#NoBieberonGLEE a Slight Victory

Hey GLEEks!

We certainly made a ripple in the twittersphere when we made it known that we were NOT for Justin Bieber being on GLEE. There was also a lot of push back from those who didn't agree with our campaign, even though there was a decent portion of our supporters being Beliebers.

I also know that there were some that issues in my views on the situation. Even though I covered these on Twitter, I will attempt to do them here too.

Yes, Justin does annoy me, but I think that my view on him being on the show might have been different if he had respect for the show. I have not agreed with some of the guest stars chosen to be on, but the guest stars who HAVE been on are certainly proven in their fields AND they have the utmost respect for the show. Heck, THEY were starstruck when they walked on set! It's being good at what you do & having humility for it. When Justin came out & basically proved he didn't know what the show was about & then wanted to put in a condition of another guest star for the sole purpose of working with her (as a hot teacher, I might add) just shows his major disrespect & immaturity toward the show. And I agree that I think they need some younger-looking students in the hallways of McKinley High, but probably not one who looks 12. This isn't a slam on him in any way. He can't help how young he looks, but to wait to have an episode to have him on as a student is frustrating. Maybe they should have already had a few students who look really young in the hallways before then. Maybe that would have changed my mind on that aspect. And if he wants Cheryl Cole to appear as a hot teacher on an eppy where he's a student, doesn't that mean he might want one of those student/teacher affairs? Ew. And the whole crush thing was covered with Rachel/Mr. Shue/Suzy Pepper. Let that storyline die now!

And for those who complained about any guest stars who haven't sung before being on the show, I would like to point out that as for Gwyneth Paltrow being on & singing...she had just done the movie "Country Strong"...where she SANG! Oh, and she acts pretty well, too.

Now, Ryan Murphy & Brad Falchuk have come out saying there won't be a Bieber-centric episode because he doesn't have a big enough catalog to use. This makes sense, so it's a slight victory on our part. However, they did not say he would not APPEAR on GLEE. This was the larger part of our campaign due to the above listed reasons. If he does appear on the show, it will prove that GLEE has become a sell-out by just getting a name on the screen who's big right now, no matter the cost. The question then becomes, "Has GLEE really come to this & why is it needed?" It is one of the biggest shows on TV right now. It is covering important issues. I just think it will be a sad day when the show totally loses it's way. If Justin appears on a show that he doesn't understand, no amount of editing of his screen time will hide that fact. It will be very obvious that it is a gimmicky publicity stunt on both sides.

It has come out that one to three songs may be done in the course of this Bieber thing on GLEE, but the door is still open for that appearance. That one has NOT been debunked. The campaign of keeping him off our show was somehow misunderstood as a tribute show. I may be fine with a small out of songs being on, because that's all he's really got, so I knew there's no way they could do a tribute to him.

As for any GLEEk who doesn't stand for this & says they will not watch the show doesn't mean we are not true fans. We are...we just can't bear the thought of Ryan Murphy using GLEE to be a sell-out. It will lose so much meaning at that point. Even if the writing is fantastic for the show, please refer to the 2nd paragraph before this one.

You can agree, you can disagree. But I have kept my part of the campaign/protest civil. Others didn't, I know. But please know that it will be a sad day in the GLEEmunity if Justin Bieber does appear on GLEE while he still feels the way he does about the show.

Let's get back to basics and have less guest stars as part of the plot...to a point. I do think we can bring in some to be part of the families that we were told we would see. I do believe Jennifer Lopez (who has been dying to get on the show) should come on as Santana's mom, Margaret Cho should be Tina's mom, Ken Jeong should be Mike's dad, and Justin Timberlake should be Will's little bro...but only if they have the respect for the show! If they don't, then I don't want them on! We want to get back to the heart of the cast anyway.
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