Comments on: Glee – Or How I Abandoned my Ideals of Feminism and Learned to Love a Good Floor Show http://atlanta.artactivism.com/commentary/music/glee-or-how-i-abandoned-my-ideals-of-feminism-and-learned-to-love-a-good-floor-show/ Uniting the Art Community Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:25:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Chelsea http://atlanta.artactivism.com/commentary/music/glee-or-how-i-abandoned-my-ideals-of-feminism-and-learned-to-love-a-good-floor-show/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Chelsea Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:47:27 +0000 http://atlanta.artactivism.com/?p=2135#comment-214 LB - bravo! Love the post! I have to agree that there is plenty about Glee that makes me roll my eyes (blatant disregard for the sacrament of marriage even though Terri is a total nut, etc), but the Glee Clubber in me is totally, irreversibly hooked. (And, Nicole, I might add, also totally infatuated with Will as well, lol). I plan on overlooking Hollywood's usual faults and just enjoying the show for what it is. After all, the inconsistencies and disappointments are actually pretty accurate of a "normal" high school, are they not? :) Too bad we couldn't have had Will as our GC teacher! Yum! LB – bravo! Love the post! I have to agree that there is plenty about Glee that makes me roll my eyes (blatant disregard for the sacrament of marriage even though Terri is a total nut, etc), but the Glee Clubber in me is totally, irreversibly hooked. (And, Nicole, I might add, also totally infatuated with Will as well, lol). I plan on overlooking Hollywood’s usual faults and just enjoying the show for what it is. After all, the inconsistencies and disappointments are actually pretty accurate of a “normal” high school, are they not? :) Too bad we couldn’t have had Will as our GC teacher! Yum!

]]> By: Nicole http://atlanta.artactivism.com/commentary/music/glee-or-how-i-abandoned-my-ideals-of-feminism-and-learned-to-love-a-good-floor-show/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Nicole Mon, 04 Jan 2010 04:33:37 +0000 http://atlanta.artactivism.com/?p=2135#comment-212 I could not agree more with this entire post!! I'm still hanging onto "Glee" because of the adorable musical moments and my love for Sue (Jane Lynch is the only one really milking her over-the-top character as a total parody) and Kurt (who's actually had some touching storylines!). It's cute and bright-colored and I can't resist watching it. But god, whatever obviously male screenwriter created Terri needs to be kicked in the face. And the picture you chose for this entry is a scene that summed up everything I hate about this show -- that whole subplot about Rachel and Emma being inexplicably, insanely, girlish-giggling in love with Will because this poor guy is just so perfect and wonderful he *always* has to deal with crazy bitches... ugh. Cringeworthy. I could not agree more with this entire post!! I’m still hanging onto “Glee” because of the adorable musical moments and my love for Sue (Jane Lynch is the only one really milking her over-the-top character as a total parody) and Kurt (who’s actually had some touching storylines!). It’s cute and bright-colored and I can’t resist watching it.

But god, whatever obviously male screenwriter created Terri needs to be kicked in the face. And the picture you chose for this entry is a scene that summed up everything I hate about this show — that whole subplot about Rachel and Emma being inexplicably, insanely, girlish-giggling in love with Will because this poor guy is just so perfect and wonderful he *always* has to deal with crazy bitches… ugh. Cringeworthy.

]]> By: Lillian Beauregarde http://atlanta.artactivism.com/commentary/music/glee-or-how-i-abandoned-my-ideals-of-feminism-and-learned-to-love-a-good-floor-show/comment-page-1/#comment-210 Lillian Beauregarde Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:22:23 +0000 http://atlanta.artactivism.com/?p=2135#comment-210 Excellent points! It's one of those things where I can't stop watching the show even though it makes me crazy. I generally tend to get through it in 3 or 4 show bursts... so maybe the concentrated nature is making things more difficult on my brain. Excellent points! It’s one of those things where I can’t stop watching the show even though it makes me crazy. I generally tend to get through it in 3 or 4 show bursts… so maybe the concentrated nature is making things more difficult on my brain.

]]> By: Paula http://atlanta.artactivism.com/commentary/music/glee-or-how-i-abandoned-my-ideals-of-feminism-and-learned-to-love-a-good-floor-show/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Paula Mon, 04 Jan 2010 01:53:08 +0000 http://atlanta.artactivism.com/?p=2135#comment-207 You have to take the comedy as black comedy. The guys are messes as well. A grown man can't figure out something's up with his wife's pregnancy? A jock doesn't know that the hot tub myth is just that? And he let's her keep manipulating him? I enjoy them as hilarious send ups of type. Something for us all to mock and maybe start up conversations with the young people in our lives about where each character goes wrong. (And I'm listening to the soundtrack on my road trip. Awesomeness!) You have to take the comedy as black comedy. The guys are messes as well. A grown man can’t figure out something’s up with his wife’s pregnancy? A jock doesn’t know that the hot tub myth is just that? And he let’s her keep manipulating him? I enjoy them as hilarious send ups of type. Something for us all to mock and maybe start up conversations with the young people in our lives about where each character goes wrong. (And I’m listening to the soundtrack on my road trip. Awesomeness!)

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