Irvine511
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i'd be willing to bet, though, that Victoria Jackson is worried that "Glee" is going to turn kids gay. that's what virtually *all* of NOM's anti-gay ads are about, the idea of "schools teaching about gay marriage" -- it's when those television ads hit, ads of small children and their parents that play on whatever primal fear parents have about having a gay child, that the polling starts to shift just enough so that you get anti-gay victories in CA and ME.
anyway, as for "Glee," my assessments of it's quality change not just from week to week, but literally from commercial to commercial. there are times when it's inspired, and then there are times when it's an incoherent heap of shit inhabited by characters who have random motivations assigned to them. i do think, however, that it handles it's gay subject matter with a much lighter foot than many other shows, and while Kurt is a walking mass of stereotypes, he's wonderfully played, the bullying episodes were very real, and he and his dad have some of the best scenes on television. the "sex talk" was genuinely moving.
and you're right about a worldview. only a gay man like Ryan Murphy would have the hard won insight to script a speech like this:
not only does this tie into notions of sexuality that we were discussing in the other thread, but more importantly, this is something gay kids never hear. and it's the most important message of all, and it is directly tied into not just this thread, and not just the sky-high rates of suicide and substance abuse among gay kids, but the entire same-sex marriage movement: you are not inferior, a mistake, or a choice; you are as worthy as anyone else; above all, you matter.
anyway, as for "Glee," my assessments of it's quality change not just from week to week, but literally from commercial to commercial. there are times when it's inspired, and then there are times when it's an incoherent heap of shit inhabited by characters who have random motivations assigned to them. i do think, however, that it handles it's gay subject matter with a much lighter foot than many other shows, and while Kurt is a walking mass of stereotypes, he's wonderfully played, the bullying episodes were very real, and he and his dad have some of the best scenes on television. the "sex talk" was genuinely moving.
and you're right about a worldview. only a gay man like Ryan Murphy would have the hard won insight to script a speech like this:
"When you're intimate with someone in that way, you gotta know that you're exposing yourself. You're never gonna be more vulnerable, and that scares the hell out of a lot of guys ... With two guys you've got two people who think that sex is just sex. It's gonna be easier to come by and once you start, you aren't gonna want to stop. You gotta know that it means something. It's doing something to you, to your heart, to your self-esteem, even though it feels like you're just having fun...When you're ready, I want you to be able to do everything. But when you're ready, I want you to use it as a way to connect to another person. Don't throw yourself around like you don't matter, because you matter."
not only does this tie into notions of sexuality that we were discussing in the other thread, but more importantly, this is something gay kids never hear. and it's the most important message of all, and it is directly tied into not just this thread, and not just the sky-high rates of suicide and substance abuse among gay kids, but the entire same-sex marriage movement: you are not inferior, a mistake, or a choice; you are as worthy as anyone else; above all, you matter.