Week-by-week, we learn more about the different aspects of Jazz Jennings. Last week we learned that, despite claiming to be female, Jazz is still prone to the occasional ‘boner.’ This week, on an episode titled ‘Confronted With Hate,’ we learned that, despite being threatened and hated by the world around him, Jazz is totally above it all, and not at all concerned with anyone’s petty issues.
Answering Machine Message: Little freak. That’s what everyone thinks you are, too.
Brother: Didn't you go to the police?
Mom: Yeah, we did. We contacted the police. We contacted the school. We are keeping track of the calls. Until the police track down this guy, you know, we're hopeless in many ways.
Jazz: He sounds like he's out of it.
Mom: Well, that scares me even more. They're out of it. That means they're not in control of the things they do, the things they say.
Jazz: I'm not concerned. You know, being transgender, I expect to receive the hate and nasty comments. I don't care anymore. I don't want to deal with it, and I let my parents do all the worrying.
Mom: Be serious. This is very serious. He's called three times. He knows where we live, our phone number, and where you go to school. And you're just, like, juggling.
Oh, that we could all just juggle our troubles away. The message here, as demonstrated multiple times in every episode, is that Jazz is not at all phased by his detractors. Jazz proudly tells everyone how much no one gets to him, and how the hate is irrelevant.
Yet, for how irrelevant the hate, it sure seems to be a huge part of the show. For example, in season one, a large part of an episode dedicated itself to all the hate Jazz receives on message boards. So, if the hate doesn’t matter, why is it such a prominent part of the show?
Unless…yes, you guessed it...the show is all about hate, all about political agendas, and specifically all about shaming those who disagree with a boy and his ‘boner’ being referred to as a girl.