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Glee: Pretty, Witty, But Why Gay?

September 23, 2009 in The Unbearable Lightness Of Television

Kurt HummelWhen I watched the pilot episode of Glee, I was hooked almost immediately. The dark humor appealed to me, and the club’s rendition of Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” was nothing less than stunning. But there was one character that was bothering me: Kurt Hummel, played by Chris Colfer. The actor’s performance was fine, but the character seemed a little too … gay.

OK, he seemed way too gay.

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