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Humbugged- this guy is quite distinguished. Here are his credentials- 

McHugh was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the son of a Lowell High School teacher and a homemaker, He graduated from Harvard College in 1952 and from Harvard Medical School in 1956. While at Harvard he was "introduced to and ultimately directed away from the Freudian school of psychiatry."

Following medical school, McHugh's education was influenced by George Thorn, the Physician-in-Chief at the Harvard-affiliated Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now Brigham and Women's Hospital). Thorn was disillusioned with Freudian psychiatry and felt that those who devoted themselves to it became single-minded, failing to grow as doctors. Thorn encouraged McHugh to develop a different career path, suggesting that he enter the field of psychiatry by first studying neurology. At Thorn's recommendation, McHugh was accepted into the neurology and neuropathology residency program at the Massachusetts General Hospital where he studied for three years under Dr. Raymond Adams, the chief of the Neurology Department.

From Massachusetts General, McHugh went to the Institute of Psychiatry in London (where he studied under Sir Aubrey Lewis and was supervised by James Gibbons and Gerald Russell). Following his year in London, McHugh went to the Division of Neuropsychiatry at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

After his training, McHugh held various academic and administrative positions: Professor of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College (where he founded the Bourne Behavioral Research Laboratory), Clinical Director and Director of Residency Education at the New York Presbyterian Hospital Westchester Division. After reportedly being passed over for the Cornell chair in favor of Robert Michels (physician), he left New York to become Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oregon.

From 1975 till 2001, McHugh was the Henry Phipps Professor of Psychiatry and the director of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Johns Hopkins University. At the same time, he was psychiatrist-in-chief at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is currently University Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

His own research has focused on the neuroscientific foundations of motivated behaviors, psychiatric genetics, epidemiology, and neuropsychiatry.

In 1992, McHugh announced that he was going to leave Johns Hopkins and accept a position as director and CEO of Friends Hospital in Philadelphia. The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine quickly sought to retain him and was successful in doing so.

 

None of that alters his victim blaming tendencies , pro pedophile leanings ,anti  gay rhetoric ,slavish devotion to mysticism and to the guys who covered up abuse of thousands of children for decades when he tried to shift the blame onto the big Gay bogeyman .And who thought that  sexual abuse was a church matter instead of the police.

 

You seem to think this guys some sort of white knight hen in reality he is a bigot who chooses his Religion and his politics over an open minded attitude to actual diagnoses instead of his pre-conceived religio/political world view. This is the guy who gets brought in and paid to attack victims and write them off as fantasists

 

Another one of this geniuses proclamations is that PTSD is rare (despite 100 years of actual science and study) and when it does exist is no more serious than homesickness.

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I'm so over Kylie. I'm agreeing with whoever above said Malika ain't happening either. FFS..go rent your own room you scowly spoiled leech. Jonathon has had some very unfortunate work done on his face. Botox or a facelift of some sort? Something done. He reminds me of those creatures in Avatar.

I also enjoyed Scott and the kids and Kourtney seemed really happy with him too. Nice to see.

Kris- don't even with the phony packing of everyone's shit. You know that's what Malika is for. .haha

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I'm so over Kylie. I'm agreeing with whoever above said Malika ain't happening either. FFS..go rent your own room you scowly spoiled leech. Jonathon has had some very unfortunate work done on his face. Botox or a facelift of some sort? Something done. He reminds me of those creatures in Avatar.

I also enjoyed Scott and the kids and Kidney seemed really happy with him too. Nice to see.

Kris- don't even with the phony packing of everyone's shit. You know that's what Malika is for. .haha

Kris is playing the victim. Why didn't she empty the storage unit when she and Bruce divorced? Why now? All she has to do is take what's hers, leave the rest and tell Bruce and the kids that they can do what they want with the leftovers, but the bill for the storage unit is their responsibility. Not like it's a huge expense, probably they spend more on take out salad.

And Kylie moping around in huge sunglasses and that gigantic parka in the house. " Where's my room!!! If I dont get my room, I'm gonna freak out" There's nothing insecure about her at all, she loves the attention she's getting.

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I think some things are not right about his story too. Since the Diane Sawyer interview, Bruce has seemed very off to me and I mean in a way not involving his gender. I wondered if he had a physical illness or something because he seemed so different. From what I can understand, he is not having surgery to remove his penis, he mostly likes the feminine dressing aspect of being a female and he doesn't know which sex he is attracted to. He is 65 years old and I think he knows exactly what sex he is attracted to. 

