Last night we tuned in to watch Sara's favourite show, Glee. It has become her favourite show simply because it is one of the only shows on television that has a character with Down Syndrome. Not to mention the fact that she is a high school student just like Sara.
Last night we were beyond shocked and disappointed when Becky's lines included things like, "Are we going to have a three way?" and "Make out and touch my boobs",and then when we thought it couldn't get any worse, "Show me your purple mushroom". Yeah. We were done at that point and Sara was a bit mystified as to why her character was acting that way. I'm not sure Sara understood the full meaning behind what Becky was saying, which makes me wonder if Lauren Potter, the actress who plays Becky, fully understood what she was saying either.
So this morning I went to both Lauren Potter's and the Glee FaceBook pages and posted this:
We love your show and for our daughter Sara, who has Down Syndrome, she has an idol in Becky. After watching last night we were disappointed in the language and sexual filth that was coming out of Becky's mouth. Sara was confused by what she heard and honestly I don't think she will be watching anymore. Why do you feel the need to portray Becky in this way??
I'm not a prude, and I am not opposed to seeing Becky acting and speaking like any other high school student on the show, but NONE of the other characters speak that way. Why would the show portray a girl with Down Syndrome to speak like a piece of trash? Shock value?
If it is for shock value, then it worked, because we were shocked to the point of never watching it again.
Last night we were beyond shocked and disappointed when Becky's lines included things like, "Are we going to have a three way?" and "Make out and touch my boobs",and then when we thought it couldn't get any worse, "Show me your purple mushroom". Yeah. We were done at that point and Sara was a bit mystified as to why her character was acting that way. I'm not sure Sara understood the full meaning behind what Becky was saying, which makes me wonder if Lauren Potter, the actress who plays Becky, fully understood what she was saying either.
So this morning I went to both Lauren Potter's and the Glee FaceBook pages and posted this:
We love your show and for our daughter Sara, who has Down Syndrome, she has an idol in Becky. After watching last night we were disappointed in the language and sexual filth that was coming out of Becky's mouth. Sara was confused by what she heard and honestly I don't think she will be watching anymore. Why do you feel the need to portray Becky in this way??
I'm not a prude, and I am not opposed to seeing Becky acting and speaking like any other high school student on the show, but NONE of the other characters speak that way. Why would the show portray a girl with Down Syndrome to speak like a piece of trash? Shock value?
If it is for shock value, then it worked, because we were shocked to the point of never watching it again.
