Yup, I am doing a Glee post. I want to eventually do a whole, gay men vs. gay women in the media, but I have to watch many more shows to do that. But what I really wanted to do was show the stark contrast that the show took in their coming out stories because I feel that it is actually pretty representative of stories of gay men and lesbian women on television.
1. Kurt Hummel
This really has nothing to do with her outing, but I just posted it because it is like I said the most perfect musical performance on Glee. The following episode deals with the aftermath. Now remember Kurt gets a heartwarming coming out story with his father. Santana gets a mention of "oh my parents just accepted it." The other Glee women, to show their support, sing "I Kissed a Girl." A song about kissing women in order to sexually arouse a boyfriend. Glee treats this very seriously and okay by the way. Like no mention is made of how offensive that is. Santana's big moment is with her grandmother. A character never mentioned by Santana before and thus what should have been a deeply emotional story bears little impact.
In Glee the show makes some things very clear: if you are a man your homosexuality is treated with deep importance and in fact, we will devote an entire season to it; however, if you are a woman, you get one of the shittiest episodes in Glee history and no major coming out scenes to those you have shown to value in the show.
1. Kurt Hummel
Glee does a marvelous job with Kurt coming out to his father. It is incredibly sentimental and perhaps the best scene that has been on the show. Kurt's coming out to his father is handled gently and pretty perfectly and I think will probably stand as one of the best coming out scenes on television. This scene shows all the potential that the show had in season 1 and all the places it could have gone.
2. Santana Lopez
On the other hand, Santana Lopez is forcefully outed by Finn Hudson. A moment which left a lot of commentary by fans of "she deserved it" (which no one deserves to be forcefully outed). It is also a moment that led to the most perfect musical performance on Glee.
This really has nothing to do with her outing, but I just posted it because it is like I said the most perfect musical performance on Glee. The following episode deals with the aftermath. Now remember Kurt gets a heartwarming coming out story with his father. Santana gets a mention of "oh my parents just accepted it." The other Glee women, to show their support, sing "I Kissed a Girl." A song about kissing women in order to sexually arouse a boyfriend. Glee treats this very seriously and okay by the way. Like no mention is made of how offensive that is. Santana's big moment is with her grandmother. A character never mentioned by Santana before and thus what should have been a deeply emotional story bears little impact.
In Glee the show makes some things very clear: if you are a man your homosexuality is treated with deep importance and in fact, we will devote an entire season to it; however, if you are a woman, you get one of the shittiest episodes in Glee history and no major coming out scenes to those you have shown to value in the show.
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