Not so GLEEful...

As many may know, there is a new show, GLEE. I watched the pilot episode a few months ago and thought it looked good. I watched the second episode a week or so ago and was totally and completely shocked at some of the content of this show!

This show is about high school students in a show choir. Sounds innocent enough, however, it's so sad to see worldly views blatantly portrayed here. For example, the main girl character decides that in order for the choir to be accepted by the high school, they quote, "need to sell sex." So the group proceeds to perform a very sensual musical act at a pep assembly. WHAT?!?!?! I couldn't believe it! It's like they're talking about porn or something. These are high school students in this show and sadly, the show producers have decided to make this show dirty with very low morals.

In the same episode, the main girl goes to a celibacy club meeting and then decides to "stand up for what she thinks" and tells everyone there that girls want sex just as much as guys and that is why contraceptives are available! Nothing against celibacy clubs, but it is portrayed negatively in the show, and really as a joke. So once again, this show is saying that high school students should have sex with whomever and whenever and they'll be okay because there are contraceptives available and that is the point of having contraceptives around.

I realize in the real world this is how many teenagers think and act. However, portraying in on television and ultimately reinforcing it and "normalizing" it is wrong. I say this obviously from a religious and a societal standpoint.

Sadly, I was bored and needed to entertain Anna, so I started to watch the 3rd episode, just to see how it was and once again was disappointed and didn't even finish it. A guy in it, decides to join the glee club. There is a little background given on him and basically says how he was sick of high school girls, had a pool washing business and was sleeping with his customers-older women or "sexy moms." I realize immorality is all around us, but come on. A high school guy sleeping with moms??? What is this show really portraying? I see it as another means of normalizing immoral behavior and attitudes in high school students (sadly) and society.

Ironically, I just recently taught a lesson in Young Women's about the media and shared this example with the Young Women. That lesson was a good reminder about being careful of what I watch, read and listen to. The adversary is so sly and sneaky that he makes things looks so normal and harmless. You have to be so careful about different forms of media these days. We don't have cable and honestly, I'm glad we don't. That is one less way the world can enter my home.

I just wanted to share my thoughts about this. It's been on my mind lately...