The television show Glee is pop culture right now. The music, the fashion, the drama-- those kids are all the rage! In real-life, the Glee actors aren't kids; they're mostly twenty-somethings on the rise, and some of them are making waves. While the cast has graced the pages of US Weekly and Rolling Stone alike, a handful of cast members recently made the cover of an unlikely publication. GQ, anyone?
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Expectedly, the Parents Television Council has strong feelings about Lea, Dianna, and Cory's racy new glossies. Representatives have frowned upon GQ's sexualization of Gleeks, professing that "'Glee’ is only masquerading as a family show and is far from appropriate for young viewers." While I applaud the values of the PTC, and their effort to help parents make informed decisions, that statement was a little far-reaching.
I'm not a parent yet, and nowhere near qualified in these matters, but I never categorized Glee as a 'family show' in the first place. Glee does boast cutesy teenage characters who can belt out the tunes, but the show is not to be confused with its sparkly alter-ego, High School Musical. The first season featured a pregnant-at-16 Quinn and a more-than-mildly inappropriate Kristin Chenoweth portraying a washed up drunkard. Not exactly fodder for the growing 8-year-old mind. To say Glee feigns family show status would be like saying Jersey Shore is posing as a lifestyle documentary.
FYI: Glee's FCC rating is TV-14.
Leave this one for the big kids. And cancel little Johnny's subscription to GQ. It's simply irresponsible parenting.
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