Glee is a musical T.V show that depicts different teens who are all very different, but are connected through their love for music. I must say, I was very skeptical about watching a show at first because of the constant singing. When I finally watched the show I fell in love with the drama of the teens and adults. Glee touches upon all problems of teenagers from self -confidence, sexuality, alcohol, popularity, etc. The women to men ratio are balance to me in my opinion and I believe the show is very contemporary.
In this episode Kurt is struggling with coming out to his father about his homosexuality. In his struggle Kurt decides to try out for the football team in order to impress his dad. Kurt hopes that by trying out for the team it would hide his sexuality from his father. Kurt is also bullied by the football team, and the football team believes he has very little athletic ability. This part of the episode in my opinion brings up the issue in society about Homophobia and the fear of being homosexual.
Another issue in this episode is When Quinn tells Fin that she is pregnant. Though it was impossible for Fin to be the father, Quinn was confronted with the issue that she cheated on her boyfriend. As well she broke her celibacy vows also she did not want to face the fact that Puckerman was her baby’s father. This issue is a representation of the double standards of the female and male society. Meaning if a girl has sexual relations with more than one boy she is a slut versus a boy can do the same thing and it is okay. Women are preached to, to save themselves for marriage versus the males are loosely cared for.
Gender issues are very important in Glee and it takes on issues that most teens struggle with in a humorous and musical way. I think that Glee allows the viewers to dive deep into to the show and connect with the characters. There are so many issues dealing with teens as far as gender and I think that glee does a wonderful job with showing those issues.
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