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To Glee or Not to Glee?

A new craze has swept over the nation in the form of a new tv show, Glee. I have been hearing from many friends that they love Glee, and are now a Gleek. I admit, at first I was hesitant about getting into a new teenager show, but after watching just a few episodes of Glee I was hooked. Then, I tried the ultimate test, I rented the DVDs and made my husband watch them. Turns out, he loves the show too! I was very surprised, but pleasantly so, because now we can watch Glee together.

In my opinion, Glee is a refreshing show about teenagers. It's not about the rich, the popular, the pretty, or the elite. It's more about geeks, unique students, diversity, minorities, and real life situations. Now I am not saying that I love everything about this show, but there is so much to love anyways.

I love that a girl got pregnant and it wasn't all happy and sappy, I love that Kirk is gay but is supported by friends and family although bullied at school. I love that Mercedes is big, beautiful, and proud. I love that Artie is in a wheelchair, and that other people don't always get what it's like for him. I love that Rachel is competitive, pretty, but also shallow. There is so much that I love about this show, that I could go on and on for days.

Mostly what I love is that it is more like how kids really are, than any other show I've ever watched. There is bullying, confusion, sex, hate, envy, diversity, love, pain, feelings, politics, sports, and so much more packed into this show every week. It's dynamic and it makes me think that although many parents don't like or watch it, that if they did maybe they could learn something about their kids. A kid is not just going to be like one of these kids on the show, but it may give parents a little bit of insight into what goes on at school, what they might be going through, and how it will affect their whole lives at that point in time.

So To Glee or Not to Glee, that is the question.

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