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\nSteve-O Not Going Through With Breast Implant Stunt After Trans Stranger’s “Profound Impact” https:\/\/t.co\/HhPbVkW1nj<\/a><\/p>\n
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After a sobering conversation with a transgender person, Steve-O has decided not to go through with getting breast implants. He admitted he \u201cmissed the mark\u201d<\/i> on his idea to temporarily get breast implants to perform a series of pranks for his upcoming Super Dummy Tour, following a chance encounter with a stranger on the day of his scheduled procedure.<\/p>\n\u201cOn the day that the scheduled surgery was supposed to happen, I was checking out at the supermarket,\u201d<\/i> he recalled. \u201cAnd the person ringing up my groceries was evidently transgender, and it struck me as a sign from the universe. So I asked the transgender person if I could run something by them, and I had a conversation with this person that had a profound impact on me<\/b>.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
Steve-O noted, \u201cI knew what my motivation was, I knew what my intention was, and it wasn\u2019t to be hurtful to anybody. I was just trying to get laughs.<\/b> I had done a bunch of workshop shows to test out material, and I had a number of trans people come to me after the shows to voice support for [the stunt]. And I think some people would\u2019ve been okay with it, and some people wouldn\u2019t have. It would\u2019ve been a mixed bag.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
He explained he \u201cdidn\u2019t really have any dedicated meetings or conversations\u201d<\/i> while planning the stunt, \u201cbecause I didn\u2019t really feel that I had to. But I just feel like the universe put this encounter before me, and ultimately I decided that the universe had intervened.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
When the stranger opened Steve-O\u2019s eyes to the oppression trans people face, he said, \u201cI thought about it in a way that I hadn\u2019t before, where you know, wow, maybe it\u2019s not all fun and games. Especially the pranks. Like, I would\u2019ve considered it to be better footage if I was to be beaten up at the motorcycle rally. And just having that mentality was very flawed, because ultimately it would be an exercise in celebrating violence against trans people. At least, it would be interpreted that way by some, and when it was put to me that way, I thought, wow, maybe I missed the mark on that one.\u201d<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n
Steve-O added, \u201cI think it\u2019s a very valuable trait to be able to admit when you\u2019ve got things wrong.\u201d<\/b><\/i>
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