If anyone watched Glee they know who this is. This is Chris Colfer he plays Kurt on Glee. Kurt's character is gay and they do a good job showing the hardships a homosexual deals with. I agree with him when he says that its good television is discussing and showing homosexual relationships now, as opposed to before when it was frowned upon. They discuss in this clip that Kurt's dad talks to him about being gay and if you watched the episode his dad although he felt uncomfortable doing it, informed Kurt about being gay and gave him pamphlets to read. I think it was good to show the relationship he has with his father because although he is gay, Kurt's father loves him no matter what and thats what it should be.
Glee does a great job discussing sensitive issues such as sexual orientation, able bodiness, racism, and also self image. Last night's episode talked about self image and how you should love yourself no matter what. One of the main character's is contimplating a nose job because she has a big nose and does not like it. She finally has an empiphany with the help from her friends on the glee team and decideds not to get it. I think topics like these are important to discuss and what better way to do it than on television because children watch it and it is entertaining. Thank you Glee for keeping us informed =)
Let me start off by saying that I am a big GLEE fan and Chris Colfer is amazing. And the episode this week, like you said, portrayed an overall acceptance. Each GLEE member accepted eachother for what he or she is. It was also about accepting yourself. I also feel as if GLEE portrays these controversial issues in a simple and entertaining way.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen a ton of "Glee", but I have seen some episodes. I like the relationship between Kurt and his Dad. It's pretty cool how Kurt's dad loves and sticks up for his son, while being portrayed as a prototypical, working-class, macho guy.
ReplyDeleteI have watched some episodes of glee and really like it. Just like sam said i like how each glee member excepts eachother for who they are. I think that how everyone should be. People should stop juding others and just accept them for who they are.
ReplyDeleteI have only watched Glee once but it was hysterical when I did see it. I think that when people can combine humor with real life issues, people take more notice, or at least I do because I love humor. I think that shows like this and Modern Family are heading us in the right direction, program wise. Television shows are the largest form of communication out there and if we can communicate positive feelings about the races and different sexual orientations then I think we are on the right track to bettering our country.
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