(mis)Representation of gay parents in today's entertainment media...
Posted by Jen on Tuesday, May 25, 2010Ok.. so I could never put it into works like Lesbian Dad, so I'm going to link to the posting about Glee.
I'm not sure how they will handle the storyline from here on out. It seems to me like they are tiptoeing around a very serious subject that they just don't want to get into. Sort of like the two guys on Modern Family never kiss, but all the straight couples do. Glee isn't about the daughter of two gay men and the complicated elements and relationships and emotions that could arise regarding a biological parent or a surrogate mother. It's a show about kids singing cool songs and it's meant to be fluff entertainment. I am going to take it as I think it is meant.. as fluff. I do want to say that I agree with Lesbian Dad on all aspects of the argument in the post I linked to above and I worry about the misrepresentation of gay parenting in today's entertainment media.
Nuff heavy stuff.. being a gay parent rocks.. we're always happy..