Inspiration for "It Gets Better"
On FOX, there is a TV show called Glee.
On it, it highlights the problems that teens go through in high school, feeling left out and alone, bullied, etc.
There is a character named Kurt who has been openly gay since a few episodes into the first season. He came out to his straight-as-can-be father in a heart-warming moment and has really grown as an inspirational character. He was never ashamed of who he was. He said "[being different] is the best thing about [him]."
However, the Kurt story line wasn't touched on a lot until this current season, Season 2.
The bullying by a boy named David Karofsky has gotten worse. In Never Been Kissed, Kurt gets inspiration from a new character named Blaine, an openly gay guy at a private school that Kurt met while spying on their glee club. Blaine tells him to have courage, to stand up against the bully. "Prejudice is just ignorance, Kurt. And you have a chance to teach him."
After getting slammed into a locker once more, Kurt chases after the bully and they argue. Kurt addresses "every straight guy's nightmare," that all "gays are out to molest and convert" them. Frustrated by the fact that Kurt is fighting back, Karofsky loses all pretense, and he kisses him.
The bully is a closeted homosexual.
Isn't that always the way?
Well, no, but sometimes. In this case, at least.
Anyway, naturally, Kurt is distraught. A few episodes later, Karofsky threatens to kill him if he ever tells anybody what happened and continues to terrify him.
Through everything though, Kurt won't back down. He's an unbelievably strong person that isn't ashamed of who he is. Even as a heterosexual person, I am utterly inspired by the message he sends to everybody. And that message doesn't end with the character.
Chris Colfer is the actor that plays Kurt. An openly gay man of 20, he is the 7th most influential person in the world according to Times magazine. Chris inspires me every day of my life. He was bullied every day of his life in high school and has a sister with epilepsy, but nothing stopped him from reaching for his dream. The creators of the show, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, and Ian Brennan even created the character of Kurt for Chris when he came in to audition for another part. It's not even just the things he's doing for homophobia, but it's what he's doing for bullying in general.
As a person who has been bullied, I know exactly what it feels like to want it to end, to want to never wake up. I know that you start to eventually believe the horrible things people say about you, but if you have courage, you can get through it. And you're definitely not alone. Chris taught me that.
Click here to see his Trevor Project message.
For more insight to how Glee is affecting people's lives, go to Google, since you're already on the internet, and watch some interviews with Max Adler and Darren Criss, read some articles about Brad's, Ryan's, and Ian's inspiration and the message they're sending.
Most of all though, watch. Watch out for the people who are being bullied. Stand up for them when they can't do it themselves.
Thank you.
On it, it highlights the problems that teens go through in high school, feeling left out and alone, bullied, etc.
There is a character named Kurt who has been openly gay since a few episodes into the first season. He came out to his straight-as-can-be father in a heart-warming moment and has really grown as an inspirational character. He was never ashamed of who he was. He said "[being different] is the best thing about [him]."
However, the Kurt story line wasn't touched on a lot until this current season, Season 2.
The bullying by a boy named David Karofsky has gotten worse. In Never Been Kissed, Kurt gets inspiration from a new character named Blaine, an openly gay guy at a private school that Kurt met while spying on their glee club. Blaine tells him to have courage, to stand up against the bully. "Prejudice is just ignorance, Kurt. And you have a chance to teach him."
After getting slammed into a locker once more, Kurt chases after the bully and they argue. Kurt addresses "every straight guy's nightmare," that all "gays are out to molest and convert" them. Frustrated by the fact that Kurt is fighting back, Karofsky loses all pretense, and he kisses him.
The bully is a closeted homosexual.
Isn't that always the way?
Well, no, but sometimes. In this case, at least.
Anyway, naturally, Kurt is distraught. A few episodes later, Karofsky threatens to kill him if he ever tells anybody what happened and continues to terrify him.
Through everything though, Kurt won't back down. He's an unbelievably strong person that isn't ashamed of who he is. Even as a heterosexual person, I am utterly inspired by the message he sends to everybody. And that message doesn't end with the character.
Chris Colfer is the actor that plays Kurt. An openly gay man of 20, he is the 7th most influential person in the world according to Times magazine. Chris inspires me every day of my life. He was bullied every day of his life in high school and has a sister with epilepsy, but nothing stopped him from reaching for his dream. The creators of the show, Brad Falchuk, Ryan Murphy, and Ian Brennan even created the character of Kurt for Chris when he came in to audition for another part. It's not even just the things he's doing for homophobia, but it's what he's doing for bullying in general.
As a person who has been bullied, I know exactly what it feels like to want it to end, to want to never wake up. I know that you start to eventually believe the horrible things people say about you, but if you have courage, you can get through it. And you're definitely not alone. Chris taught me that.
Click here to see his Trevor Project message.
For more insight to how Glee is affecting people's lives, go to Google, since you're already on the internet, and watch some interviews with Max Adler and Darren Criss, read some articles about Brad's, Ryan's, and Ian's inspiration and the message they're sending.
Most of all though, watch. Watch out for the people who are being bullied. Stand up for them when they can't do it themselves.
Thank you.