Some would say that viewing this interview in the context of an examination of reality television, especially as far as Keeping Up with the Kardashians is concerned, is simply irrelevant. However, I view it as a complicated subset of the conversation. Bruce Jenner's 21st century fame is a direct product of his association with reality TV, and subsequently, so is Caitlyn. But it's also reality TV that trapped Jenner in the lie that was Bruce, as he told Diane Sawyer, "Bruce is a lie. She [Caitlyn] is not a lie," in his last TV interview as Bruce Jenner, using masculine pronouns. When Sawyer mentioned the rumors swirling around his pending transition and that it could possibly be a ratings scam for Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Jenner was appalled.
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And when asked if his female identity would resemble the Kardashian women, Bruce responded, "She's definitely a Jenner." When asked about his children's response, Bruce said that Kim Kardashian West was the most supportive, but even in that support the vapidness of her reality television persona was apparent, as she told Bruce that he'd be representing the family, and was going to have make sure he looked good. It's through these examples that I see the issues of reality TV embedded in something that could seem so irrelevant. As the interview closed, Bruce Jenner said, "I'm saying goodbye to people's perception of me and who I am. I'm not saying goodbye to me because this has always been me." Soon after this Spring 2015 interview, Jenner released his own reality television "docu-series" on E!, titled I Am Cait.
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Source: http://abc.go.com/shows/2020/episode-guide/2015-04/24-bruce-jenner-the-interview
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