This week on Glee, (Yes Mr. Oconnor I do watch Glee) they
did part of their episode on violence against women. I think how they started it out was horrific
because they had a few of the characters JOKING around about it. It did get a
little better though with the teachers addressing the students about it and
that it was wrong. The teachers had them
do an assignment to come up with a musical number that empowers women. I was shocked at the first song that they
chose to do which was “Cell Block Tango”.
This again was addressed by the teachers but I still don’t think it was
ok to take this so lightly at points.
The episode later went into more of the reality of the situation of a
women being abused by a spouse. It tried
to convey how it is not okay ever for it to happen and how hard it is to
actually leave the situation. They
closed the episode with the song “Shake It Out” which I think was a good choice
but still does not make up for the fact that in the beginning they took the
topic very lightly and used a song about women killing their husbands for
popping bubble gum.
Shake it out
I thought this episode was great. I agree that it started out horribly but I think that it was a realistic enactment of how things really are in high school. Most people don't take these issues seriously because they either don't want to think about it or they just don't want anything to mess with their buzz. It's a good thing that Glee was able to tackle this issue so that the spotlight could be put on Violence against Women. This educates women and makes it hard to ignore the awful reality.
ReplyDeleteI watch Glee too! I had similar feelings about this episode and how light was being made of such a heavy topic from time to time throughout the episode. The one thing I can say though, regardless of how the producers decided to portray this subject, is that Glee does a commendable job of tackling some really tough issues... homosexuality, parental illness, tolerance, failing school, and now abuse. Despite the initial approach to the topic, the message was made clear. I think that such a feel-good and do-good show is a breath of fresh air amongst hundreds of other shows that glorify and even feed such issues.
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