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• 'GLEE' TAK ON KATY PERRY, GAY BULLYG
• CRICS BULLY "GLEE" FOR SUPER-GAY EPISO "GONE BAD!!"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY BROOKE JOHNSONNOVEMBER 12, 2010/3:00 PMBY BROOKE JOHNSONNOVEMBER 12, 2010 / 3:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CRICS BULLY \"GLEE\" FOR SUPER-GAY EPISO \"GONE BAD!!\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-11-12T20:00:24.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-11-12T20:00:24.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BROOKE JOHNSON","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"YOU N'T PUNCH THE GAY OUT OF ME ANY MORE THAN I N PUNCH THE IGNORAM OUT OF YOU," IS ONLY ONE DITN OF JT HOW QUOTABLE LAST NIGHT'S EPISO OF "GLEE" REALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR MOST OF OUR REARS, WE'D IMAGE AN EPISO OF H TV SHOW, "GLEE", THAT'S FLOOD WH GAYNS, DRAMATIC TURN-OF-EVENTS AND (OF URSE) A SONG OR TWELVE, IS LIKE A STRAIGHT MAN'S "UNCENSORED: BAB OF BAYWATCH" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT MANY CRICS AND VIEWERS AGREE THE SHOW'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT A SPECIFILLY "ANTI-GAY BULLYG" THEMED EPISO WAS A B OF A LET DOWN AND, SUPRISGLY ENOUGH, KURT (CHRIS COLFER)'S PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN EMED TOO MUCH OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOST ARE BASHG THE EPISO FOR BEG A "P-OUT" AND "A BATN OF WISH FULFILLMENT UPLED WH DIENCE PUNISHMENT," IF YOU ASK RYAN MCGEE, NBC'S CLICKER SE POTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE "NEVER BEEN KISSED" EPISO OF "GLEE" AIRED LAST NIGHT, NOVEMBER 10TH, HOPG TO ADDRS ISSU SURROUNDG GAY-BULLYG AMONG OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ONE MEMORABLE SCENE, "JOCK" CHARACTER, DAVE KAROFSKY (DAVE ADLER) SHOVED KURT TO A LOCKER THEIR HIGH SCHOOL HALLWAY, AND, FIGHTG BACK, KURT YELLED AND FOLLOWED THE BULLY TO THE LOCKER ROOM TO NONT HIM. A FUR KURT UNLEASHED A SERI OF ARGUMENTS WH A VERY “WE’RE HERE, WE’RE QUEER, GET ED TO ” UNRTONE, "GLEE" CREATOR RYAN MURPHY TOLD THE NEW YORK TIM. AND STEAD OF PUNCHG KURT, AS I THK EVERYONE (CLUDG THE CHARACTERS THEMSELV) EXPECTED, DAVE FORCEFULLY GRABBED KURT'S FACE AND KISSED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UNEXPECTED TWIST LAND "GLEE" A SLEW OF CRIQU ALONG THE L OF "TASTELS," "OVERT" AND "UNNECSARILY SEXUAL," ACRDG TO AND THE NEW YORK TIM. MOST OF THE WHERS SAY THEY WERE MOST UPSET ABOUT HOW THE APPROACH TO THAT SCENE WAS "OUT OF CHARACTER" FOR THE SHOW, REPORTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OTHERS FEEL THE WHOLE BULLYG PORTRAYAL AND DAVE'S G OUT WAS "TOO SIMPLE-MD"-- FAILG TO SEND A POSIVE MSAGE TO GAY VIEWERS (AND AN TNAL ONE TO EVERYONE ELSE).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MIXED FEELGS ABOUT THE EPISO LEAVE SOME VIEWERS WONRG ABOUT THE POSSIBILY OF DAVE AS A RECURRG CHARACTER AND HOW THE SHOW WILL GO ABOUT S PORTRAYAL OF GAY CHARACTERS THE FUTURE, ACRDG TO AND I HAVE A FEELG THEY MAY STILL BE PORTRAYED AS PRETTY MUCH VERY GAY, WH 100% CHANCE OF BREAKG TO RANDOM CHOIR. MYSTERY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CHECK OUT THE EPISO BELOW, CI FOR YOURSELF, AND LET KNOW WHAT YOU THK OF THE MENTS SECTN. AND FET WHAT YOUR MOMS HAVE TOLD YOU ABOUT HAVG NOTHG NICE TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;} {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

'GLEE' TAK ON KATY PERRY, GAY BULLYG

He was vasive and vlent to Kurt, bee he is secretly gay and he had a csh on him. In the Season Two episo Never Been Kissed, is revealed that he is gay when he kiss Kurt.

