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You’re right, I think I phrased that wrong. They don’t “dismiss” Jazz’s emotions but rather Jeanette has molded them so Jazz only knows how to express things the way a kid would. I can’t quite think of the right word for this, they’ve cultivated this artificial emotion. The whole family needs to know about a “panic attack”, but “my vagina is falling apart” was treated like “Jazz is having a bad hair day!” Jazz doesn’t know how to gauge what level of emotion goes with different situations, because everything in this family seems so meaningless and put on.It's in part due to Jeanette's narcissistic personality and part to her being used to exploit Jazz' negative emotions for the show. A normal well-adjusted kid doesn't create drama, but Jazz being emotional and having obstacles to beat will create a plot. Jazz seem to be walking away from that behaviour, but Jeanette might never do.
And they don't dismiss Jazz' emotions. Remember when he had a mental breakdown because he couldn't write his graduation speech. He called the whole family for a family meeting to tell them he was feeling anxious. Only Jeanette and Sander seemed really (or not so really) worried about him, while the rest couldn't give a shit, but were all trying for the show. They all were there, though.
The problem is, I think, that they don't know how to deal with Jazz when the cameras are off. They are (or were) unable to give Jazz the attention he needs as the main character of a tv show. In a normal sibling situation, they would have laughed at Jazz or tell him "do whatever, who cares".
He definitely has that greasy, too eager to give a drunk chick “a ride home” vibe.So did nobody watch that interview with Jazz and Sander? The reason women are instinctually leery of Sander is all right there. He came across as mean-spirited, superior and contemptuous.
Sander is a nasty little fuck who hates women, hates his “sister,” wants the fame Jazz had and cannot hide it. Jazz can’t quit because that means nobody will pay attention to Sander.
It wasn’t long, and I recommend watching and paying attention to their facial expressions and body language along with their words. Jazz is still as verbally gifted as he was as a child, seemed to have faced some demons and is working through it, is at least willing to admit his problems, and perhaps just wants to live his life with what he has, out of the public eye. Sander is already bitter and nasty and is going to use Jazz as much as possible.