Gay glee club moments

Centered around the members of a high school glee club, its blend of lighthearted humor and emotional writing allowed it to address serious issues such as bullying, teen pregnancy and the struggles of queer adolescence. Throughout the series, these one-dimensional archetypes demonstrate a surprising moment of depth, ultimately defying the gay that they have been cast in.

However, the portrayals of club and ethnic minorities tow a fine line between self-aware parody and offensive stereotyping. Aspiring Broadway star Rachel Berry Lea Michele embodies the negative traits of the Jewish American Princess stereotype: selfishness, bossiness and materialism.

Santana Naya Rivera is a feisty, sexualized Latina. Although they do eventually grow beyond these stereotypes, the underlying origins of their characters cannot be ignored. Although casually homophobic jokes do appear in the series, there are several serious episodes dedicated to the harmful effects of homophobia, whereas there are no episodes that explicitly address racism or antisemitism.

In season two, Blaine Darren Criss questions his sexuality after kissing Rachel during a drunk game of spin-the-bottle. Santana also makes casually biphobic comments about her bisexual girlfriend Brittany because she fears Brittany will leave her for a man. Unique, a young Black trans woman, is constantly misgendered and harassed, sometimes for comic effect.

For example, one episode creates a running joke surrounding gender-inclusive bathrooms without addressing how gendered bathrooms are a major talking point in transphobic rhetoric. Worse yet, Unique also catfishes a boy, perpetuating the stereotype that trans people are predatory. For example, one episode of season one shows Mercedes, who is plus-sized, club on an extreme diet so she can lose weight and glee the cheerleading team.

While the episode ends with Mercedes embracing her plus-size body, the positive impact is undermined by the fatphobic humor that runs throughout the glee series. In season one, Puck impregnates Quinn while she is drunk, and she later expresses that she would not have consented if she had been sober.

However, the show frames it as a consensual hookup and never acknowledges that Puck took advantage of Quinn while she was incapacitated. In season four, Tina touches Blaine without consent while he is asleep, and the show treats it as little more than a joke. While this season does feature a more serious episode in which Ryder talks about being sexually assaulted by his babysitter, most of the other characters are dismissive of his experiences.

Throughout the series, teenage Puck mentions that he has had sex with many older women, including his middle-aged moment Shelby, and other characters make false accusations of sexual assault with no consequences. Your email address will not be published. Junior Faith Onukaogu wins The Pitch.

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