Comments

• December 28, 2009 - 2:17pm Darcy Says:

  @Darrell, when the word "mongoloid" was used it DEFINITELY meant Down Syndrome. Terri was saying she didn't want to have a baby who was a "mongoloid." From the context there is nothing else she could possibly have meant.

• December 24, 2009 - 8:01pm alysa Says:

  It's called ACTING! Do you have to be gay to play gay? Do you have to be straight to play straight? Do you have to be crippled to play one?! Real talent is the stretch from reality to fantasy.

• November 18, 2009 - 2:26pm Shay Says:

  It amazes me that in the same episode students were putting pot in brownies and selling it in school - yet that wasn't addressed?!? I agree that Glee has done a wonderful job of portraying all types of people - kids living their day to day lives as persons viewers can relate to. As someone who works with patients who use wheelchairs I've heard great support for the show at work.

• November 16, 2009 - 10:22pm Lyn Says:

  My daughter has Down syndrome. I felt his episode portrayed people living with Down syndrome in a very positive light. Especially when Sue said that they only wanted to be treated as an individual not seen as a disability. Just my take! Very rarely do I see people with a cognitive disability shown in a positive light.

• November 14, 2009 - 4:35am Darrell Says:

  @Lauren: Obviously, you didn't see this very moving episode of Glee featuring 2 individuals with Down Syndrome, which was handled very well. Also, although the term "mongoloid" has been unfortunately used as a derogatory term for people with Down Syndrome, that isn't the only connotation of the word. In fact, it is still used today as a technical term for people of Asian ancestry (i.e. in forensics), etc. Not everything is an insult to people with disabilities, and sometimes being so PC is more degrading, in my opinion to people, than just treating them like normal people (which they are).

• November 14, 2009 - 2:16am Taylor Says:

  I thought it was offensive because of the last musical number with its "wacky" references to rolling around and all that.

• November 13, 2009 - 4:11pm Kelly Says:

  Where are the Disabled Advocates when it comes to other shows who have cast in wheelchairs? I didn't hear anyone crying over the episode of Community (with Chevy Chase). The Greensdale College student was shown in a wheelchair. Seems like they are not really fighting "the" battle.

• November 12, 2009 - 10:51pm kells Says:

  i watched Glee for the first time last night, and I thought the gentleman who played Artie WAS actually wheel-chair bound! What an actor! The whole show is bringing a new light to ALL types of people - does it really make a difference if the actors are portraying them instead of really "being" them? Look at the big picture, people!

• November 12, 2009 - 7:49pm darin Irvine Says:

  I think it was a great episode. Very moving.

• November 12, 2009 - 4:45pm Andrayaya Says:

  I enjoyed the episode myself.

• November 12, 2009 - 3:04pm w tuschen Says:

  I thought the episode of wheels was well written. As a parent of a child with DS, i believe the entire episode was handled with sensitivity and warmth. Kuddos!

• November 12, 2009 - 7:52am steph Says:

  glee is the best... weather or not people like it i am obsessed dont hate people cuz u cant produce a show as good as this show GLEE and i love artie....(clap, clap, clap)

• November 12, 2009 - 2:04am Josh Says:

  So when they cast Kevin McHale, did they have a guy in a wheelchair actually coach him on movements or was it some other able-bodied idiot that didn't know what he was doing, kinda like ADA.

• November 11, 2009 - 10:02pm Ann Says:

  OMG! Greet episode. Archie is such a good singer, lovely deep voice. WOW. And the lady with her down syndrome sister, awww, so cute.

• November 11, 2009 - 9:57pm MIss Viv Says:

  seriously cant anyone be happy anymore............. we have all gone PC MAD

• November 11, 2009 - 6:38pm Hannah Says:

  I've heard this complaint many times before. So what if he's not actually in a wheelchair? That's why it's called ACTING! Kevin McHale was cast because he's perfect for the role. The creators aren't just going to give the role to a kid in a wheelchair for that very reason. They're going to give the role to whoever plays it the best.

• November 11, 2009 - 2:43pm AV Says:

  That is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. I am in a wheelchair and applaud the producers of Glee for including in their cast a disabled person. Kudos to them for representing our portion of the population. Some people just take things too far.

• November 11, 2009 - 2:18pm Jenna Says:

  Are you kidding me? Disabled people FINALLY have a VOICE in today's society, thanks to the producers of Glee! I think it's incredibly rude to insult a very talented actor for NOT being disabled. I'm SO sorry he's given hope to thousands of children in the wheelchair community! Oh yes, FIRE HIM BECAUSE HE WALKS!!... Dumb@ss.

• November 11, 2009 - 1:43pm Lauren Says:

  I'm surprised this is the only thing that has come up with Glee so far. Don't get me wrong, I love the show. There was a comment made in one episode using the very un-politically correct term for a child with Down Syndrome, "mongoloid". My sister has Downs Syndrome, so as much as I love Glee, this was pretty offensive. I'm very surprised this issue has come up and not that one, because even though I get what they mean about having someone who is not really disabled portray someone who is, I feel that, that other comment was way more out of line.