Like Carlson, I care about what my kids watch. I don’t want my children exposed to images or ideas that would influence them to be mean or cold or desensitized to violence and its consequences. I likewise don’t want my daughters to pick up any notions from the media that they have to be skinny or… [Read more…]
April 18, 2012 by DeconstructingGlee
Holy shitballs. I’m sort of waiting for other people to blink on this first, but I really loved last night’s episode. Finn and Rachel were irritating and mostly boring but there was some good stuff there too. If Finn had more fire in him usually, I might find them more interesting. But let’s talk about… [Read more…]
August 30, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
Potential unpopular opinion, but it needs to be said. All of the Gleeks on Tumblr will probably be really excited about this, but I’m not. Don’t get me wrong: I don’t dislike the show by any means. What I dislike is cissexism. I would prefer to get the derailing out of the way ahead of… [Read more…]
August 23, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
THR: What would you think if Ryan and company scripted a cross-dressing or transgendered character for you? Newell: I would be perfectly fine with that because there are so many different angles to that. I go to different schools to visit friends and I see transgendered kids and it’s hard. Not too many television shows… [Read more…]
May 2, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
Queer Secrets. I wonder do The Power That Be see any of this? Because it’s starting to pop up all around…
April 29, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
I’m not the biggest fan of Glee, though that stems mostly from how badly it mangled both zombies and football in a single episode. But I think we should acknowledge that being gay-friendly on TV isn’t really edgy anymore. Statistician wunderkind Nate Silver announced last week that more than half of Americans now support gay… [Read more…]
April 24, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
Glee provides a positive and uplifting portrayal of a flamboyant gay character. They even gave him a supportive father. Kurt seems to be comfortable with himself, and if that is all a facade, he surely must be comfortable with singing in his natural key. Never before had I seen such a character on TV which I was able to so… [Read more…]
April 2, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
I am writing this in parts, because it is getting very, very long and nobody will read it. (please do) And now, I turn to Glee. Very, very gay Glee. You know, I’m that person who all my friends say is the gayest person they know. I’m super-gay. I love everything gay. So obviously, I’m… [Read more…]
April 22, 2012 by DeconstructingGlee
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