Kurt Hummel, in Glee, plays a upper middle class, fashion-forward gay who is constantly tortured by his homophobic and insensitive schoolmates of small town Ohio. In the episode, “Preggers,” he saves the day by helping the football team, whose members are cruel to him, win a game by connecting them to their feminine side. While Kurt does not fit into the category of subordinate masculinity, his character, nonetheless, remains in the gendered role of the overtly feminine gay.
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3 days ago
LOVE glee!!!!
ReplyDeletei started watching it like three days ago. caught up with all the episodes. Love it!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI think your thesis sounds like you're covering it all! (: What'd you think about Kurt in tonight's episode? I'm glad they're finally adding more to his story because I feel like this show brings up new topics really abruptly and makes other storylines disappear.
ReplyDeleteIt's good that they get into some of the issues of growing up gay (in the middle of the country) but Kurt's character is so extraordinarily feminine it's difficult to see him as a positive representation (which is how I can't help but feel about Glee in general.)
ReplyDeleteyeah.. i mean,to a certain extent, i think that Dylan is right. the show is soo extreme about these stereotypes (even last night's show about the disabilities) that i think it springs a loooot of debate.
ReplyDeletebut on the other side of the medal, you could argue that in today's society, in order for these underdogs to be seen at all, the only way to represent them is through these extreme stereotypes, thus giving it a chance to be seen (and even maybe despised) by the society, which might in turn end up as a protest against these stereotypes.
uum... sort of a confusing comment, but when i thought it up in my head, it definitely made a lot more sense;)
Here's an interesting, relevent article abour Kurt as a gay character from Newsweek..
ReplyDeletehttp://www.newsweek.com/id/222467