Glee needs to get back to the gay storylines, even though it looks to me like the producers are itching to break up Blaine and Kurt, and that’s sad, because I really don’t want to see Kurt with a broken heart, though Chris Colfer will act the hell out of it. I’ll understand the reason,… [Read more…]
December 27, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
Before you start hyperventilating, Mary, here’s why these other overtly gay moments didn’t make our list. 5) “Born This Way” (Season Two): More like Bored This Way (with the exception of Karofsky’s display of label lust, of course). 4) Big Gay Xmas (Season Three): Blaine and Kurt’s arch retro-closeting was as tedious as the rest… [Read more…]
December 2, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
I’ve been trying to gather my thoughts on “I Kissed a Girl”, because there have been so many people with so many feelings, and on one level or another, I agree with everyone. If you’ve been reading for any length of time here, you know that I see Finn as the well-intentioned but ultimately fail-ally.… [Read more…]
June 15, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
But where is Lea Michele? And where is Chris Colfer? … And while we understand that Chris wants to keep his personal life personal, we don’t think many people would think worse of him if he’d address the issue head-on. C.C. has been wishy-washy, at best, when it comes to talking about his life as… [Read more…]
May 4, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
Glee will matter until Kurt can kiss the person he loves without making headlines. Glee will matter until Santana isn’t made to feel like she has to hide her crush on fellow cheerleader, Brittany. Glee will matter until Karofsky doesn’t feel like he has to beat up kids as a way to hide his own… [Read more…]
April 18, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
With Karofsky, you have no idea. He could join the glee club and sing a big solo as an out, proud guy, or he could go the opposite route and go home and hang himself like many people have done. Imagine that episode, that message. Keck’s Exclusives: Glee’s Max Adler on Karofsky’s Future – Today’s… [Read more…]
March 23, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
The show’s handling of Karofsky forcing a kiss on Kurt wasn’t the best it could be. Since Kurt chose to keep the kiss a secret (from everyone but another kid his age), it is impossible for parents and teachers to intervene and show the assault up for what it was. And given that both Kurt… [Read more…]
March 23, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
“Stereotypical” is a word I find popping up in a lot of negative conversations about Glee. From Wikipedia (don’t look at me that way; this is not a term paper!): A stereotype is a popular belief about specific social groups or types of individuals. The concepts of “stereotype” and “prejudice” are often confused with many other… [Read more…]
January 31, 2012 by DeconstructingGlee
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