A bully is someone who intimidates people they deem weaker than them using power or brute force. Bullying can lead to depression, low self-esteem, and self-harm. In recent television history, they have tried to input bullying in television shows to encourage teens and adults alike to come forth with these issues on being bullied and tell someone. Glee is a good example of individuals trying to come together and overcome bullying as a group with the help of their teacher Will. Bullying affects a lot of people and not just the victim, but the victim’s family and the bully as well. In this paper, we will dissect certain bully-themed episode of Glee where the Victims overcome these trial and tribulations while also overcoming the bully who get
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Furthermore, this essay will use pathos and logos to establish ethos to see if these episodes are credible enough on the topic of bullying.
Glee is a teenage based Musical comedy-drama show that follows a group of teens in high school glee club, called the New Directioners through their high school years up to after college. Throughout the 6 seasons that aired the glee club’s members deal with social issues, such as bullying, especially regarding their sexualities and ethnic backgrounds, complicated relationships, and learning to become a proactive team overall. In this glee club, there is a diverse group of individuals, we have the cheerleaders, the Asians, the jocks, the black girl, the Jewish girl, and the token gay. “Never been kissed” is the sixth episode of the second season In an Episode dedicated to bullying openly gay student Kurt Hummel is especially targeted in this episode. The episode was dedicated to the producers to the influx of teen suicides happening because of bullies during this time. In the first half of the episode, Kurt is pushed into lockers by closet gay Karofsky. During one of these insistences, Kurt’s Glee Teacher Will sees this and takes the boy to his office. He asks Kurt if he needs any help, in which Kurt tells him he doesn’t he can deal with it on his own. …show more content…
In comparison to Kurt’s story whose was quite sad, Coach Beiste is quite sadder. When girls don’t put out as some people like to say, guys either take a cold shower or imagine something that’ll get them out the mood, sadly in this instance Coach Beiste was that something. Guys and girls alike start to imagine her in compromising positions to get out of the mood when in sexual situations. It is logical that they would think of what they consider the most unattractive person in school to get them out the mood. To them, this is not wrong, until it comes to light when Will hears his glee club started this trend and confronts them to think about the consequences of what could happen if Coach Beiste finds out. Sadly, she finds out and proceeds to cry and quit. It is logical to cry when one finds out that to people they are so unattractive people imagine them when having sex. Later, we learn that she just wants to be treated like every other girl without the ridicule and she’s never been kissed. Furthermore, will proceed to kiss her, providing her first kiss while making her feel beautiful again and convincing her to stay and earns a heartfelt apology from the glee
Furthermore, this essay will use pathos and logos to establish ethos to see if these episodes are credible enough on the topic of bullying.
Glee is a teenage based Musical comedy-drama show that follows a group of teens in high school glee club, called the New Directioners through their high school years up to after college. Throughout the 6 seasons that aired the glee club’s members deal with social issues, such as bullying, especially regarding their sexualities and ethnic backgrounds, complicated relationships, and learning to become a proactive team overall. In this glee club, there is a diverse group of individuals, we have the cheerleaders, the Asians, the jocks, the black girl, the Jewish girl, and the token gay. “Never been kissed” is the sixth episode of the second season In an Episode dedicated to bullying openly gay student Kurt Hummel is especially targeted in this episode. The episode was dedicated to the producers to the influx of teen suicides happening because of bullies during this time. In the first half of the episode, Kurt is pushed into lockers by closet gay Karofsky. During one of these insistences, Kurt’s Glee Teacher Will sees this and takes the boy to his office. He asks Kurt if he needs any help, in which Kurt tells him he doesn’t he can deal with it on his own. …show more content…
In comparison to Kurt’s story whose was quite sad, Coach Beiste is quite sadder. When girls don’t put out as some people like to say, guys either take a cold shower or imagine something that’ll get them out the mood, sadly in this instance Coach Beiste was that something. Guys and girls alike start to imagine her in compromising positions to get out of the mood when in sexual situations. It is logical that they would think of what they consider the most unattractive person in school to get them out the mood. To them, this is not wrong, until it comes to light when Will hears his glee club started this trend and confronts them to think about the consequences of what could happen if Coach Beiste finds out. Sadly, she finds out and proceeds to cry and quit. It is logical to cry when one finds out that to people they are so unattractive people imagine them when having sex. Later, we learn that she just wants to be treated like every other girl without the ridicule and she’s never been kissed. Furthermore, will proceed to kiss her, providing her first kiss while making her feel beautiful again and convincing her to stay and earns a heartfelt apology from the glee