tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post567552947365990269..comments2024-03-28T00:53:56.209-07:00Comments on Because We Watch Too Much TV: Glee - The Spanish TeacherErn and Leeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02222918254913939721noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-90505930488739757732012-02-09T21:35:03.273-08:002012-02-09T21:35:03.273-08:00Yeah, she looks waaaay better there. Softer.Yeah, she looks waaaay better there. Softer.Ern and Leeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222918254913939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-40700794018795091682012-02-09T20:14:32.307-08:002012-02-09T20:14:32.307-08:00Thanks a lot for the video. Just amazing, emotiona...Thanks a lot for the video. Just amazing, emotionally and she's so beautiful and in that videos she doesn't look skinny like nowadays.Israel Fernándezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844715438075029530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-77999289933703263342012-02-09T20:04:00.509-08:002012-02-09T20:04:00.509-08:00She totally could and should have. And yeah, Selen...She totally could and should have. And yeah, Selena would have been great. <br /><br />Enjoy this Lea Michele live video. No Spanish, but it is always nice to hear her without all the autotune. <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urJsv776SfM&feature=relatedErn and Leeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222918254913939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-78726626769234779522012-02-09T19:44:14.518-08:002012-02-09T19:44:14.518-08:00I'm not a purist of the language but the song ...I'm not a purist of the language but the song were just not good, we know Glee can do so much better, I was expecting something spicy, like "Mi Tierra" from Gloria Estefan. Something really really latino. <br /><br />I was hoping for Selena, she has great songs about love in english and spanish.<br /><br />I want to hear Lea Michele in spanish even if it was just a word or a sentence, I understand that for some people is hard to speak in other languages and even harder to sing but Lea talking in spanish was my dream haha.Israel Fernándezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844715438075029530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-53338282514322714662012-02-09T19:15:48.990-08:002012-02-09T19:15:48.990-08:00There is no such thing as "late" when it...There is no such thing as "late" when it comes to comments. If we can post days after episodes have aired, people can comment weeks after. Feel freaking free. <br /><br />And yeah, CG is a genius.<br /><br />We doubt Glee will try to accept Latinos again any time soon. If we know this show, and we feel like we do, it's going to feel like it has "done its duty." Especially now that Will isn't teaching Spanish anymore, and Ricky Martin has a new gig on Broadway, we don't think we will be seeing much of that language or culture. Well, if this is how Glee treats it, that's fine with us.Ern and Leeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222918254913939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-47050241809075136832012-02-09T17:43:06.948-08:002012-02-09T17:43:06.948-08:00So this is a little late but I wanted to say that ...So this is a little late but I wanted to say that CurvyGirl is SO true. As a Latin myself I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. Those songs were awful. Plus Santana is supposed to be a Latin but she can't pronounce "la cucaracha" properly. And she decides to complain about Will now and defend the latins against stereotyping but she never mentions her origins more than maybe twice with her abuela. <br />Go Ricky Martin though, he is ALWAYS so cute. Btw, the show should try some of his songs if it wants to truly "accept" latinos. He's got some songs about love, peace and acceptance and they're from a man that can at least say that he knows about Latin America.Vero:)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05973357111174486492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-21891994458180603842012-02-09T05:24:54.891-08:002012-02-09T05:24:54.891-08:00"we still feel the need to dedicate an episod..."we still feel the need to dedicate an episode to Latin culture. If they were truly accepting, there would just be random songs here and there that were from Latino artists." So, so, SO true. Damn. This is a good comment. <br /><br />Now Will is bringing his whack ways to your subject (history). Yuck.Ern and Leeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222918254913939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-53399860855301311592012-02-09T05:22:45.996-08:002012-02-09T05:22:45.996-08:00Thanks for explaining the shoes and matching a Spa...Thanks for explaining the shoes and matching a Spanish comment to the Spanish episode, haha. <br /><br />AGREE about A Little Less Conversation. And if a Spanish viewer won't buy the only Spanish songs on Glee, that means they were really bad.Ern and Leeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222918254913939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-17994564625481296772012-02-09T04:28:43.133-08:002012-02-09T04:28:43.133-08:00Hahaha keep on hatin Will, ladies. He bothers me ...Hahaha keep on hatin Will, ladies. He bothers me (just not as much as Finn). :)<br /><br />I was... offended by this episode, truthfully. I was a history major and I teach in a school that is 70% Hispanic. What bothers me is that we still feel the need to dedicate an episode to Latin culture. If they were truly accepting, there would just be random songs here and there that were from Latino artists. When we have to stop, point it out, then ride our moral horse all over town, it is both divisive and frankly irritating.<br /><br />Their statistic--that by 2030 people will be speaking Spanish--is a little skewed on a lot of levels, and I talked about this very idea with my students. Every immigrant group that has come here (and that's nearly all of us) has faced xenophobia and general lack of trust. Eventually, they learn the language, learn the culture, and assimilate. They bring some of their culture into American culture. It just takes a few generations, which is hard for people to see right now.<br /><br />Regardless, I felt this episode was pandering. My college professor said once that during the feminism movement, historians wrote a book, threw in a paragraph or chapter about women, and called it a day. Said it was "Make recipe, add women, stir well." Well, that's what we're doing here. "Let's live our lives, throw in an episode to please our Latino audience, and go back to mostly ignoring them."<br /><br />Mostly, I disliked it because it was obvious. Come on Glee, give us some good music and laughs. That's all we're here for.CurvyGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121531146196498157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-57782874234712135132012-02-08T23:52:51.368-08:002012-02-08T23:52:51.368-08:00I just don't like it. I had big expectations f...I just don't like it. I had big expectations for the spanish thing.<br /><br />There are a LOT of better spanish songs.<br /><br />Little less conversation was AWFUL. The salsa(?) moves from Will was just unwatchable.<br /><br />La Isla Bonita was good, but I won't buy any song from this week.<br /><br />And this is the thing about their shoes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRYNWfJzfVE&ob=av2e#t=01m36s<br />This is really the "moda" in Mexico, personally I don't like the boots.<br /><br />Y solo para hacer juego con el episodio de Glee les digo en español lo mucho que AMO a este blog, siempre se los he dicho pero nunca en mi idioma y aparte es mas comodo escribir asi, ya que no tengo miedo a equivocarme al tratar de escribir en ingles :DIsrael Fernándezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844715438075029530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-19411014262270433372012-02-08T15:56:47.479-08:002012-02-08T15:56:47.479-08:00Yeah, it will be a long time before we drop this s...Yeah, it will be a long time before we drop this show too. It's still more entertaining than a lot of shows and there's always the occasional good song download. They come out the day of the episode, making us want to see what the performances look like when 8:00 rolls around. Plus, people read these posts more than lots of other posts, haha.Ern and Leeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222918254913939721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-228678769273144852.post-89427763277235751192012-02-08T15:50:17.842-08:002012-02-08T15:50:17.842-08:00This episode was just so-so for me. I start to thi...This episode was just so-so for me. I start to think about not watching the show anymore then I realize that's a ridiculous idea. I have invested way too much into these characters to just drop the show. Nene was funny. Ricky was cute. But I find myself fast forwarding thru a large portion of the musical numbers. This season (and last season) have just not hit it out of the park...Oh well...I'll keep watching...Once a gleek, always a gleekAlinoreply@blogger.com