So I went to check our mailbox this afternoon, and Lord and behold I received the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. And who's on the cover? Blaine and Kurt.The article was actually quite entertaining, they talk about how the producers and networks ended their years of silence and how just a glimpse of inspiration can go a long way.
I remember growing up watching shows like My So Called Life, One Life To Live, Dawson's Creek, Ellen, Will and Grace and Degrassi Jr. High, where the characters roles were hardly noticeable. Don't get me wrong, the episodes were great, but you usually saw just that one episode with that one gay character for just a second. The thought of a boy kissing another boy on national television, was minimal at best. The article states it correctly when talking about My So Called Life, "he (Rickie) didn't even utter the word 'gay' on screen until the season finale.
I remember watching Ryan Phillippe on One Life to Live before he became the star he is now. He was just a scrawny little kid then, nothing like the muscular god before us today. :-) But I do remember his character coming out on the soap; he was trying to convince his friends and family that a pastor wasn't molesting him. Of course, shortly after that he leaves town and you never hear from him again.
I look at today's shows and feel inspired by the storyline and plots to each season. Who would have imagined that Kurt would be opening an episode of Glee with a cover of Beyonce's 'Single Ladies,' or he singing a duet with Blaine in the final episode before the winter break; which by the way, the article also states, "Baby, It's Cold Outside," became the most downloaded track off the Glee Christmas Album.Now you have shows like Shameless, MTV's Skins, and Pretty Little Liars telling people that you're no longer alone, that you have no reason to be afraid, to hurt yourself or be a bully to others.
I leave you with this quote from Chris Colfer:
"They're kind of like Joanie and Chachi of our generation," says Colfer. "When we made the announcement that Kurt was getting a boyfriend, people went bats---."