I understand (from the helpful comments of some friends) that having actual surgery to remove/add genitalia along with the hormones can cause some differences in which sex you are attracted to. But if Bruce is only having plastic surgery to his face, does he need to take hormones at all? Is he just interested in calling himself a woman and dressing as a woman rather than anything more drastic?

 

I don't want to offend or make presumptions, but Bruce is insisting on this being a topic of media coverage every week (and I don't understand the tragic type music that always accompanies it). One thing I don't know or like is why this is being treated like Bruce is dying rather than something more positive. I liked Kim fooling around with him in the closet, but he seemed uncomfortable to me there like he really didn't wear or want those clothes. I don't know what to think.

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I think some things are not right about his story too. Since the Diane Sawyer interview, Bruce has seemed very off to me and I mean in a way not involving his gender. I wondered if he had a physical illness or something because he seemed so different. From what I can understand, he is not having surgery to remove his penis, he mostly likes the feminine dressing aspect of being a female and he doesn't know which sex he is attracted to. He is 65 years old and I think he knows exactly what sex he is attracted to. 

I understand (from the helpful comments of some friends) that having actual surgery to remove/add genitalia along with the hormones can cause some differences in which sex you are attracted to. But if Bruce is only having plastic surgery to his face, does he need to take hormones at all? Is he just interested in calling himself a woman and dressing as a woman rather than anything more drastic?

 

I don't want to offend or make presumptions, but Bruce is insisting on this being a topic of media coverage every week (and I don't understand the tragic type music that always accompanies it). One thing I don't know or like is why this is being treated like Bruce is dying rather than something more positive. I liked Kim fooling around with him in the closet, but he seemed uncomfortable to me there like he really didn't wear or want those clothes. I don't know what to think.

He had quite the wardrobe and those shoes looked pretty well worn. Either he buys used or he wears them quite a bit.  It seemed to me that Kris either downplayed or was totally unaware of just how frequently Bruce dressed as a woman. She talked about 2 or three instances that happened years apart. Unless he was doing most of it during his motivational speech appearances.

I do think Bruce is confusing the kids by insisting that "Bruce" will still be there. No he won't, there will be a person named "?" Will he still want to be called Dad or Bruce when he's dressed in female clothing? While I do think Kris was acting for the camera, her point about mourning Bruce was a good one.   

I ran across a scene that I think was on this episode.  It was of Scott and Kourtney shopping in the furniture store.  She was suggesting they work as a team.  First of all, working with a using alcoholic is a losing proposition. It's not going to go well.  She knows him and how things go with using alcoholics.  Maybe it was a good script, but in reality, it wouldn't work even a little bit.  

 

But, what really struck me is Kourtney's voice.  OMG.  I can't even tolerate it for small periods of time.  It's so bad, I would treat it as a huge disability.  No disrespect to those who have true disabilities.  I always thought it was Kim's vocal fry that drove me crazy, but I think Kourtney's has grown by leaps and bounds.  So sad.  

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I've decided that my favorite thing - or maybe only thing I like - about this show is seeing the little ones.  Mason remains delightful.  P is finally developing a personality with her little Koala bear, always hanging on somebody self :).  North would be cute too if Kim and Kanye would just stop pretending to shield her and just show her.  The adults become much more interesting  - or at all interesting - when they are interacting with them.  I love the "auntie" moments, even with Kim.  Like a couple of episodes ago when Kim was looking at photos of herself (I know that is every episode, but wait for it...) and Penelope was laid across her.  That was cute to me and I enjoy that Kim is still hands on and loving with Mase and P even though she has North.  I'd really love to see the whole family interacting with North and if the media accounts are truthfull, P and North are like sisters and Mason is the watchful big brother/cousin. 

 

It would be SOOOOOOOOOOO much more fun to watch the little kids just live than to watch Mopey, porn-star-in-the-making-Kylie, ever angry Khloe, ever sedated Kourtney, blowup doll Kim and her entourage of one, Jonathan (why?) and please-find-a-life-of-your-own Malika (why cubed?).  They are all so pointless.  Scott drunk is the worst thing ever and I can't even watch those scenes.  Why?  Because Scott sober is the best thing ever, I hope this man can exorcise his demons because he is the most genuinely entertaining and self aware of the entire clan.

 

Scott babysitting the kids = reality television gold!

