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Glee
First of all, Naya Rivera is an amazing actress.
Second of all, major kudos to Glee for pointing out that sex ed in most US schools SUCKS.
But honestly? I was raging sfm at the way Holly handled sex ed. Calling Rachel and Quinn "naive" and "frigid" for being in the celibacy club, making that comment about Emma's legs being closed? So fucking uncalled for. Guess what? Some people choose not to have sex. That doesn't mean they're "prudes." Maybe they're waiting for the right person. Maybe they've got other things going on. As a virgin, it really bothers me when people assume that, if you haven't had sex, there's something wrong with you. I mean, let's face it, you're more likely to get shamed if you have had sex - but when people try to break that down, too often they simply swing around and attack people who haven't yet had sex. There's nothing wrong with teaching that sex can be fun, wonderful, etc - but there's no need to put down people who choose not to do it. Holly, in my opinion, crossed the line so much that I actually despised her by the end of the episode.
Then, of course, there's Emma. Emma CLEARLY has intimacy problems that should be dealt with by a therapist, and yet there Holly is, basically saying, "Why wouldn't you tap that? He's hot!" and assuming that Emma's fear of intimacy is because she's still in love with Will - but Emma's problems started way before Will. And, on top of that, her husband - the guy who's supposed to support her - apparently now cares more about the fact that he's not getting laid than the fact that Emma obviously needs help. On the one hand, of course, that's probably going to be the reaction from 9/10 husbands, but it was still incredibly annoying that not ONCE did the show treat Emma as anything other than "lol that frigid prude who doesn't know what an afternoon delight is."
Honestly... Ugh. Don't get me wrong, I loved parts of this episode, but that whole arc with Emma and Holly's comments about Rachel/Quinn really pissed me off. In conclusion: not wanting to have sex, for whatever reason, does not automatically equal OMG PRUDE. Capisce? Good.
Second of all, major kudos to Glee for pointing out that sex ed in most US schools SUCKS.
But honestly? I was raging sfm at the way Holly handled sex ed. Calling Rachel and Quinn "naive" and "frigid" for being in the celibacy club, making that comment about Emma's legs being closed? So fucking uncalled for. Guess what? Some people choose not to have sex. That doesn't mean they're "prudes." Maybe they're waiting for the right person. Maybe they've got other things going on. As a virgin, it really bothers me when people assume that, if you haven't had sex, there's something wrong with you. I mean, let's face it, you're more likely to get shamed if you have had sex - but when people try to break that down, too often they simply swing around and attack people who haven't yet had sex. There's nothing wrong with teaching that sex can be fun, wonderful, etc - but there's no need to put down people who choose not to do it. Holly, in my opinion, crossed the line so much that I actually despised her by the end of the episode.
Then, of course, there's Emma. Emma CLEARLY has intimacy problems that should be dealt with by a therapist, and yet there Holly is, basically saying, "Why wouldn't you tap that? He's hot!" and assuming that Emma's fear of intimacy is because she's still in love with Will - but Emma's problems started way before Will. And, on top of that, her husband - the guy who's supposed to support her - apparently now cares more about the fact that he's not getting laid than the fact that Emma obviously needs help. On the one hand, of course, that's probably going to be the reaction from 9/10 husbands, but it was still incredibly annoying that not ONCE did the show treat Emma as anything other than "lol that frigid prude who doesn't know what an afternoon delight is."
Honestly... Ugh. Don't get me wrong, I loved parts of this episode, but that whole arc with Emma and Holly's comments about Rachel/Quinn really pissed me off. In conclusion: not wanting to have sex, for whatever reason, does not automatically equal OMG PRUDE. Capisce? Good.
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Emma is just beginning to bug me, I don't she was cute in season one but here she is just starting to annoy me. Now this, just so they can save her for Will to deflower UGH.
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Omg, ugh re: the deflowering thing. I love how Emma has to stay ~pure~ for him, but Will gets to fool around with every other adult female on the show. D: