"Glee" and "Modern Family" honored by gay group

[nofurylike]

Apr 11, 2011

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/1...NF20110411

(Reuters) - "Glee" and "Modern Family" tied for best TV comedy series at the annual GLAAD Awards on Sunday, as the campaign group honored shows and stars for advancing the portrayal of gays and lesbians in the media.

The two Emmy-award winning shows both feature gay characters and themes that have helped built acceptance of America's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community, the nation's leading gay rights group said.

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The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) hands out awards to TV shows, movies, journalists, musicians and bloggers that most fairly portray the LGBT community and the issues that affect them.

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[jaxx]

I have never watched Glee, but hear nothing but praise for the show. I'll have to give it a try.

[Still a Democrat]

(04-11-2011 05:30 AM)jaxx Wrote:  I have never watched Glee, but hear nothing but praise for the show. I'll have to give it a try.

Same for me, but I do watch Modern Family and enjoy it. They do play to some stereotypes about gays, but overall I think the presence of the gay couple is a positive. And they are the best part of the show!

[nofurylike]

(04-11-2011 09:30 AM)Still a Democrat Wrote:  

(04-11-2011 05:30 AM)jaxx Wrote:  I have never watched Glee, but hear nothing but praise for the show. I'll have to give it a try.

Same for me, but I do watch Modern Family and enjoy it. They do play to some stereotypes about gays, but overall I think the presence of the gay couple is a positive. And they are the best part of the show!

just want to toss in here that i do sometimes snarl at their stereotypes, but i have noticed that one of the great results of even those is that, combined with the complete common blundering humanness of the gay couple, the stereotypes let viewers see that ordinariness in even the most stereotypical lgbtqis.

did i make sense there?

thank you, Still a Democrat!

[Still a Democrat]

(04-12-2011 04:59 AM)nofurylike Wrote:  

(04-11-2011 09:30 AM)Still a Democrat Wrote:  

(04-11-2011 05:30 AM)jaxx Wrote:  I have never watched Glee, but hear nothing but praise for the show. I'll have to give it a try.

Same for me, but I do watch Modern Family and enjoy it. They do play to some stereotypes about gays, but overall I think the presence of the gay couple is a positive. And they are the best part of the show!

just want to toss in here that i do sometimes snarl at their stereotypes, but i have noticed that one of the great results of even those is that, combined with the complete common blundering humanness of the gay couple, the stereotypes let viewers see that ordinariness in even the most stereotypical lgbtqis.

did i make sense there?

thank you, Still a Democrat!

Yep!

[Cha]

(04-11-2011 05:30 AM)jaxx Wrote:  I have never watched Glee, but hear nothing but praise for the show. I'll have to give it a try.

If you get netflix you can start with Season #1 and go from there..it's a story that's built up over time to get its full value, imv. They've come a long way and a lot of issues have been resolved positively but I'm sure there will always be more issues.

[nofurylike]

(04-11-2011 05:30 AM)jaxx Wrote:  I have never watched Glee, but hear nothing but praise for the show. I'll have to give it a try.

it is making a big difference in the masses' perceptions. i see people i never would have expected to, getting emotionally involved in the characters and stories - and so, far better prepared to deal with their own family and community members' coming out ... as many kinds of 'different.'

thank you, jaxx!

[Cha]

Thanks, nofurylike~ I haven't seen Modern Family but I know Glee certainly derserves that award!

I'm a Gleek

[nofurylike]

(04-11-2011 01:23 PM)Cha Wrote:  Thanks, nofurylike~ I haven't seen Modern Family but I know Glee certainly derserves that award!

I'm a Gleek

absolutely, Cha!!

thank you!

hey, i think it was a discussion here (between you?? and ... ??) that taught me the word ... no, the identity, Gleek, and so i was then able to introduce my mother to her Gleek selfhood. she loved it!!

[Cha]

(04-12-2011 05:18 AM)nofurylike Wrote:  

(04-11-2011 01:23 PM)Cha Wrote:  Thanks, nofurylike~ I haven't seen Modern Family but I know Glee certainly derserves that award!

I'm a Gleek

absolutely, Cha!!

thank you!

hey, i think it was a discussion here (between you?? and ... ??) that taught me the word ... no, the identity, Gleek, and so i was then able to introduce my mother to her Gleek selfhood. she loved it!!

"Gleek Selfhood" ..Chris Colfer won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Kurt on Glee and I know his interpretation makes me tear up with his masterful performance and victories over bullies.

[Still a Democrat]

(04-12-2011 03:07 PM)Cha Wrote:  

(04-12-2011 05:18 AM)nofurylike Wrote:  

(04-11-2011 01:23 PM)Cha Wrote:  Thanks, nofurylike~ I haven't seen Modern Family but I know Glee certainly derserves that award!

I'm a Gleek

absolutely, Cha!!

thank you!

hey, i think it was a discussion here (between you?? and ... ??) that taught me the word ... no, the identity, Gleek, and so i was then able to introduce my mother to her Gleek selfhood. she loved it!!

"Gleek Selfhood" ..Chris Colfer won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Kurt on Glee and I know his interpretation makes me tear up with his masterful performance and victories over bullies.

gleek - building up saliva in the salivary glands using some stimulus, like sour food or yawning, and then pressing the tongue upon the glands, ...

[nofurylike]

(04-13-2011 06:32 AM)Still a Democrat Wrote:  gleek - building up saliva in the salivary glands using some stimulus, like sour food or yawning, and then pressing the tongue upon the glands, ...

a waaaaaaaayyyy better definition (emphasis mine) :

"A fan of the television series Glee. This term was voted 2010 Fan Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society in a 79% vote."

[Still a Democrat]

(04-14-2011 04:53 AM)nofurylike Wrote:  

(04-13-2011 06:32 AM)Still a Democrat Wrote:  gleek - building up saliva in the salivary glands using some stimulus, like sour food or yawning, and then pressing the tongue upon the glands, ...

a waaaaaaaayyyy better definition (emphasis mine) :

"A fan of the television series Glee. This term was voted 2010 Fan Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society in a 79% vote."

I must get out of the habit of googling words...

[nofurylike]

(04-14-2011 06:47 AM)Still a Democrat Wrote:  

(04-14-2011 04:53 AM)nofurylike Wrote:  

(04-13-2011 06:32 AM)Still a Democrat Wrote:  gleek - building up saliva in the salivary glands using some stimulus, like sour food or yawning, and then pressing the tongue upon the glands, ...

a waaaaaaaayyyy better definition (emphasis mine) :

"A fan of the television series Glee. This term was voted 2010 Fan Word of the Year by the American Dialect Society in a 79% vote."

I must get out of the habit of googling words...

o no, no! i think it is great that you do that! all in the spirit, ah!

and i wouldn't have known about the ADS vote, if i were not one who googles words, myself!

i found the irony great! of course some would say that Glee makes their glands squirt!

[nofurylike]

(04-12-2011 03:07 PM)Cha Wrote:  

(04-12-2011 05:18 AM)nofurylike Wrote:  

(04-11-2011 01:23 PM)Cha Wrote:  Thanks, nofurylike~ I haven't seen Modern Family but I know Glee certainly derserves that award!

I'm a Gleek

absolutely, Cha!!

thank you!

hey, i think it was a discussion here (between you?? and ... ??) that taught me the word ... no, the identity, Gleek, and so i was then able to introduce my mother to her Gleek selfhood. she loved it!!

"Gleek Selfhood" ..Chris Colfer won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Kurt on Glee and I know his interpretation makes me tear up with his masterful performance and victories over bullies.

Inspirational!