(Source: jamesdrinkard)
To people who bitch and moan about how Kurt isn’t an accurate representation of teenage homosexuals:
You’re right, but that’s because there’s not just ONE type of teenage homosexual—even just the ones I know personally have as wide a variety of personalities as, gasp, straight people! Because, like, your personality isn’t defined by your sexuality at all! WHAAAAT? Some of them are like Kurt. Some are like Blaine. Some are like Santana or Brittany. Some are NONE OF THE ABOVE, and that’s fine, because Glee is a fucking TV show, and they’re trying to be supportive of teenage LBGTQIA people, not to define them (keyword is trying, some things they do are obvs problematic but again, TV show, we can’t expect them to be perfect). This argument makes about as much sense as people bitching that Rachel isn’t an accurate representation of the teenage Jewish person. They are also right, because THEY ARE NOT ALL THE SAME. EVERYONE IS UNIQUE SPECIAL SNOWFLAKES, OKAY?
The thing is, I´d probably be perhaps even inclined to agree with the Kurt-thing, if the people hating him would not regularly go through all the gay character, listing how none of them was an accurate portrayal of gay teens. Well, they are not. Because there is no such thing as an accurate portrayal of gay. I know, because I tried to find one when I was younger. I spent years trying to figure out how to be a lesbian before I realized that all I needed to do was simply be myself. Sure, it´s fine to have gay people portrayed more like average people, but it´s Glee. It´s comedy and every single aspect of it is over-exaggerated. How many people do you know who are like Rachel, Sue or Artie? Not all theater kids are like Rachel, not all wheelchair-bound teens are like Artie and not all gay kids are like Kurt. I, personally, am nothing like Santana. Does that mean she´s not allowed to be presented as a lesbian? The series chooses what will work well on screen and what will be entertaining.
if my son was gay
son: mom, i'm gay.me: thank you for telling me, i still love you no matter what. now what do you want for dinner?
AND THAT WOULD BE IT. THAT'S THE END. I WOULDN'T MAKE HIM WATCH GLEE WITH ME. I WOULDN'T SHIP HIM WITH HIS FRIENDS. I WOULD SUPPORT HIM AND THEN THINGS WOULD GO AS NORMAL. BECAUSE TREATING YOUR HOMOSEXUAL CHILD LIKE A TOY DOES NOT MAKE HIM/HER EQUAL, IT STILL SEPARATES THEM FROM EVERYONE ELSE. I WOULD HOPE YOU WOULD TREAT YOUR OWN SON AS A PERSON AND NOT LIKE A CHARACTER ON TELEVISION. DAMN IT.
you know what tumblr needs? POLLS.
or better, TICKY BOXES.
bitches love ticky boxes.
Zachary Quinto, Luke Evans – will Hollywood let them get away with it?
We live in a world of increasing political correctness and whilst in our workplaces and social settings we might be open minded and accepting of all manner of people, things change when you bring entertainment into play. The fact is, no matter how much we may wish for the lives of actors such as Zachary Quinto, Colton Haynes, Luke Evans, Matt Bomer and Sean Maher to remain separate from their on-screen appearances, there are moments when their portrayal of certain roles will be jarring, knowing what we now know.
Let me be clear. I have no interest in what these gentlemen get up to in the privacy of their own homes, but when I go to the movies or turn on my TV, I want to lose myself in the worlds which have been created there. That is so much more difficult to do when through no fault of your own you have been subjected to images and statements which are completely at odds with what you’re seeing on screen.
In 2009′s Star Trek, one of the most moving scenes depicts the stoic Spock(played by Quinto) being comforted by Uhura (Zoe Saldana) after the death of his mother. At the time, I enjoyed the intimacy and chemistry, which gave a new facet to both characters. Then, a week or so ago, I learned something that changed the meaning of that scene for me, forever. Zachary Quinto is not, and never will be, half Vulcan.
Alright, there was a very embarrassing moment when the sarcasm-registering centers of my brain just stopped working for a minute. I blame the lack of sleep and the fact that I have been under a lot of stress today, but that still does not mean I can act like an ass and not read things properly before reacting to them.
With apologies to the author of this article, I would just like to recommend everyone to read it. And read it properly. At least three times.
(Source: endofshow.com)
<p>Why Will?</p>
I have never, not once, liked Will. He’s a terrible teacher, he doesn’t bother to stop the kids from fighting or talking shit about each other like even an average teacher does, he’s a liar, he’s a hypocrite, he’s a cheater, he’s an asshole and just overall a really terrible human being – He flirts and encourages Emma’s feelings for him while he’s married and believes he has a baby on the way, in the same episode he finally gets together with Emma he cheats on her with Shelby, he criticises the kids for things he himself has done, he has yet to actually educate them about anything, he allows Rachel to throw herself at Finn in song while he’s with Quinn and likewise allows her to sing about how much she hates Finn when he dumped her, he complains that various students aren’t team players and yet he allows people like Santana to get away with conspiring with Sue, he says the glee club is about embracing everyone and making it a safe haven for outcasts and yet he rejects Becky (no doubt because she has down syndrome) and Sugar (even though they need more members and she could just not sing like Mike used to) – And the list goes on, he’s just the most abhorrent, poorly written piece of shit I’ve ever had the misfortune of watching.
(Source: gleecritic)
A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and beautiful woman. The caption was “This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?”
The story goes, a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way:
“Dear people, whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, seals, curious humans), they are sexually active and raise their children with great tenderness.
They entertain like crazy with dolphins and eat lots of prawns. They swim all day and travel to fantastic places like Patagonia, the Barents Sea or the coral reefs of Polynesia.
They sing incredibly well and sometimes even are on cds. They are impressive and dearly loved animals, which everyone defend and admires.
Mermaids do not exist.
But if they existed, they would line up to see a psychologist because of a problem of split personality: woman or fish?
They would have no sex life and could not bear children.
Yes, they would be lovely, but lonely and sad.
And, who wants a girl that smells like fish by his side?
Without a doubt, I’d rather be a whale.
At a time when the media tells us that only thin is beautiful, I prefer to eat ice cream with my kids, to have dinner with my husband, to eat and drink and have fun with my friends.
We women, we gain weight because we accumulate so much wisdom and knowledge that there isn’t enough space in our heads, and it spreads all over our bodies.
We are not fat, we are greatly cultivated.
Every time I see my curves in the mirror, I tell myself: “How amazing am I ?! “
(The girl on the picture is French model Tara Lynn)
