff! Why do we insist on messing with nature and wanting to live in the SCI FI world? "He" is a woman. Quit taking the harmones and bam, back to female. Stop calling "him" a pregnant man. "He's" not a man. Here we have yet another example of a child being raised in a confused environment. And we wonder why this generation is so scrwed up? Think people, think!
Posted by shortlittlefairy | Fri, April 04, 2008, 1:40 pm PDT
This is not a man. God made man Not Man making a woman think she's a man. All I have to say is poor Child. Let's add some more immorlity to this already pathtic world. Let's flaunt it and fed off the this junk and give it all the attention we can mustard. That's the devils work and we seem to be doing alot of good work for him lately!
Posted by linlouheg | Sat, April 05, 2008, 7:57 am PDT
Hey - Can I be on Oprah Too - I have a uterus too and guess what I have delivered and given birth to seven children!! Aren't you impressed?? I could flatten my breasts and call myself Bob. Any takers??
Oprah has stooped to a new low. Here is a woman who brought daytime tv journalism out of the hands of men and made it her own. She took on the Phil Donahues and educated the world that a woman can be just as intelligent and just as powerful - now look at her. It's all about the ratings. Shame on you Oprah Winfrey!
Posted by winonawolf69 | Mon, April 07, 2008, 11:35 pm PDT
god you all are so ignorant and hateful! redrocketboy you should know better! gender is between your ears, not your legs. you need to educate yourselves.
Posted by joei43731 | Sat, April 12, 2008, 6:22 am PDT
Yes this ia stuped,it isn't a man having a baby god mad it a female and that is who's having a baby. What people will do for attention, it is very sad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by bigoze1 | Sat, April 12, 2008, 7:10 am PDT
this person should be in a freak show not on nat tv
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