12:14 pm - 04/22/2012
Bill O'Reilly called out "Glee" for encouraging teenagers to experiment with "alternative lifestyles" on Thursday night.
The Fox News host was discussing the show's message with guests Gretchen Carlson and Jeanine Pirro. He began by saying that "Glee" was a "good show" with "lots of talent" and "positive messages." (serious side-eye rn) However, he took issue with what he said was the program's "recurring theme that alternative lifestyles may be a big positive."
After watching a clip of one character cross-dressing, guest Gretchen Carlson heaved a huge sigh. "Here we go again, pandering to .3% of the American population that considers themselves transgender," she said. "Now I get to explain this to my 8-year-old, if i want her to see a nice family show with some nice music."
She also took issue with a storyline about two cheerleaders who are lesbians, and two seniors who are engaged to be married. "[The show seems] to have a positive message about hopes and dreams and taking risks," Carlson opined. "But why do they have to come up with these wild story lines to prove their point? I don’t get it." (oh, okay, so the parts where they suddenly burst into song in the middle of the hallway and jump into choreographed dance routines they never practiced before doesn't strike you as the "wild" part. It's the homosexuality.)
O'Reilly said that the problem was that the storylines, like the one featuring two students making a sex tape, were unrealistic. Kids "might go out and experiment with this stuff," he warned.
Pirro was extremely skeptical. "Do you really think this kind of thing is contagious?" she asked incredulously.
Carlson interjected, saying that watching "Glee" wouldn't change someone's sexuality, but would encourage experimentation.
"I wholeheartedly believe in today's society that kids are experimenting with homosexuality," she stressed. "We see it in celebrities who maybe just do it on the side, and it may be drug-fueled."
Speaking to Pirro, O'Reilly maintained that "Glee" — which he said was "undeniably a good program" — made the issues dealt with on the show "glamorous."
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Bill O'Reilly: Glee Encourages Kids To Experiment With "Alternative Lifestyles"
Bill O'Reilly called out "Glee" for encouraging teenagers to experiment with "alternative lifestyles" on Thursday night.
The Fox News host was discussing the show's message with guests Gretchen Carlson and Jeanine Pirro. He began by saying that "Glee" was a "good show" with "lots of talent" and "positive messages." (serious side-eye rn) However, he took issue with what he said was the program's "recurring theme that alternative lifestyles may be a big positive."
After watching a clip of one character cross-dressing, guest Gretchen Carlson heaved a huge sigh. "Here we go again, pandering to .3% of the American population that considers themselves transgender," she said. "Now I get to explain this to my 8-year-old, if i want her to see a nice family show with some nice music."
She also took issue with a storyline about two cheerleaders who are lesbians, and two seniors who are engaged to be married. "[The show seems] to have a positive message about hopes and dreams and taking risks," Carlson opined. "But why do they have to come up with these wild story lines to prove their point? I don’t get it." (oh, okay, so the parts where they suddenly burst into song in the middle of the hallway and jump into choreographed dance routines they never practiced before doesn't strike you as the "wild" part. It's the homosexuality.)
O'Reilly said that the problem was that the storylines, like the one featuring two students making a sex tape, were unrealistic. Kids "might go out and experiment with this stuff," he warned.
Pirro was extremely skeptical. "Do you really think this kind of thing is contagious?" she asked incredulously.
Carlson interjected, saying that watching "Glee" wouldn't change someone's sexuality, but would encourage experimentation.
"I wholeheartedly believe in today's society that kids are experimenting with homosexuality," she stressed. "We see it in celebrities who maybe just do it on the side, and it may be drug-fueled."
Speaking to Pirro, O'Reilly maintained that "Glee" — which he said was "undeniably a good program" — made the issues dealt with on the show "glamorous."
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Edited at 2012-04-22 02:38 am (UTC)
now bitch u know das a lie
oh no now you have to actually do some parenting. oh no. being a parent and parenting. what a tragedy.
Edited at 2012-04-22 02:40 am (UTC)
<3 for your rin and kotomine icon bb.
what kind of country is this!
Ron Paul '12
FRUITCAKE
CHRIST
OMG how terrible is the thought of actually explaining something to your child with WORDS instead of having the convenience of TV raising them?
thank you.
glee needs to apologize for making him have to explain shit to his kids. rme
Seriously, these people are just lazy fucks. I'd be happy to explain it early to my kids. It's not that fucking difficult. I think these people are so obsessed with the OMG GAY SEX aspect of it that they just don't even know how to talk about it.
that always makes me cringe when I watch 90s tv, they say 'alternative lifestyle' and 'lifestyle choice' a lot when regarding those wacky gays
Come at me with your 'not all republicans' 'not all christians' until the most vocal of them stop being assholes will I stop calling them out as such.
Not to say, I disagree w/you fully. I have friends and family who are christian and/or republicans and those are the only ones I can tolerate or get along with. Of course, that's biased of me.
have you finished the season yet?
Edited at 2012-04-22 02:42 am (UTC)
Edited at 2012-04-22 02:58 am (UTC)
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Edited at 2012-04-22 02:42 am (UTC)
IA that finn and rachel being engaged is idiotic. But I cant at all these morons being shocked that a show about a glee club has gay story lines. How many straight boys do you know who are involved in musicals and such? Glee probably has more straights than an IRL glee club would prob have anyways.