Sylvester Stallone’s Wife Sparks Backlash With Theory On Why Many Hollywood Kids Identify As Trans
During a recent interview, the 57-year-old wife of actor Sylvester Stallone suggested that an increase in trans-identifying children of celebrities may be linked to how those kids are being raised. Her comments, viewed by many as misguided, quickly went viral and drew sharp criticism online.
In recent years, several famous figures including Robert De Niro, Gabrielle Union, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Cher have all publicly shown support for their transgender or nonbinary children, becoming advocates for acceptance within the entertainment world.
When asked about the topic, Stallone shared her perspective, though many felt her words crossed a line and lacked empathy.
During an appearance on The Katie Miller Podcast, host Katie Miller asked Stallone: “Why do you think it is that so many kids in Hollywood now and kids of, you know, celebrity parents are transgender? Is there something in the water in Hollywood?”
According to a clip shared by Fox News Digital, Stallone replied: “I just think Hollywood is, you know, it’s all about expression. So, you know, however you want to express yourself. If you feel like a cat today, you’re a cat. And it’s so loosey-goosey.”
She continued by saying: “I think growing up in a Hollywood home, there’s really no structure because you have this thing going, and you’ve got private planes. And you’ve got all these giant homes with chefs and secretaries and assistants and, you know, housekeepers and nannies.”
“And there’s just too much of everything. It gets really confusing for a little person.”
“And it’s OK what you decide to be as an adult. But raise them just with good common sense. I mean, my daughters were tomboys. They preferred to wear pants than dresses, you know. And they loved sports. But I never said, ‘Oh, you’re a boy now.’ I just said, ‘You love to play sports, you love to hang out with boys, that’s awesome.'”
Meanwhile, Jules Gill-Peterson, a professor of gender, sexuality, and women’s studies, has dismissed such claims, calling the notion that transgender children are a “modern trend” both uninformed and inaccurate.
“But even prior to that, children certainly lived trans lives where they would socially transition in childhood. I found evidence in the US that families and communities would accept children as a different gender than the one they were assigned at birth, let them go to school, use the correct bathroom, all of the things that are being fought over now.”
“We can see that 70 or 80 years ago, we were actually in a more progressive place in some areas.”
