In place of the LGBT line, the Glee kids repeat a previously-sung line, “No matter black, white, or beige, chola, or Orient-made, I’m on the right track baby, I was born to be brave.” The “Don’t be a drag, just be a queen” line is still in place (take a listen, at around 2:33, in… [Read more…]
June 1, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
When Malaysia’s top radio broadcaster blurred out the pro-queer lyrics of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way”—y’know, the part that goes, “No matter gay, straight or bi, lesbian, transgendered life, I’m on the right track, baby. I was born to survive.’— they did it so not to offend government censors. But it looks like the same… [Read more…]
May 31, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
This original script (and the original pilot, but I can’t currently do anything with video because God hates me or something — Thanks Rev Phelps) have this scene (a lot of the details have changed, obviously, since this was written — Kurt doesn’t even exist in this script): In the video this still is… [Read more…]
May 1, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
Except they did back down. They omitted an entire verse of the song that would have been rather pivotal in the whole “modern social messaging” thing. Lady Gaga, why don’t you ask them about why it’s ok to use the word “tranny” in one episode and omit a social message about transgender people in another?… [Read more…]
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 27, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
I’m sort of getting tired of writing this series. Not because I’m bored — to the contrary, there seems to be a reason to keep writing it at every turn. But it’s because it makes my brain hurt. Now I’m not trans. I’m just a friend. I feel I should say this when I’m approaching… [Read more…]
This week’s Glee episode, “Night of Neglect”, perpetuated two bigoted myths regarding sexual minorities. The “predatory gay” remark was here before, so I’ll only touch on tangentially. The other was the use of the “Hermaphrodite” not one, but twice in the episode. It’s safe to say that the atmosphere on “Glee” is toxic when it… [Read more…]
April 21, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
Ok, I’m the last person I expected to be advocating for a new character in Glee. There are already too many characters. But you know what? They can’t keep retconning their ages forever. Finn and Puck, for instance, are simply starting to look too old. Glee is going to have to graduate some of their… [Read more…]
April 14, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
Silly Gleek linked to a fantastic interview with Dot Marie Jones who plays Coach Shannon Beiste. While the interview also showed us how incredibly funny and cool the actress is, it also brought up some very interesting stuff about Ryan Murphy’s past addressing trans issues. I know there has been a lot of discussion about… [Read more…]
April 5, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
Back to the Rocky Horror episode and why so many people are upset about it. I will admit, that despite my supergayness, I had never ever seen the movie. In my defense, I am a total nerd, and where I went to university, all the cool kids went to Rocky Horror. I simply assumed it… [Read more…]
August 18, 2011 by DeconstructingGlee
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