Jennermania

English

Etymology

From Jenner +‎ -mania.

Noun

Jennermania (uncountable)

1. Enthusiasm for Caitlyn Jenner (born 1949), US decathlete who famously came out as transgender in 2015.
   • 2015 July 3, Nathalie Atkinson, “Teenagers: the power brokers of fashion”, in The Globe and Mail:

     Unlike the fashion hierarchy in Material Girls, this new teen identity was born of sincerity, not cynicism.
     As Matheson points out, and present Jennermania can attest, the innocence was short-lived.

   • 2015, The Washington Post, The Evolution of Bruce Jenner (e-book)

     Jennermania may have hit its peak when producers shortlisted him for the lead in 1978's “Superman.” His acting skills may have fallen short; the role went to Christopher Reeve.

   • 2015, Brendan O'Neill, ‘Call me Caitlyn, or else’: the rise of authoritarian transgender politics (in The Spectator, June)

     Yesterday's Jennermania confirms how weirdly authoritarian, even idolatrous, trans politics has become.