Glee is a pretty offensive show if you haven't noticed

(This makes me so annoyed that I don't know if I'm expressing myself that coherently, but it seemed worth a try.)

This is a post from someone's blog, which does a good job explaining some of the things that bother me: http://hoydenabouttown.com/20090520.4998/new-tv-show-glee-does-crip-drag-very...

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[Debunka]

Let me guess, you're one of the types who thinks To Kill a Mockingbird should be banned because it has the N-word in it and totally ignores the context and message of the novel?

That's what I thought.

[gorramdoll]

@Debunka LOL, explain the context and message of Glee to me then

[Debunka]

@gorramdoll I actually meant to use it in the context of how you knee-jerk types react to every little thing that could be considered "offensive".

I imagine you give the stink-eye to anyone who orders their coffee black, don't you?

[gorramdoll]

@Debunka I like tons of things like Arrested Development that could be considered offensive out of context, because they actually make sense and are funny in the context of the show. I watched Glee for six months and didn't think it was a good show.

Additionally, the casting of Kevin McHale was actually a real event, not a plot point or a line used in a work of fiction, so I don't really see the similarity between it and the n-word in To Kill a Mockingbird.

[draymusa]

Having non-disabled people play disabled people today is similar to having white people in blackface make-up play black characters in the early twnetieth century,or to boys playing women's parts in Elizabethan theater.

[gorramdoll]

@draymusa you win

[slymsummers]

Do you know what I find offsensive? People who make stupid videos with bad sound quality while playing with their hair. Glee is a funny show that is different and should be appreciated for what it is. If you haven't noticed, real high schools are also filled with stereotypes and although glee is a much more dramatic version its still supposed to be fun. Maybe you should avoid the tv show if you can't enjoy it for what it is. And that's how Slym C's it

[EpicTom93]

@gorramdoll Bitch i hate you so much you ugly fuck. Your face is offensive

[MyGoldfishRanAway]

I had the volume turned up all the way on my computer and I still could not understand a word you were saying.

[TheJoshuaPat]

@gorramdoll well i might take it in if i could hear you and clearly you were not taking in the context of glee. You're a freak

[MrLennox24]

OMG Glee is so not offensive you stupid little girl!!