So I like this show, but there have been a couple of things that just bother me. I understand that in this day and age, it's all about being politically correct. I get it. Whatever. But sometimes, it doesn't have to be expressed THE EXACT SAME WAY everytime. 2 big things.
1. The episode where Mercedes (the chubby girl in Glee) realizes that she is beautiful just the way she is. And then a couple of episodes later, after trying to fit in with the cheerleading squad, she realizes that she doesn't want to change. At this point she has already tried starving herself and fitting in using other methods. I get the point of these episodes. Love yourself for who you are. But they didn't resolve it with the right message! Instead of saying she's perfect the way she is, couldn't they have said "she needs to get to a healthy weight, being obese is not good for you". Nope. They left it with she is perfect. As a person, spirit, soul, she is great, wonderful, perfect. But her body is not healthy and it could affect her later. I say this because I struggle with it, and I don't like hearing on TV that it is ok to be obese. This girl isn't that large so to speak, but by medical standards, she is definitely obese.
2. There is a character on glee named Kurt. He's gay, and the big thing has been that nobody accepts him for who he is and he is always struggling to fit in yet be himself. Fine. No problem with that. Another little side story about him. He has a crush on Finn, the super straight football player Glee member. Finn has been nice to him in the past, considers him a friend, la di da. But then Kurt gets their parents dating, and then they all move in together. Perfect for Kurt because now they have to share a room.
What ended up happenings is Finn gets super uncomfortable and flips out on Kurt. He say offensive things, uses gay slander, and really upsets Kurt's dad. Agree. He shouldn't have said those things. Definitely shouldn't have. Hate is awful and that was what that was. BUT. They glossed over the fact that Kurt WAS hitting on Finn, even though Finn had already repeatedly shown no interest. They glossed over the fact that Kurt wasn't trying to make Finn comfortable, he was trying to get him to "switch sides". He wasn't accepting Finn... isn't that like reverse discrimination? I'm not so up to date on my PC talk...but it drives me nuts.
Finn was wrong, but so was Kurt. Except it isn't PC for Kurt to be wrong in any sort of way regarding being gay. I don't like it, and I think it is a great representation of how wrong the public's view on minorities and their rights are. Yes, they are treated poorly, and it shouldn't happen. But it doesn't give minorities the right to do the exact same thing back. Ok... I may have looked into it a little too far... but this Kurt character is not my favorite. And it's not because he's gay. It's the character.
Ok so 3. (again Kurt) This one has to do with his dad's relationship with Finn prior to moving in as one big happy family. What drives me crazy here is how Kurt is constantly jealous about Finn getting to go to games with his dad and be the "perfect son". Why does this bother me, you ask? Because Kurt DOESN'T want to do these things! They do other things together. His dad supports him so much and loves him and it is clear all the time, but he is also a sports guy and it is a big part of him. I think Kurt's character is so self involved. There are plenty of things that my dad likes to do which don't interest me. If he finds someone else to do them instead of me, more power to him! Because then I can still enjoy him when we have something we both want to do, and I don't have to entertain him or be tortured through one of his interests. Kurt expects those around him to be like him... backwards! He shouldn't have to conform. Fine. But neither should those around him then.
Glee: Go ahead, have a character that represents the gay community. But goodness, can he be more stereotyped?? Can we see the side of him that isn't
because he's gay? Because out of my gay friends, I see a lot more than the fact that they are gay. That is one aspect, just like it is one aspect of me that I am straight, but it is NOT what defines me. I would like to think that people think of other things than that when they think of me. But when I think of Kurt, that is all I think.
Ok that is enough out of me...
