Hey, Gleeks! I know I'm not a regular posting/replying member here at gleeclub, but I thought you all would really enjoy these two articles I found at Feministing.com.
Bitch Magazine: "
Glee's method of handling minorities is to devote an episode to one minority storyline, and then to shove that minority into the background. We've had the Very Special Gay Episode, the Very Special Black Episode, and now the Very Special Disability Episode, which means that we can go back to focusing on the white, conventionally attractive leads. Who are, of course, the draw, because the most common argument used to justify exclusion of minority groups from film and television is that no one wants to watch them."
Alyssa Rosenberg's blog: "His portrayal as a kid who is frustrated and hampered by his disability yet is doing his best to live with it is such a much more realistic portrayal of what its like to live with a disability than other portrayals where the disabled person is a rude, bitter, sarcastic bastard who uses his disability as an excuse to avoid the real world (I'm looking at you, House)..."
Enjoy!