I can’t believe I’m about to admit this – I have actually watched Glee. It’s not the typical TV show that interests me, but when my wife is watching it and I’m in the living room, it’s hard not to watch it with her.
I had heard the hype leading up to this week’s episode and though it was worth a look. The episode was about bullying and there were several examples of that throughout the show. The most anticipated storyline involved Kurt, who was being bullied for being the only openly gay student in the high school. I thought the whole show was great, there were a few moments where we could actually feel what the students were feeling as they were bullied.
It was inspiring to see Kurt stand up for himself after his bully pushed him into a row of lockers. It takes a lot of courage to stand up to bulling and I hope anyone watching felt empowered to stand up for themselves. At the end of the episode, poor Kurt was shown on the floor in front of his locker after being knocked over yet again. Unfortunately, the bullying will go on. The best thing that we (and Kurt) can do is to put it into perspective and be comfortable with who we are.
On the lighter side, I do have a few observations that I’d like to share. Didn’t you think it was weird when Coach Beiste told Will that she has never been kissed? We all knew it was coming, but what teacher kisses another teacher at school like that? 
It was a nice gesture but Will was taking quite a chance. Come to think of it, didn’t he kiss Sue Sylvester a few weeks ago? What’s up with this guy? In a normal school, he’d be a walking, talking (and singing) lawsuit waiting to happen.
Later in the episode Blaine shows up to help Kurt confront his bully. After their unsuccessful attempt to talk to the bully Blaine offers to buy Kurt lunch. I thought to myself, “What kind of school do these kids go to?” What if Kurt doesn’t have lunch period right now? And doesn’t Blain have his own school to attend? Is he skipping class? I know it’s just a TV show, but these are funny things to consider.