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I've decided that my favorite thing - or maybe only thing I like - about this show is seeing the little ones.  Mason remains delightful.  P is finally developing a personality with her little Koala bear, always hanging on somebody self :).  North would be cute too if Kim and Kanye would just stop pretending to shield her and just show her.  The adults become much more interesting  - or at all interesting - when they are interacting with them.  I love the "auntie" moments, even with Kim.  Like a couple of episodes ago when Kim was looking at photos of herself (I know that is every episode, but wait for it...) and Penelope was laid across her.  That was cute to me and I enjoy that Kim is still hands on and loving with Mase and P even though she has North.  I'd really love to see the whole family interacting with North and if the media accounts are truthfull, P and North are like sisters and Mason is the watchful big brother/cousin. 

 

It would be SOOOOOOOOOOO much more fun to watch the little kids just live than to watch Mopey, porn-star-in-the-making-Kylie, ever angry Khloe, ever sedated Kourtney, blowup doll Kim and her entourage of one, Jonathan (why?) and please-find-a-life-of-your-own Malika (why cubed?).  They are all so pointless.  Scott drunk is the worst thing ever and I can't even watch those scenes.  Why?  Because Scott sober is the best thing ever, I hope this man can exorcise his demons because he is the most genuinely entertaining and self aware of the entire clan.

 

Scott babysitting the kids = reality television gold!

I know they film at specific times, but I've never seen Mason or P be bratty or grouchy. I doubt Kourt would film if they were acting out but they seem very mellow and well behaved. And even though I'm sure they have nannies, its clear Kourt and Scott are very hands on.

 

He told her he had been taking hormones... and her response is but not for how long? WTF? Did she really think he took hormones for a day or two or even s month or two? She doesn't ask any questions? She has 4 kids, I'd think even his admission of cross dressing might have given her a reason to take things slow but no, she marries him in 5 months. But the hormones should have been a huge red flag. Neither Bruce or Kris is being 100% honest, they each have rewritten history to their advantage.

 

I think she just wanted to be married at that point. ESPECIALLY to someone who was famous. She decided to ignore the red flags and pretend that it wasn't a big deal. And now she's acting surprised.

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Is that therapist on retainer for the family now? They are fools to show her face on camera if she really is treating them. The paparazzi are smart enough to remember her and know that when they see her in the airport she's probably going to be filming with them.

 

On a side note, when she was walking down the beach with Bruce, with her long hair and being so tall, along with her not so feminine features, I thought HUMMM that could be Bruce in a couple of months.

If he had scheduled surgery... I would think it would be happening soon, since spring is nearly over.

Has Bruce been seen lately?

Is that therapist on retainer for the family now? They are fools to show her face on camera if she really is treating them. The paparazzi are smart enough to remember her and know that when they see her in the airport she's probably going to be filming with them.

 

On a side note, when she was walking down the beach with Bruce, with her long hair and being so tall, along with her not so feminine features, I thought HUMMM that could be Bruce in a couple of months.

If he had scheduled surgery... I would think it would be happening soon, since spring is nearly over.

Has Bruce been seen lately?

Radaronline is claiming he had it done 3 weeks ago

 

http://radaronline.com/celebrity-news/bruce-jenner-sex-change-gender-reassignment-surgery-legally-woman/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

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RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the former Olympian recently underwent full gender reassignment surgery, and is now legally considered a woman.

Jenner, 65, underwent the grueling surgery “over three weeks ago,” an insider told Radar. “The procedure involved reshaping Bruce’s male genitalia into that of a woman. He was very happy with the results, but didn’t realize how grueling the recovery would be

 

RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the former Olympian recently underwent full gender reassignment surgery, and is now legally considered a woman.

Jenner, 65, underwent the grueling surgery “over three weeks ago,” an insider told Radar. “The procedure involved reshaping Bruce’s male genitalia into that of a woman. He was very happy with the results, but didn’t realize how grueling the recovery would be

 

He was very happy with the results. I had a flashback to Kim saying the first thing she did after getting home from giving birth was get a mirror and check out her vag. I wonder if Bruce did the same?

 

How many times has Khloe said she wishes she had a "dick" so she could pee outside, and Kim commenting that she wishes she could be guy so that she could fuck herself from the rear.. I'm not mocking Bruce's situation, it's just remembering those comments now with all that's happened is kind of funny.

Well, with all the therapists in the LA area, they all pick someone that needs to fly in to see her patients? Yeah, I'm sure they don't want anyone to know the whole family see her.

 

Maybe she'll have a spin off like the Dash Dolls or Malika  and Monika or whatever the sister's name is.

 Or maybe she'll do a Margaret Mead and write an anthropological study of the family. 

