Why Is Glee's Sexy GQ Photo Shoot So Tragic? A Movieline IM Discussion
Julie: It's just disheartening to see someone as genuinely talented as Lea Michele straddle a locker room bench for a men's magazine. I mean, I understand the objective of this photo shoot. I understand that hypersexualized photos are Terry Richardson's specialty. And we can all agree that Lea Michele looks awesome, Julie says, as she pulls on copycat knee high socks and unwraps a cherry Blow Pop.
Louis: Terry Richardson also seems to specialize in my epic discomfort. Like, is he proving that...if you arrange people in such a way and with less clothes than usual, you can make it seem like the girl will do anything to please an aloof, dismissive male? I don't even think she looks that good here -- they've taken mostly frames where she's making an inhuman, Commedia dell Arte "Zany" face.
Julie: I don't think that's a message. The only way that you really can lure that high school jock you've been crushing on hard away from his drum kit is by ripping off your shirt and jumping on his shoulders. This is common knowledge.
Louis: The outlandishness of it all sends a message. Like, if your lovable glee club friends just let go and really embraced themselves, they'd be reveling in these objectified gender roles.
Julie: It's just sad. Do you think Ryan Murphy or Lea Michele will comment on this photo shoot?
Louis: Yeah, where is Ryan Murphy's comment? I admit I was LOL when I read Agron's blog post -- that bit about how GQ wanted them to do a "Hit Me Baby One More Time" version of their characters. First of all, congratulations on existing in 1999 for 11 years running, GQ. And secondly, that should've been the cue to run, Dianna.
Julie: Didn't someone from Fox have to sign off on this "vision" though?
Louis: Maybe to Fox it seemed like a natural extension of Chris Colfer's leather-bar pictures in Rolling Stone, even though those were cheeky while these were, you know, jarringly gross.
Julie: Fair assumption. Well, to wrap up here, I think one good thing came from this GQ photoshoot: we now have our Halloween costumes for Movieline's office party next week.
Louis: I'm Smug-'n-Frisky Finn!
Julie: And I'm Busty Bimbo Berry! Trick or treat!
Louis: (Ass smack!)
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Kinda surprised that you guys were 'scandalized' by this. I guess, when you think of the chirren, it's kinda something they should save for when the ratings start to go down, but in a 'live and let live' environment, this is basically nothing.
The show was trying to pull in an audience segment that wasn't female and/or gay.
What do you expect from GQ, anyway? Haven't seen their photos in GQ yet, but this is what GQ is about. AND she's not the one who dressed herself up.
I don't agree with much of what was brought up in this dialogue. Is it really necessary to skewer Ms. Lea Michele the way you did? Yes, she could have said no to any number of things in this photo shoot, but to judge her based on ONE photo shoot instead of the number of really classy and tasteful ones she's done before is more appalling than anything in this photo shoot. She did nothing wrong, nor should she be made to apologize for anything.
Sluts rule.
but because she remained true to herself and her beliefs, she'll grow in a very real, very amazing way. The information will never be enough to handle the unexpected issues. You should make greater effort to be able to handle that.
Of course, this is the same Lea Michele who went topless on broadway, so colour me not-surprised.
WHAT?!?! Why haven't I ever heard abo... oh right, because nobody YouTubes theater.
"Tragic" seems to be pushing it a bit. Embarrassingly non-sexy, awkward, and doofy, yes, but I don't think 3 adults (1 a possible robot?) posing in a rather stupid-looking erstwhile American Apparel ad is much of a scandal.
I think this argument is running off the bogus basis that this show's message is "being special no matter what you look like" or whatever. The show's main "hero" characters are attractive: the teacher, the quarter back, and Lea Michelle. the villain, Jane Lynch, is not. All the "hook-ups" and relationships usually occur between the more attractive characters. Every one who's not drop-dead gorgeous is a background, side, or supporting character who every now and then gets thrown a bone with their own personal story. If you're gonna criticize this photo shoot then do the same to the actual show, don;t hold them in some high regard like they're saints for inner beauty. Sure the show may display a message of "being yourself" and "looks don't matter", but the Glee telling everyone to "respect yourself" is like McDonalds selling salads. The majority of people watch this show to see "hot" kids sing.
