Glee

So, basically I am going to have this long long rant about Glee. I started watching Glee after they had their Lady Gaga episode. Since I am a sucker for tropes, I watched it, liked it and started from the beginning. It's pretty okay, the show, but boy, do I have some problems with it.

I think the first major issue with it was when Artie said something awful to Tina when they got back together. He pretty much told her to dress slutty. And all I could think was what the hell? If I guy ever told me that, I'd cut his nuts off. And worse yet, the two still dated. Great boyfriend, Tina.

I don't know why I decided to watch the second season, craziness, I guess. And again, there's tons of women hating. In the episode "Blame it on the Alcohol", I was extremely irritated when Finn explained to Rachel about the female drunk stereotypes. Needy? Angry? Emotional? I don't know if the writer's realize this, but guys also have strange reactions to alcohol. They get angry and upset and needy. Why is this being stereotyped to women?

And last week was the kicker, I don't think I can keep my silence for much longer after I saw the episode. I think it was a couple weeks ago. The episode, "Born This Way" was terrible. Sure, lots of cute singing, Kurt returns to McKinley, and we find out about Quinn's past.

And at the very end of the episode, the trio of unpopular girls crowd around her and say Quinn understands them. Like hell she does.

Quinn changed what was unique and interesting about herself to be the ideal woman in today's society. And the message of the show seemed support that. That we should look like society wants us to. Thin, blonde and pretty. The whole point of the episode was to be comfortable with yourself, and Quinn certainly isn't okay with herself. She said she changed herself because she loved herself, but her actions speak louder than words.

She doesn't love herself, in fact, I think she pretty condoned hating yourself if you don't look like the bloody actresses on TV. I don't, and I'm sure most people don't. Honestly, Glee is getting rather sickening.

All the episodes are written by men, which means the songs are chosen by men. I mean, I guess they had their typical female power episode with the Madonna episode, but that pretty much told me that being a capable woman is having sex. Rachel and Emma were both going to engage in intercourse, but stopped at the last moment. Rachel later lied and said she slept with Jesse, but what for? Does it suddenly make her much more grown up and sophisticated now that she's had sex? Since it's on Glee, probably.

Will attempted to comfort Emma by saying that she was empowered by saying no, but at the end, you really just pity her for being unable to carry out a physical relationship.

RECAP: What I've Learnt from Glee.

Since I am a woman, I should change myself so that I fit in with typical society and have sex so I am grown up!