Response to : Glee Sucks

This is a response to a blog post made by one of my fellow Intro to Creativity peers. Here is the post. The post was basically about the controversial topics shown in the the hit series Glee. Personally I am a huge fan and openly admit that this is probably from a biased perspective but I honestly disagree with some of the claims made in the post. Earlier today I watched the latest episode of GLEE and I received something completely different than what was stated in the aforementioned post.

Synopsis of latest Glee episode:

One of the main characters Rachel Berry (Photo shown) has a dance accident and her nose is left broken. Rachel, a known Jewish gal, suffers from the stigma of small noses = better noses. Needless to say she has no small snouzer but upon pressure from her doctor she actually considers rhinoplasty. For the sake of the Glee club and students everywhere, their teacher goes on a mission to raise self-esteem for his students through such an outwardly beautiful tactic. At the end of the show, with the help of her professor and close Gleeks, she ends up not going through with the surgery and all of the Gleeks get something great in the end, the essence of embracing their "Ugly" as Tyra would say. (Here is a post by a fellow blogger commenting about the Tyra Banks project "Rock Your Ugly)




Final Thought:
Although GLEE shows theses controversial issues from a students perspective ( underage drinking, plastic surgery) the show has always made it a point to show the negatives and detriment resulting from engaging in such activities. The show actually goes beyond that to give kids an alternative by not preaching at them. Personally I love shows like this, shows that speak to the teen/ young adult perspective. To attack this show for its controversial themes we must consider the focus and the end result. Underage drinking and sex are all things that are going to happen regardless if its televised or not. I don't like taking the 'out of sight out of mind approach', these things do happen, and personally I applaud shows like Glee and The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Bravo Glee. Bravo!