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The Transcontinental Disability Choir: Glee-ful Appropriation

Social Commentary post by s.e. smith on November 12, 2009 - 12:22pm; tagged disability, fail, feminism, Fox, Glee, television, Transcontinental Disability Choir.
promotional poster for Glee, showing the upper torso of Artie, a white student with large glasses and a beige sweater. Standing behind him is another student, Puck, who is also white and wearing a blue tee shirt. Puck is making the 'loser' symbol with his hand placed in front of Artie's forehead, implying that Artie is a loser. Text reads: 'glee: a biting comedy for the underdog in all of us.' Image does not depict Artie's wheelchair, although this is a focal point of his character. The much anticipated Very Special Disability Episode of Glee, "Wheels" aired last night. And already the rave reviews are flooding in. It's "edgy," it's "a game changer," it's "controversial," it's "moving," it's "thought provoking." Twitter is aflutter with praise. Did everyone else watch the same episode I watched?
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