http://lizellcessor.org/?p=57 Media, the internet, and embodied identities Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:46:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://lizellcessor.org/?p=57&cpage=1#comment-14 amanda Klein Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:32:14 +0000 http://lizellcessor.org/?p=57#comment-14 What an interesting post! I had no idea that wheelchair dancing existed! Anyway, I have really found myself struggling with GLEE with each new episode. I feel like it is a show that is working reallyhard to be politically correct and edgy at the same, but failing on both counts. I did like how the entire glee club was forced to experience high school life from Artie's vantage point but all of that was eradicated when Finn applied for a job under the guise of someone with a disability. I think that storyline could have offered a sharp critique of the dismal economy (and certainly such storylines would work quite well in the worlds of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM) but in last night's episode the deception was just a quick fix to Finn's problems. I also felt that the revelation that Sue's sister has Down's Syndrome was a bit trite and tacked on. What an interesting post! I had no idea that wheelchair dancing existed! Anyway, I have really found myself struggling with GLEE with each new episode. I feel like it is a show that is working reallyhard to be politically correct and edgy at the same, but failing on both counts. I did like how the entire glee club was forced to experience high school life from Artie’s vantage point but all of that was eradicated when Finn applied for a job under the guise of someone with a disability. I think that storyline could have offered a sharp critique of the dismal economy (and certainly such storylines would work quite well in the worlds of CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM) but in last night’s episode the deception was just a quick fix to Finn’s problems. I also felt that the revelation that Sue’s sister has Down’s Syndrome was a bit trite and tacked on.

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