You don't have an HMD up for Karofsky, and I hope this is okay. I want to begin by saying that Karofsky is a very challenging character, and part of the reason I was eager to join DDD with Blaine was for their interactions and potential. And I still always hope for more CR between them. However I'd like to address something that has been bothering me, and I hope you understand that it comes from a place of caring as your castmate-- but also, that this subject is very close to home for me and I can only hope you respect that
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Yeah, I totally forgot to add an HMD portion to his permissions post. Oops ._. Will remedy that once I'm home, especially since someone left similar concerns on my Dumbles HMD.
Anyway, don't worry, I'm always cool with concrit <3 And I understand it's meant from a place of concern and not out of any sort of meanness
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While I will be curious to see how Karofsky is handled in future episodes, Ryan Murphy has stated (second and last questions especially) that he was trying to bring bullying to attention with Karofsky's story arc. Especially gay bullying, but bullying and assault in schools in general. With the Trevor Project circulating, something Chris Colfer supports as well, gay bullying in high schools is extremely visible in the media right now. I don't feel as though it's subtle or nuanced at all that Glee would address it, as they do claim to be a show about the regular high school experience +music
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1/2 because I broke the character limitwhy_so_meApril 15 2011, 15:07:19 UTC
Okay, I...kinda of think you're putting words into my mouth that I didn't actually say, namely: I am not trying to say that anything Karofsky does/says is harmless. Clearly it isn't, and clearly what he's done is creepy and awful and wrong. I've never claimed otherwise.
I'm also not saying that Glee isn't trying to address bullying, or that Dave isn't a bully, or that what he's done isn't harassment. But just because they're addressing the subject does not mean they're going to do it 100% in line with how you're thinking it should be, or how you would want it to be. (Not that it necessarily means it's going to play out how I'm predicting, either, but as I said in my earlier reply: we'll only know for sure as more episodes play out). Having one character kiss another (without some sort of external force forcing it)on TV is going to be read as doing it out of feelings (not necessarily good/healthy feelings, but I'll get into that next paragraph), and if they were to back off from that I think people would feel misled
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Anyway, don't worry, I'm always cool with concrit <3 And I understand it's meant from a place of concern and not out of any sort of meanness ( ... )
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I'm also not saying that Glee isn't trying to address bullying, or that Dave isn't a bully, or that what he's done isn't harassment. But just because they're addressing the subject does not mean they're going to do it 100% in line with how you're thinking it should be, or how you would want it to be. (Not that it necessarily means it's going to play out how I'm predicting, either, but as I said in my earlier reply: we'll only know for sure as more episodes play out). Having one character kiss another (without some sort of external force forcing it)on TV is going to be read as doing it out of feelings (not necessarily good/healthy feelings, but I'll get into that next paragraph), and if they were to back off from that I think people would feel misled ( ... )
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