‘Glee’ Sparks Controversy With ‘First Time’ Episode

Oh for goodness’ sake. Tell the Parents Television Council to shove it. No one cares what they think!

I will reserve my final opinion until I see the episode. I am hopeful the characters discuss birth control and protection from sexually transmitted diseases. For all of you out there that espouse marriage as the only union were sexual intercourse is ‘allowable,’ in today’s world, that just is not the way things are. I would rather educate teenagers about health and protection than ignore the issue altogether or storm against premarital sex. I would rather they hand out condoms in high school than diapers.

Really this group is upset because teens are going to have sex on the show. WAKE UP people teens have sex all the time and they are not even on tv. If you don’t want to watch it turn the flippin channel.

We’ve enjoyed the musical aspect of Glee. By the time “Kurt” said he wanted to go to his BF’s home, I found something else to do. Didn’t change the channel, just night-before work-day prep stuff. Next time I glanced at the tv was b/c I liked the song I was hearing, and realized they were “showing” a love scene, but didn’t pay enough attention to see who or what. I don’t care what organizations say, I only care about my personal entertainment, and if Glee needs to keep latching onto agendas and shock-factor type plot lines to get attention, then it’s faux-tainment. Just another mechanism to normalize one group’s life style. I have a whole slew of other channels to choose from and actual books to read!

I think that glee has lost its taste ,and I think glee has pushed ideas too fast…..i think the show should be cancled

honestly i see both points as right. to the person who said we dont parent our children that we “turned parenting over to the telivion a long time ago” YOU may have done that, but I haven’t and I know alot of people who havent. you have no right to speak for us in that manner! For those of us parents who do parent our children I’m am sure we do tlak to our kids about it. I do think it was Poor taste for Glee to show a teen sex seen, though they are not the first. their are alot of shows on cable that show the same. it’s up to US as parents to turn the TV off when we feel what our kids are watching is inapropriate,. and hope and pray that our kids will follow our example and turn it off when inappropriate shows or senes come on.

I thought news reporters are suppose to be unbiased and report the facts… your video in this article goes against journalistic ethics.

I have to say that while I’m a huge fan of Glee, I’m quite surprised that they would make an episode with homosexual teens consumating their relationship. I’m not going to go as far and say that homosexuality is wrong but the fact that we’ve been seeing a lot more homosexual scenes in glee since season 2 makes me think that ryan Murphy is really just trying to push his opinions on others. I mean the kissing was one thing, not saying that it was a family show from the get-go but come on everyone gathered to hear the singing, but now sex? This is ridiculous, I’ve been a fan of glee from the beginning and stood up for it, but I honestly can’t get behind this notion to show certain things. Now kids are going to wondering, ‘just how do gay boys have sex?’……..just saying

@Dylan
I don’t know if it ever occured to you, but people like you are exactly the reason why gay teens suicide so often. And Ryan Murphy does a ton more for those kids by showing them it’s ok to be what they were born – gay – than you, who talk about them as if they were diseased or something.

I really think people should watch the episode before preaching about how the skies will open with fire from the blasphemy that Ryan Murphy laid upon the television. It’s blindingly obvious to me that most of you haven’t even seen the episode. You just saw gay and sex in the same sentence and automatically started complaining.

This delicate subject is treated with surprising grace and good-taste, and none but the most bigotic will find reason to complain over it.

Not only am I saddened that people think this kind of behavior from a tv show is okay, but your journalist should be ashamed of themselves for supporting and making such comments. The fact that tv/media is okay with taking children/teenagers innocence away by teaching them that this is normal/okay is heart breaking. YOU reporting and saying “parents need to parent, talk to your children, that way their not learning things from the television”. Lady, you missed the point. Shame on YOU! “Ridiculous.” You’re ridiculous. WE as parents are just PROTECTING our children from thinking this kind of behavior is okay, which it’s not okay. WE as parents have every right to be upset. YOU are not helping the matter. I’m hear to tell you that not all teenagers are experimenting.. why? because they have good parents that have taught them that they need to wait until they’re married so they don’t end up pregnant or with STDs. Sadly though not all teenagers our fortunate enough to have good parents that’s why the tv/media should respect and not enforce these kind of actions/experiments. This is WRONG and destroying our society. Why couldn’t they have done an episode showing the consequences of having sex??? Of course not, tv/media wouldn’t make money from that now would they. Shame on you ABC and your journalist for supporting this and “Glee”. I’m disgusted.