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It would be SOOOOOOOOOOO much more fun to watch the little kids just live than to watch Mopey, porn-star-in-the-making-Kylie, ever angry Khloe, ever sedated Kourtney, blowup doll Kim and her entourage of one, Jonathan (why?) and please-find-a-life-of-your-own Malika (why cubed?).  They are all so pointless.  Scott drunk is the worst thing ever and I can't even watch those scenes.  Why?  Because Scott sober is the best thing ever, I hope this man can exorcise his demons because he is the most genuinely entertaining and self aware of the entire clan.

 

 

Perfect descriptions of every one of them!

I don't have good feelings about where Kylie's life is going. She acts like an outsider even before this stuff with Bruce surfaced. She and Rob are the black sheeps of the family. And those long pointed nails that she and Khloe are sporting make me skeeve. 

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Wait I thought Bruce said he was not getting his penis removed to Kim when she asked ??

He was kinda of vague about it but when she said " you've probably already made the appointment" he got coy and giddy and said well yeah.

I actually think if he wasn't going to go all the way and remove the penis, they wouldn't have made such a big deal about it, just continued to pretend there was nothing going on. I do find it strange that even if he's been working to this goal, that he's left the family in the dark for so long, basically giving them a few months to adjust. It is a bit selfish of him, but this family isn't anything if not selfish.

Perfect descriptions of every one of them!

I don't have good feelings about where Kylie's life is going. She acts like an outsider even before this stuff with Bruce surfaced. She and Rob are the black sheeps of the family. And those long pointed nails that she and Khloe are sporting make me skeeve.

My ass twitches whenever I see those nasty nails of theirs. OUCH!

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My favourite part was the preview at the end with them skidding or whatever ..Kim's face in that scene is so hilarious ..also Scott was hilarious the entire episode.

I had a flash back to the movie Mahogany, Diana Ross played a model and at one of her shoots Anthony Perkins is a photographer who wants to get a shot of her looking terrified. Kim instead of getting ready to protect her botoxed face, instead positions herself to fly thru the windshield on impact.

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Yea but in the second part of the special Kim asked him when he was having and she pointed downwards off - and Bruce asked "you mean the little thing down there" and she said yes and he said no he did not have a appointment and I took that as he was not removing his penis as part of his process.??

 

Having no appointment isn't the same as not having the procedure done. Maybe, at that point in time he didn't have a definite date for surgery or it's possible he did, but didn't feel comfortable discussing it with Kim. Having your penis inverted (not removed) is a complicated surgery, and I don't imagine it's a comfortable topic of conversation for Bruce to want to go into depth with Kim about. 

Having no appointment isn't the same as not having the procedure done. Maybe, at that point in time he didn't have a definite date for surgery or it's possible he did, but didn't feel comfortable discussing it with Kim. Having your penis inverted (not removed) is a complicated surgery, and I don't imagine it's a comfortable topic of conversation for Bruce to want to go into depth with Kim about.

Kim would love to get into the nitty gritty of the surgery. I bet she's all over the web researching it. This family is way too inappropriate with each orher. Khloe will be offering him a pubic hair mayonnaise mask or a vagina smell off between Kourt Kim and Bruce.

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Kim would love to get into the nitty gritty of the surgery. I bet she's all over the web researching it. This family is way too inappropriate with each orher. Khloe will be offering him a pubic hair mayonnaise mask or a vagina smell off between Kourt Kim and Bruce.

 

It's more than likely Kim would. I'm just not certain about how forthcoming Bruce would be about the 'nitty gritty' of his surgery with her. 

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I think she just wanted to be married at that point. ESPECIALLY to someone who was famous.

Kris was married at the point where she met Bruce, she was still married to Robert. lol So I don't think she just was desperate to marry. 

 

He did have some type of surgery recently, when Kourtney was the only one in town and was seen/paparazzi shots of her coming and going. It was said to be just breast though.

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It's more than likely Kim would. I'm just not certain about how forthcoming Bruce would be about the 'nitty gritty' of his surgery with her.

Kim is the one whose been most accepting of him, the most curious/willing to talk about hair and nails and style. Khloe may be buying gifts but she's clearly uncomfortable with the change. I think Bruce is so excited and caught up in finally being open about this and having someone to dish with that he'll spill it all to Kim or whoever will listen. And Kim despite her tears of sympathy for her mother wants to be front and center in any story that will get her name in the news. Look at the attention her signing Kelly Rutherfords petition about her child custody issue got.

And as I said Bruce is enjoying having the spotlight.

