Radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie “O” Henderson have offered their take on the widespread but controversial issue of gender segregation.
On Friday morning’s Kyle and Jackie O Show, the duo chatted with influencer Oli London, who rose to prominence in 2018 for identifying as Korean.
At the time, the “transracial” 33-year-old had spent more than $120,000 trying to look Korean — just over a sixth of the $570,000 worth of “damaging mutilations” he would inflict on himself in search of “validation.”
London’s gender, sexuality, and racial identity also varied widely during this period from bisexual to transgender to transgender Korean women.
Despite his long history of surgical procedures, the influencer has since become a British male again and cites mental health as a reason for his initial transition.
Radio hosts Kyle and Jackie “O” have offered their take on the controversial issue of gender segregation. On Friday morning’s show, the duo chatted with influencer Oli London (pictured), who became known for identifying as Korean
“I went through a crazy phase, I actually apologized last year.” I said, “Look, I’ve been struggling with my mental health. And I took responsibility,” London told radio hosts.
Elsewhere in the chat, Sandilands and Henderson posed several questions on the hotly debated topic.
“They’re not saying that if someone is a male and identifies as a female and they’re in transition — it’s not due to mental health.” You’re saying what you had with the multiple changes was a mental health thing? Not everyone suffers mentally [issues].’ asked Sandilands.
Despite his long surgical history, London has since become a British man again and cites mental health as a reason for his initial transition
During the chat, Sandilands agreed with London’s views and went further on the issue of forcing gender-affirming surgeries and gender identity on young people
“No, I would never use a blanket term to describe anyone that way,” London replied.
“But I would say with certainty that there is a mental health crisis going on right now.”
“A lot of kids get confused and misled.” “Kids who develop gender dysphoria because schools and social media push ideas into them… Because they might be struggling with depression or they might be bullied.”
Sandilands continued: “And they are looking for an answer and yes, they could see this as the answer to all their problems, which you have done.” And you realize very quickly that this is not the solution to all your particular problems.
Oli after spending $475,000 to look like a Korean woman
On his journey to look like a Korean woman, Oli underwent over 30 painful feminization procedures
“Gosh, I never thought about that.”
Sandilands continued to agree with London and continued to address the issue of foisting gender-affirming surgery and gender identity on young people.
“When I was a baby, I wanted to be a monkey. But now these poor kids are thinking, ‘Oh, I’m going to turn into a monkey. I’ll just have the surgery,” he said.
“These kids fantasize about all kinds of things.” I dressed up as a girl for a while. I once wanted to be a police officer. You know, we fantasize as little kids.
“But when you’re feeling lost and you’re like, ‘Oh, maybe I’m a girl,’ I think that’s pretty dangerous territory. If you’re a little boy or girl who’s been feeling, ‘I’m in the wrong body’ all your life. I believe they’re real, real things.’
In 2022, London experienced a turning point in his life as he sought the transition from a Korean woman back to a British man.
He told Web: “I suddenly realized that the more surgery I have, the more miserable I am.”
“I used to pray for hours in church for clarity, and then I realized I had made a mistake.
“It was about maiming even more or pausing and trying to go back to my old self.”
Oli London introduced himself as a Korean woman in 2022 – before deciding to be a man again
Now, a year after his detransformation to manhood, Oli has become a surprising new voice in the cultural debate about gender identity and gender reassignment surgeries, penning a new book about his journey through his own gender.
And he has a lot to say.
After announcing his retirement, Oli claimed to have received support and criticism from all quarters.
He explained: “A lot of people have been very kind to me, the conservatives and the Christians.”
“The trans activists to me were disgusting and disgusting, what they said was horrible.”
Oli says he’s now past the transition and is happier than he’s ever been
“I was the target of hate campaigns, they tried to cancel my book and they sent me death threats saying I should be stoned to death.”
“It’s all because I said children shouldn’t be moved around and that women should have safe spaces — how’s that controversial?”
As he gets to the roots of his own gender dysmorphia, Oli says his experiences more or less mirror the clichéd topics of discussion about the condition.
He explained, “I was born a man and as a kid I would sometimes dress up in girl costumes with a purse and high heels.” The first tape I ever bought was Cher and I played with Barbie, not Action Man, but a lot of kids do that these days.
“As a teenager I was teased and bullied because of my looks, bad acne and a big nose. None of the girls wanted to date me, they said I was too much like a girl, they called me female.
“These are, I think, some of the reasons I developed body dysmorphia and ended up becoming depressed.”
Detransition: A Memoir is available for pre-order now on Amazon.
Oli has written the memoir Detransition about his journey through gender identification