Anything goes in TV these days. Seems like Glee can depict any scene it wants — why raise one’s ire over a TV show? Fox has always been known to push the envelope with its programs anyway since it first went on the air in the ’80s (I remember when The Simpsons was considered a controversial show; it’s lost its edge over the years though). I don’t watch Glee — even my teen daughter doesn’t — therefore it’s not in my place to really judge the show here, but it’s up to parents to exercise their own judgment over their kids’ exposure to TV. If necessary it helps to use the remote too.

@Mary C “gay teens are three times more likely to commit suicide than their peers” because of people who spew hatred like you.

ok. well first i am a parent. i watch glee(not ashamed). i watch the show with my 14 year old. i am so angered by the ignorance of this concil. first. teens have sex! there is a girl at my daughters school who is pregnant and she is 14. did she get pregnant because she watched glee? no. its about communication and education! my daughter and i watch glee for the entertainment of it but also it has become a huge tool of communication between her and myself. parents need to be honest. it is hard to talk to teens. with the obstacles of peers who know it all, as well as ways to ignore lol. laptops, cell phones, etc. communication is crucial. watching the show with my daughter has sparked many conversations. about bullying, acceptance, ignorance, love and yes sex. i have learned so much about her views and opinions as well as its given both of us a closeness and feeling of trust. i thank glee for that. as for the episode? i thought it was handled beautifully. why? because it started being about the act and ended up being about the heart. the message was not go out and have sex! it was about not to have sex for the wrong reasons . i have a funny feeling since it didnt show skin, this is more about the gay scenes. about klaine not about sex. if it was only about sex they would be embarrassed. it showed nothing but the bare heart. if they want to truly make a difference then look at shows that show younger actors like degrassi whos storylnes are much more intense or look at promoting communication and education instead of intolerance and nonsense.

Mary C. – Seriously if you feel that way go live on an island or something because they will never stop being who they are just because of ignorant people like you. We all deserve to be treated the same and if you can’t see that past your thick skull then i feel very sorry for you. That actually goes for all homophobes. I can’t wait for the day where gays can be treated the same as everyone else. And i feel there shouldn’t be this parent council because we should just choose what we want our kids to see. If you have a problem change the channel is it that hard. I can’t believe you need a council to solve your problems for you. Plus i loved the episode from glee it was handled really well and i don’t mind seeing gays do things that straight couples do. I don’t really see the difference. We are all the same so it doesn’t disturb me. i actually love the gay couples more than the straight couples on glee. So everyone back off the gays and let them live their lives. and you should be ashamed how cruel you are to another human being.

If you actually see the episode, you’ll know that the primary message is: you will have your first sexual experience only once in your lifetime, so take it VEEEEERY seriously and don’t waste it prematurely. I’m as SOOOO glad to see that finally in the media there is more responsible, relevant, important and inclusive messages directed to ALL young adults.

Like @Claire says, what about all the other references to promiscuity (Britanny, Santana, Noah, etc)? Why is that ok?

It amazes me that discussing sex (and showing it) as something to treasure and treat with the utmost care is received with such opposition. I don’t get it…….

