Disclaimer: I barely slept last night. Not sure if it was thinking or feeling or just the fact that I was mysteriously hungry at 4am, but no sleep. So we have this episode and all the baggage that comes with it and me being exhausted and a lot emotional. You may have to take this… [Read more…]
Reblogged with permission from here. Written by the lovely Julia. I promised some people I would talk about Brittany and Artie and disability and etc. on here at some point. Might as well start now. Hmm. I’ve written about Artie and disability here and here, and about Brittany and sex here. Glee has written and played out disability-themed storylines… [Read more…]
August 11, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
Girl-on-girl pop culture queen, Dorothy Snarker, takes on the difficult subject of how lesbian audiences react to bisexual female characters in an article for AfterEllen. Here’s a snippet and a link. The portrayal of bisexual and sexual fluidity (which, mind you, are not the same and not necessarily interchangeable) on the large and small screen… [Read more…]
April 11, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
This is part 2. In part 1, we talked about Blaine and his exploration of his possible bisexuality. Now, for Santana, who has definitely had sex with both girls and boys in the show, but BUT who The Powers That Be have said is a lesbian. This is going to be a bit personal for… [Read more…]
March 24, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
I actually don’t have an opinion on this. Or, I guess I feel like I don’t have enough information to form one. It’s just something I’ve seen questioned before — why didn’t they hire an actor who is confined to a wheelchair to perform Artie’s part?
November 9, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
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