I watched the new episode of Glee today, the new season started last
week and fortunately it’s the last season. I want it to end so badly, because
lately it’s been so boring, but of course, I want to know how the scriptwriters
end it. The plot is non-existent right now and the songs aren’t very known, at
least by me; however, sometimes there’s a good joke or an interesting moment.
Glee is known for approaching social
problems and issues, especially among teenagers. Bullying for example,
homophobia, relationships, self-confidence, Down syndrome, etc. But I was
surprised with one topic shown today, I’m not sure if they talked about it
before. I have to find out if they recorded the episode after the news or it’s just
pure coincidence, but a case of gender dysphoria is showed. That means that
someone is not comfortable in their own skin and they want to belong to the
opposite sex, this is commonly known as a transgender. The scene reminded me
instantly of Leelah Alcorn’s death a few weeks ago, she was a boy who wanted to
be a girl but couldn’t because her parents treated her like crap, punished her and
made her go to some kind of religious therapy. It was a pretty important topic
in social network like Tumblr due to the fact that her mother refused to acknowledge
that her daughter, who she still called son, had committed suicide because of
her and her husband, despite the huge suicidal letter that she posted in her
Tumblr.
Bearing in mind Glee’s history, I do think they recorded the episode
after Leelah’s death. Anyhow, whatever reason they had to record that scene, I’m
glad they did, because we should never forget that topic and seeing the
antagonist of the TV show understanding it and helping this person is really
endearing.
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