Comments on: Gays on Glee http://www.samdowning.com/2009/11/23/glee-gays/ An empty, rusting tuna can in the wasteland of the internet Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kagedtiger http://www.samdowning.com/2009/11/23/glee-gays/comment-page-1/#comment-108 Kagedtiger Sun, 26 Sep 2010 06:31:55 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=170#comment-108 Honestly, it really doesn't bother me that Kurt is a stereotype, and here's why - *everyone* on Glee is a stereotype. That's the point of the show. Not every football player is dumb like Finn either, and not every cheerleader is a bitch in real life. Don't even get me started on Mercedes. The point of the show is that they give us stereotypes and a sort of larger-than-life parody, and then occasionally break those stereotypes to make us think a little bit - like with Kurt's good relationship with his father. So if you're going to be angry about the stereotyping, get angry about the whole show. Honestly, it really doesn't bother me that Kurt is a stereotype, and here's why – *everyone* on Glee is a stereotype. That's the point of the show. Not every football player is dumb like Finn either, and not every cheerleader is a bitch in real life. Don't even get me started on Mercedes. The point of the show is that they give us stereotypes and a sort of larger-than-life parody, and then occasionally break those stereotypes to make us think a little bit – like with Kurt's good relationship with his father. So if you're going to be angry about the stereotyping, get angry about the whole show.

]]> By: Valerie http://www.samdowning.com/2009/11/23/glee-gays/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Valerie Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:26:21 +0000 http://www.samdowning.com/?p=170#comment-20 I have to kind of agree with you although for me I had a couple different issues. I guess because I have had gay friends that preferred to identify with the girls that one didn't occur to me so much as stereotypical, but what really bothered me was when Kurt purposely blew his singing audition against Rachel so that his dad wouldn't have to deal with the harassment that comes with having a gay son. I tried to come up with something positive from that, but all I could take from it was the message that if being who you are hurts your family's pride or causes them to put up with just a tiny fraction of the harassment you put up with every single day, just for being you, then you should refrain from reaching for any dreams that might make your family's suffering even worse. Because how they deal with who you are is more important than what you want out of life. That whole episode just left a bad taste in my mouth. I think they missed an opportunity to deal with harassment and discrimination in a much more head-on and positive way. The end kind of defeated Kurt's dad's storming into the school in his defense. Which I thought was fabulous. After Kurt's dad's great response to Kurt coming out. ("I know." - loved that!) I was disappointed with what they did this time. Great post! I have to kind of agree with you although for me I had a couple different issues. I guess because I have had gay friends that preferred to identify with the girls that one didn’t occur to me so much as stereotypical, but what really bothered me was when Kurt purposely blew his singing audition against Rachel so that his dad wouldn’t have to deal with the harassment that comes with having a gay son.

I tried to come up with something positive from that, but all I could take from it was the message that if being who you are hurts your family’s pride or causes them to put up with just a tiny fraction of the harassment you put up with every single day, just for being you, then you should refrain from reaching for any dreams that might make your family’s suffering even worse. Because how they deal with who you are is more important than what you want out of life. That whole episode just left a bad taste in my mouth. I think they missed an opportunity to deal with harassment and discrimination in a much more head-on and positive way. The end kind of defeated Kurt’s dad’s storming into the school in his defense. Which I thought was fabulous.

After Kurt’s dad’s great response to Kurt coming out. (“I know.” – loved that!) I was disappointed with what they did this time. Great post!

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