After beg outed at his new school as beg gay On My Way, Dave tri to take his own life by hangg himself but the attempt fails. While Azim mak tlls, Dave asks Fn why all the gay dus get the hot chicks. He throws the game after Fn mak a ment about how 's funny that Dave is always llg people gay but never seems to have a girliend.

CRICS BULLY "GLEE" FOR SUPER-GAY EPISO "GONE BAD!!"{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY BROOKE JOHNSONNOVEMBER 12, 2010/3:00 PMBY BROOKE JOHNSONNOVEMBER 12, 2010 / 3:00 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CRICS BULLY \"GLEE\" FOR SUPER-GAY EPISO \"GONE BAD!!\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2010-11-12T20:00:24.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2010-11-12T20:00:24.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BROOKE JOHNSON","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"YOU N'T PUNCH THE GAY OUT OF ME ANY MORE THAN I N PUNCH THE IGNORAM OUT OF YOU," IS ONLY ONE DITN OF JT HOW QUOTABLE LAST NIGHT'S EPISO OF "GLEE" REALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR MOST OF OUR REARS, WE'D IMAGE AN EPISO OF H TV SHOW, "GLEE", THAT'S FLOOD WH GAYNS, DRAMATIC TURN-OF-EVENTS AND (OF URSE) A SONG OR TWELVE, IS LIKE A STRAIGHT MAN'S "UNCENSORED: BAB OF BAYWATCH" {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT MANY CRICS AND VIEWERS AGREE THE SHOW'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT A SPECIFILLY "ANTI-GAY BULLYG" THEMED EPISO WAS A B OF A LET DOWN AND, SUPRISGLY ENOUGH, KURT (CHRIS COLFER)'S PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN EMED TOO MUCH OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MOST ARE BASHG THE EPISO FOR BEG A "P-OUT" AND "A BATN OF WISH FULFILLMENT UPLED WH DIENCE PUNISHMENT," IF YOU ASK RYAN MCGEE, NBC'S CLICKER SE POTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE "NEVER BEEN KISSED" EPISO OF "GLEE" AIRED LAST NIGHT, NOVEMBER 10TH, HOPG TO ADDRS ISSU SURROUNDG GAY-BULLYG AMONG OUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ONE MEMORABLE SCENE, "JOCK" CHARACTER, DAVE KAROFSKY (DAVE ADLER) SHOVED KURT TO A LOCKER THEIR HIGH SCHOOL HALLWAY, AND, FIGHTG BACK, KURT YELLED AND FOLLOWED THE BULLY TO THE LOCKER ROOM TO NONT HIM. A FUR KURT UNLEASHED A SERI OF ARGUMENTS WH A VERY “WE’RE HERE, WE’RE QUEER, GET ED TO ” UNRTONE, "GLEE" CREATOR RYAN MURPHY TOLD THE NEW YORK TIM. AND STEAD OF PUNCHG KURT, AS I THK EVERYONE (CLUDG THE CHARACTERS THEMSELV) EXPECTED, DAVE FORCEFULLY GRABBED KURT'S FACE AND KISSED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UNEXPECTED TWIST LAND "GLEE" A SLEW OF CRIQU ALONG THE L OF "TASTELS," "OVERT" AND "UNNECSARILY SEXUAL," ACRDG TO AND THE NEW YORK TIM. 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One of them (Stt Cooper) says that Glee Club turned Dave gay—which he flch at, still not wantg to adm —followed by a group slhie. Santana, orr to brg Kurt back to the school and make herself favorable to w Prom Queen, blackmails Dave after fdg out his sexualy by tellg him that if he won't be her gay beard and prom date, she would reveal his secret to the school. Kurt then strs to Dave that even if he is unable to e out to the world he needs to be ted, and he tells Dave to help him -chair a lol chapter of Parents, Fai and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG).

When Dave brgs Kurt to his class, Kurt tells him that he thks people don't re if you're gay or straight any more, to which Dave disagre. Dave mak his next appearance when Kurt ns to him at the gay bar Sndals.

It was revealed that he changed schools to avoid any mors about beg gay at McKley, sce he wants to have a normal senr year where he n play football.