Interesting article about when all the the scenes in this episode were actually filmed. I knew this crap was scripted, but didn't know just how out of order they film it.

 

When Did These KUWTK Scenes Film? Keeping Up With the Kontinuity Errors

Be sure to read the comment by someone claiming to have been on the crew for a storyline that never made it to TV. Very telling. Not surprising, but telling.

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Kris was married at the point where she met Bruce, she was still married to Robert. lol So I don't think she just was desperate to marry.

 

Due to her cheating on Rob K with some dude, she knew the marriage was over (even if the divorce wasn't final). She could 'upgrade' to a celebrity rather than being a single mother of four. My impression is that even if Bruce told her, "Hey, I like to dress in women's clothing and I've taken hormones and developed breasts," her reaction would be "Lalalalalalala!! I can't hear you!!" because she wanted to be married -- and married to someone famous.

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Due to her cheating on Rob K with some dude, she knew the marriage was over (even if the divorce wasn't final). She could 'upgrade' to a celebrity rather than being a single mother of four. My impression is that even if Bruce told her, "Hey, I like to dress in women's clothing and I've taken hormones and developed breasts," her reaction would be "Lalalalalalala!! I can't hear you!!" because she wanted to be married -- and married to someone famous.

Robert had cut her off financially. She lived a very high end life style with him, but he was fighting tooth and nail to avoid giving her any kind of settlement. Bruce has always said he went to Robert and told him that he would assume responsibility and I think Kris walked out of that marriage with not much more than child support ( not even sure if he paid that) Kourtney had said Kris was the garage sale queen when they were kids, I wonder if she sold off household excess when Robert cut off her credit cards?

Could be why she's obsessive about all that crap in storage.

Bruce may not have been rolling in cash when they met, but Kris saw his earnings potential and I think she was scheduling him for talks and speeches as often as she could. I don't see Bruce as overly ambitious. I'm sure Kris had to use the whip on him. But she created the beginnings of an empire.

Kim is the one whose been most accepting of him, the most curious/willing to talk about hair and nails and style. Khloe may be buying gifts but she's clearly uncomfortable with the change. I think Bruce is so excited and caught up in finally being open about this and having someone to dish with that he'll spill it all to Kim or whoever will listen. And Kim despite her tears of sympathy for her mother wants to be front and center in any story that will get her name in the news. Look at the attention her signing Kelly Rutherfords petition about her child custody issue got.

And as I said Bruce is enjoying having the spotlight.

 

I just don't know how graphic Bruce is willing to be in terms of describing  surgeries that he has and will receive. I'm not saying it's out of the realm of possibilities that they would/have discussed surgeries. They are a family that loves to have things done. 

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Robert had cut her off financially. She lived a very high end life style with him, but he was fighting tooth and nail to avoid giving her any kind of settlement. Bruce has always said he went to Robert and told him that he would assume responsibility and I think Kris walked out of that marriage with not much more than child support ( not even sure if he paid that) Kourtney had said Kris was the garage sale queen when they were kids, I wonder if she sold off household excess when Robert cut off her credit cards?

Wow. He didn't even pay child support? I know she cheated on him but this does not make him sound like a good guy. 

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Be sure to read the comment by someone claiming to have been on the crew for a storyline that never made it to TV. Very telling. Not surprising, but telling.

I read the comment & what really stood out to me was this quote by Khloe

 

Once the talent had approved the scenes, we shot them. One involved Khloe and Rashad attempting to cook a traditional Armenian meal she’d learned from her grandmother. “I’ve never cooked anything, and I don’t think my grandmother did either,” Khloe said when the idea was proposed to her. “Oh, don’t worry, you don’t have to actually cook anything,” the producer reassured her,

Anybody remember this? I said that I didn't believe she actually cooked this herself, & I still stand by that.

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Not sure about child support. But he must have paid something, perhaps school tuition but he never paid alimony because she married Bruce 5 months after meeting him. I think she didn't get any part of whatever she and Robert accumulated over their marriage, no financial settlement.

And despite Kris's tears over him and remarks on how she regrets the divorce, I don't think he was any prize.

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I read the comment & what really stood out to me was this quote by Khloe

Anybody remember this? I said that I didn't believe she actually cooked this herself, & I still stand by that.

Interesting that she also claims she cooked and cleaned for the family while Bruce and Kris were out shilling their work out tapes or partying. This family has created an entire back story for themselves that has no basis in truth. No wonder people are skeptical of Bruce's transition. He has an "exclusive" deal with E! for his big reveal. And that means $$$$$$$$$

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