Abnormal is the "New Normal"

It seems that the media is soaking wet with politics nowadays. With the first Presidential Debate last night and the big vote only a month away, I wonder what people talk about when they get tired of the race to the White House. Luckily, I went ahead and did a little, harmless observing and discovered the newest NBC gem- "New Normal".

Glee is a personal favorite of mine- there is no disputing that. But New Normal does more than cast every demographic and orientation, every diversity and weave them into a clever, heartwrenching musical of a show. No, this show exploits those diversities; this is not for immature or uneducated audiences. But what struck me most is the blatant address of the stereotypes that most humans would never have the audacity to say (If this assumed statistic is wrong, please don't tell me. Ignorance is bliss). "What about this homosexual elephant in the room", "Proud as gay peacocks", "Women over 52 aren't dried up prunes" "Since you're black and a catering waiter in LA, I assume its safe to say you have big, giant, Hollywood acting dreams... let's see if you could even make the call-backs for a Tyler Perry film" are just a few of the heinously offensive quotes from the show. Jonathan Swift is throwing a party for the NBC writers as I type.

There is a real problem in America and I prefer to label it as a 'lack of humanity'. People are black, Hispanic, Asian, South Pacific Islander, gay, bisexual, transgender, "gingers", white, rich, poor, middle-of-the-road, backwoods, uptown, handi-capable, lazy, struggling and succeeding. You name it, someone will claim it... so why not just embrace it? "The New Normal" is hysterically Jonathan Swift-esque with the sarcasm, the hyperboles, the bigotry, the blasphemy-- the whole reductio ad absurdum argument that pushes to ridiculous extremes. It is funny and logical and a reality check for the media world- race and gender are not going away no matter how long you keep the affluent, white male moguls in the CEO offices. Exposing the stereotypes serves as only further justification. Get with it, Earth.

Not sure what I'm talking about: check yourself before you wreck yourself--
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Or... if you are like me and one episode wasn't enough, get completely up to speed with the series HERE on hulu.