Ep 40: Was I Born This Way?

Eliza and Olive recap and review episode eighteen of season two; Born This Way! Glee sets even more pop culture history by having a bunch of high schoolers wear their biggest insecurities on shirts - what could go wrong? And while Ryan Murphy was blazing trails for queer representation in media, he takes the opportunity make light of OCD and antisemitism at the same time. Are we even surprised? 3:39 - body image and medical malpractice 6:55 - anti-asian and antisemitic remarks 10:00 - improper portrayal of OCD 12:25 - mentions of Karofsky’s assault of Kurt 16:20 - sexual assault mention 17:12 - mentions of child beauty pageants and fatphobia 18:53 - body image issues 30:28 - suicide mentions 33:30 - mentions of homophobia 40:30 - fatphobia 47:20 - discussions of the stigmatization of mental health problems Twitter: @SingsationsPod Instagram: singsationspod Facebook: The Singsations Podcast https://singsationspod.tumblr.com