@Kirk. I don’t want to offend anyone but some people are not Christians therefore not everyone has to go by the bible because others do. I am a Christian myself however i don’t feel it is right that we prevent gays from living THEIR lives. We shouldn’t make decisions for others. If they want to get married they should be able to. If they want to live together they should. They shouldn’t be ashamed of who they are because there is nothing wrong with them. And it doesn’t effect your life if they get married so i don’t see the problem. People just need to accept the fact that others have different morals and beliefs. And i am waiting till i get married to have sex but it’s not my place to tell other people what they should and shouldn’t in these types of situations (like sexuality). I feel people should live their lives and if they have questions then we can tell them our views on things but we shouldn’t be pushing it on them. And i am not trying to be rude but the world doesn’t revolve around one religion. And it’s people like you that make gays feel like they are not the same as everyone else and commit suicide or hurt themselves or live in fear. It is really sad. We should all be treated equally despite our differences. And i hope all gays lesbians bisexual and transgender know that NOTHING is wrong with them. They should be who they want to be. And NO ONE should judge them because i doubt any of those people are perfect. I know this may sound like i am not a Christian but it’s just that i am tired of seeing gays mistreated and i know it is wrong but people who have a problem with homosexuality turn i blind eye. I think that is inhumane because we are ALL God’s children and no one deserves to ever be treated like that. I hope one day people come to their senses and let everyone live their own lives and be with who they want to be with and love who ever they want to love and maybe this crazy world would be a better place.

Bottom Line: What is on T.V. affects kids. Parents are within their right to be upset with what is on prime-time network T.V. If T.V. shows want to push the line of controversy, then they can choose a time-slot other than 6-10pm on network television, oftentimes when kids and families are watching T.V.

It’s not against the 1st amendment to limit what is on during times when kids are watching — It’s called Time, Place, Manner regulation, and it’s 100% recognized as kosher under the 1st amendment.

Glee and other shows with a progressive agenda shouldn’t be stopped completely, but people are within their right to be upset when controversial themes are portrayed on Prime-time T.V. I for one don’t watch Glee – I really liked the first season, and I thought the story/music just got dull – but I agree with parents that are upset that they have be ever more vigilant to prevent their kids from watching stuff during the supposedly family-friendly hours of television.

Listen, I understand that some Christians believe that being gay is wrong because of some line in the Bible. But the fact is many of you only listen to the parts of the Bible you feel like listening to. Technically the Bible tells everyone to be vegetarian. How many of you have eaten a hamburger? Also wasn’t the Bible written by people years after Christ supposedly died? Have you ever played Telephone?

As for the whole sex thing, I personally get really uncomfortable watching any sort of intemite stuff even kissing, but I have to say that it was rather tasteful. Honestly, I’ve seen more sexual images on posters at the mall. Plus many people have complained about the lack of sexiness so give glee a break they have a very broad audience to please.

And just a note on Kurt and Blaine, they are one of the more innocent couples on the show. Kurt is awesome, don’t hate on him. As for the suicide rates and HIV rumors, gays would probably be less suicidel if there weren’t so many people getting down on them for it. And the HIV thing? Even if those rediculous statistics were true gays would probably be more careful if there was more information available. I also note that you don’t have the statistics for how many straight people have HIV. Also a note to people who think being gay is a choice, as Kurt points out in the grilled cheesus episode, why would someone choose a life path that would get them beaten up and picked on their entire lives? Also, have any of you ever been able to make yourself fall for someone? Isn’t the saying “love is blind”?

Anyway, get over it people. It’s the 21st century, not the dark ages.

I was thinking about a Doctor Who episode I saw where one of the side characters has been kicked out of the FBI because he wanted to get married. At the end the Doctor tells the President to let the poor guy get married and the President asks if the person he wants to marry is black and the man says the yes, he is. Now think about how you would think about the situation before and after finding out he was gay. If your view changes you might want to think about why.

I was also watching an interesting fan video called Christian glee-haters not the first time that starts off with these really nasty comments people have posted about glee and later shows a clip of a man arguing against prop 8 and he says that if it were even possible that sexuality is something people are born with what does that do to the moral force of people’s arguements. And how many gay people does God have to create before we realize he actually might want them around.

Sorry to keep bothering you but I was re-reading some comments and I would like to note that in The Power of Madonna episode the theme was quite the opposite. Emma and Rachel both backed out of going all the way, and Finn regreted losing his virginity to Santana.

Also, if you’re not supposed to have sex before marriage, and gays aren’t supposed to get married… what exactly are they allowed to do?

Plus, just because I watch this show doesn’t mean I’m going to base my life choices on it. I may go see Miss Saigon but it doesn’t mean I’ll become a prostitute or commit suicide. I plan to take my virginity to my grave no matter what my favorite characters do.