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I just watched Glee on hulu this morning and while I totally love that show, I just have to ask…
Is being a member of a glee club in high school REALLY that bad? It seems like the crux of the entire show is that the glee kids get picked on and everybody’s wretched to them, just cuz they’re part of a club that sings and dances. Is this really how it is?
Cuz when I was in high school, the kids in choir were cool. I mean, I was in choir, and I never got slushied or taunted or picked on. We had valedictorians, football players, cheerleaders, art kids…everybody was in choir. Beyond a friendly rivalry with the band kids, it was all good. And most of the school would come out for concerts and stuff. Was that just a fluke? Or are the Glee scriptwriters totally manufacturing a conflict just to have something to do on the show?
I really like the show – it’s hilarious and the kids are cute and the musical numbers are fun. But, honestly, the whole school hating on them is getting really old for me. It’s almost starting to get offensive…there really are NO kids outside of glee who are decent human beings? Really?! I think the school should start getting behind the glee club and the writers should find conflict and interesting stories to tell in other places. There’s plenty of drama in high school without the “them” versus “us” dynamic.
And let’s get around to sectionals already! It’s “sectionals this” and “sectionals that”….I just have to wonder if it’s really the climax they’re building it up to be.
Okay, I’ve had my rant. What do you think?