GQ, FOX and Terry Richardson tear down these girls and hawk sexism without shame. Women in Hollywood are pressured into stunts like this by their employers and agents. Argons comments demonstrate that old reality. She states regretfully that it wasn't 'her favorite idea'. No kidding. I feel badly for these young female actors.
Lea Michele wasnt always the prettiest nor was she the skinniest girl out there and now that she lost a lot of weight and finally feels beautiful i think she's want to show everyone that she actually feels beautiful. i also think in her mind it might be like a slap in the face and revenge for all of the people who turned her down for shows and plays because according to them she "wasn't pretty enough". just let her have her fun for a while... i think she deserves it.
Another fine example of a media outlet expressing a view a very small percent of the population agrees with and presenting as if its the way the majority feels. Force feeding opinions seems to be the norm nowadays in place of responsible journalism, keep up the terrible work!
I shake my head at all this scandal. Really?
first off this are not kids. they are all in their 20s. Second as Argon basically said if your kid has their hands on this (written for adult men) magazine without your consent perhaps the issue isn't the magazine but the parenting going on.
And the PTC clearly knows a lot about pedophilia if they think this photo shoot contains or would cause it. They made themselves and every site/magazine picking up the same call rather stupid looking.
These are actors playing a role. in the shoot, on the show. Neither is a reflection of them. As for Argon, she should have known what she was getting into before she agreed to do it. It's not like Terry's style is unknown. Just the opposite. It is very very well known. So I"m sorry but it seems to me that her "I wasn't totally confortable" is more spin to make herself seem innocent than a real reflection of what went down.
Julie and Louis: you people are lame. LEa Michele looks phenomenal in this shoot. She "dominates" because she is objectively stunningly attractive. There is nothing wrong with sex, sexual attractiveness or the human body. Your prudish, "oh, but her character isn't like this on the teevee, whatever will the poor children think" hand-wringing is just pathetic.
This is an adult magazine (no, not that kind of adult!), who hired adult actors (no, not that kind of adult!), for a photo spread (no, no that kinda sp...well you know!). If everyone was soo worried about children seeing these photos, why did every entertainment show air a segment during kid's TV hours? ET, Extra, Access Hollywood, and I'm sure countless others, all gave these photos more publicity during the 5pm-8pm time slot, just when innocent Johnny and Jenny are watching TV (and mom and dad probably not censoring TV during those hours, either!).
The great irony of all of this so-called scandal is that myself, and many others, would likely not have even found out about these photographs had websites and articles like this one not plastered them all over the internet in an effort to convince us how awful the photographs actually are. There is nothing wrong with this photoshoot, but if you do think there is something wrong with it, how about not blanketing the internet with the offending photos? I'm just saying...
Glee is about camaraderie? Try back stabbing, lying and pretending. That's what I saw so I stopped watching it. There is also manipulation and greed, to name just a few more. I see this everyday in the real world. Why watch it in some made-up TV series?
Do not include any failures - be positive and don't say why you left jobs or that your marriage broke down etc. Do not typewrite it as you will look as though you live in the dark ages. Always use a computer.
You must think STDs rule too.
Lea Michele is GORGEOUS and incredibly talented. What Lula said is absolutely right-
GQ, FOX and Terry Richardson tear down these girls and hawk sexism without shame. Women in Hollywood are pressured into stunts like this by their employers and agents. Argons comments demonstrate that old reality. She states regretfully that it wasn't 'her favorite idea'. No kidding. I feel badly for these young female actors.
It's the sad reality of Hollywood. But, to be fair, it's not like she's posing for playboy. It's out-of-character for both her and Rachel, but she probably enjoyed it because she wanted to break away from the "innocent girl" persona, even just a little. Lea Michele is the kind of celebrity who shouldn't be taking shit from anyone because she is genuinely talented and beautiful. So, while I don't agree with this sort of thing, I think the fact is she can do whatever she wants and get away with it because she's that awesome. And, the writers of this article sound stupid because they were badmouthing her at the beginning and then saying they were gonna emulate the whole thing by the end... 😛
OH! Just give it a rest it was one stinkin photo shoot (a very bad one) but every body knows that sex sells WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL
It's not "TRAGIC" or "SAD" just one bad decesion beside kids find WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY more sexy & scandaless photos then that
But i have to say Lea looked horrible in those pictures really freaky!!!!!!