Glee
Since it's the only thing substantial in my life, I'll talk about that here.
So yeah... was anyone just not cool with last night's episode? When I heard they were doing a religious episode I knew it was going to piss me off no matter which way it was played out, and I was right. There is no diplomatic way to handle it.
What pissed me off the most, and my (straight) RL friends just didn't get this, is that it just adds fuel to the fire of the "righteous" that gays are Godless and therefore unequal. Kurt is like, universally everyone's favorite gay on television right now, and for the writers to make him an atheist, and then be a DICK about it on top of it, just pissed me off. My RL friends didn't get it because it's not a political or cultural issue they have to worry about because they are not in the demographic of people that are being judged by this factor.
And then he "learned a lesson" at the end that he just needs to sit back and except everyone pouring their religion all over him just because it makes them happy to pray for people. I'm sorry, but he wasn't really that wrong. My grandma brought her fucking preacher up to see me in the hospital, and I had to sit there and pretend to be thankful for his prayers to a God I don't believe in because my grandma would have been upset if I wasn't. That's just as repressive and rude as telling someone you'd rather they didn't try to push religion into your life.
Preachy. Even with Finn "losing his religion" (which is NOT what that song is about, btw), it was preachy. And annoying. The only one that had a smart word to say was Sue, and she pegged it when Emma said to her "Keep your views to yourself" (implying they made people uncomfortable) and she replied "Only if you do." ... Because it's true. If we as nonbelievers have to keep our beliefs to ourselves (in a free country) then so should all the bible thumping bigots telling me I'm going to hell for this or that. But it's a double standard, see.
I just... don't understand what they were reaching for there.
/soap box.
Oh wait, one more thing. It's not against any sort of regulations or rules to sing religious music in choir or show choir. They are elective classes, therefor the child does not have to be subjected to that information or atmosphere unless they want to be. I have been singing songs about God in choir since I was 12 years old. So that was an inaccurate argument. It wouldn't have mattered if Sue and Kurt did complain, because they would just tell him to GTFO of choir.
Okay now I'm really done.
Feel free to sound off at me.
That said, I really loved Kurt's version of I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Tears! Plus, the actor for little!Kurt was so fucking spot on I almost fell off the couch. That kid looks more like little Chris than little Chris did, lol.
So yeah... was anyone just not cool with last night's episode? When I heard they were doing a religious episode I knew it was going to piss me off no matter which way it was played out, and I was right. There is no diplomatic way to handle it.
What pissed me off the most, and my (straight) RL friends just didn't get this, is that it just adds fuel to the fire of the "righteous" that gays are Godless and therefore unequal. Kurt is like, universally everyone's favorite gay on television right now, and for the writers to make him an atheist, and then be a DICK about it on top of it, just pissed me off. My RL friends didn't get it because it's not a political or cultural issue they have to worry about because they are not in the demographic of people that are being judged by this factor.
And then he "learned a lesson" at the end that he just needs to sit back and except everyone pouring their religion all over him just because it makes them happy to pray for people. I'm sorry, but he wasn't really that wrong. My grandma brought her fucking preacher up to see me in the hospital, and I had to sit there and pretend to be thankful for his prayers to a God I don't believe in because my grandma would have been upset if I wasn't. That's just as repressive and rude as telling someone you'd rather they didn't try to push religion into your life.
Preachy. Even with Finn "losing his religion" (which is NOT what that song is about, btw), it was preachy. And annoying. The only one that had a smart word to say was Sue, and she pegged it when Emma said to her "Keep your views to yourself" (implying they made people uncomfortable) and she replied "Only if you do." ... Because it's true. If we as nonbelievers have to keep our beliefs to ourselves (in a free country) then so should all the bible thumping bigots telling me I'm going to hell for this or that. But it's a double standard, see.
I just... don't understand what they were reaching for there.
/soap box.
Oh wait, one more thing. It's not against any sort of regulations or rules to sing religious music in choir or show choir. They are elective classes, therefor the child does not have to be subjected to that information or atmosphere unless they want to be. I have been singing songs about God in choir since I was 12 years old. So that was an inaccurate argument. It wouldn't have mattered if Sue and Kurt did complain, because they would just tell him to GTFO of choir.
Okay now I'm really done.
Feel free to sound off at me.
That said, I really loved Kurt's version of I Wanna Hold Your Hand. Tears! Plus, the actor for little!Kurt was so fucking spot on I almost fell off the couch. That kid looks more like little Chris than little Chris did, lol.