The priorities of the national broadcaster when spending those 1.3billion dollars extracted from workers:

" Modern family': Mother and son become father and daughter

In what could be a world first, mother and son are becoming father and daughter, supported by a loving family that will now have two dads and no son. ..

But how does a family — a mother, father, four daughters and son — overcome all of the challenges that have come with being true to who they are. Can the family unit remain as two fathers and five daughters?"

Courtesy of Tara Brown, of Beirut fame, 60 Minutes and the ABC.

What do they pay this clown and don't pay the dozens of 'ordinary', non-'celebrity' ABC staff who actually do provide needed services, entertaining and of practical benefit?

leoj,

Why are you surprised what happens in the USA?

Look who they have as President.

Anything is possible in America - right?

Except of course - ("Liberty and Justice For All,")
but don't tell anyone.
Still we love them - hence what happens there is news
here - our lives are so, well, ordinary.

I watched the program totally fascinated. As I'm sure so
did many other viewers.

But then I also watched (several times in fact) and totally
loved the movie, "Priscilla Queen of the Dessert." I've
even seen the stage version of it.

How could you not. That's life.
And it's fascinating.

Foxy,

Off you go with one of your diversions. All sorts of things happen somewhere, some time. So lets dispense with that straightaway.

However that was never the issue. The following questions are being posed.

1. How does the ABC manage so unerringly to find and screen such rather unique people (60 Minutes admits it is probably a 'world first') and why does it bother?

2. Why is this admitted (by 60 Minutes) rather unusual family being touted by the ABC as the 'Modern Family', a choice of words that deliberately conveys the impression to viewers, some young and impressionable, that the choices being made are commonplace and even normal?

3. Are there other stories and issues of relevance and practical benefit to the public that 60Minutes and the ABC should be addressing and isn't?

-Bluntly, is the taxpayer getting good value for money from the ABC when it prefers to beat up and sensationalise stories like this? Maybe they appeal to the voyerism of some as you may be suggesting.

Has Jones, Q&A, given it some airtime yet? Maybe soon? Q&A is a display place for stuff like that.

leoj,

Gee I don't know why the ABC would bother to do
that kind of show? Let's stop and think for a minute?

Why do we have coverage of
the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney?
Could it be that gays, lesbians, transgender
people, do exist in this country? They also work
and pay taxes and contribute to our society.
Therefore their stories also need to be told?
Just guessing.

I believe there's a high-ranking transgender person
in the military in this country that I've read something
about. I'll have to look it up and get back to you. As I
posted previously. That's life - and it does have a right
to educate us. We just may learn something from it.

Cheers.

cont'd ...

Lieutenant Colonel Cate McGregor is the highest
ranking of six transgender people serving in the
Australian Defence Force.

You can Google more about the lady.

False comparison and another diversion.

It has already been admitted by 60Minutes that the story is unique, RARE, "in what could be a world first etc".

If it appealed to your voyerism and consuming interests, 'Your ABC' gave you what you want, I suppose. Your ABC and Your very narrow priorities.

However the publicly funded national broadcaster is supposed to be serving the broader community. How does this story become a priority for the expenditure of resources? What about the other stories that are forgotten?

So why is Tara Brown and 60 Minutes haring off after that unusually complex, attention seeking family and enthusing about how 'modern' they are? Modern? Confused is more like it.

Have a go at those questions you are avoiding. Too hard?