Kids Embrace What Many Adults Are Missing About Caitlyn Jenner

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http://www.takepart.com/video/2015/06/10/kids-respond-caitlyn-jenner?cmpid=tpdaily-eml-2015-06-10

t's a tried-and-true formula for viral videos: Introduce a group of kids to something they're not familiar with, and videotape their hilariously candid reaction. It works with food, technology, and pop music. There's even an entire YouTube channel devoted to children and teens responding to everything from '90s sitcoms to retro video games—because kids say the darndest things!

She Knows also found that kids can help shed light—and lend a little positivity and common sense—to a seemingly complicated topic that many adults still find confusing. Case in point: a new video in which children prove open-minded and accepting toward Caitlyn Jenner after being shown photos of her first as a male track star and then as a transgender woman.

At first there's a fair amount of confusion, but then there's an overwhelming amount of encouragement. "The people who are saying [negative things about Caitlyn Jenner] are afraid to change themselves," one girl says in the video, which was taped in the week after Jenner debuted her new identity on the cover of Vanity Fair.

"I think they're just scared of change, and I think they just want everything to stay the same because they just don't know how to handle it," says another kid. They're responding to being shown images of tweets from people including journalists and media commenters who misgendered Jenner, refused to use correct pronouns, or made uninformed speculations about her mental health.