Gay football player on glee

David "Dave" Karofsky, or simply known as Karofsky, is a recurring character on Glee. He was a student at William McKinley High School who, along with his friend Azimio Adams and other football team members, used to constantly bully the kids in Glee Club, especially Kurt. Karofsky is revealed to be gay early in that season. He is closeted and remains so at the end of the season, though he has stopped bullying and has won the election for Junior Prom King.

SPENCER | He’s the new resident “football stud” who just so happens to possess an incredible voice.

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He’s also gay. But, per the casting notice, “he’s post-Glee gay — no one messes with him. Dave Karofsky is the football player on Glee who continuously tries to make Kurt’s life a living nightmare in the first season. He constantly taunts and tortures every kid in Glee club, but it is the worst when it comes to Kurt because Kurt is the openly gay character.

Spencer Porter, a football-playing “postmodern gay” new to the show this season, explains to Rachel that “positive representations of gays in the mass media have given me the confidence I need. You appear to be using an older verion of Internet Explorer. For the best experience please upgrade your IE version or switch to a another web browser.

You are signed in as Sign out. Enter your comment below. Submissions are moderated. Please be respectful. To comment, enter your name and text below you can also sign in to use your Scalar account. Comments are moderated. Sign in or register for additional privileges. Nathian , Author. The two I will focus on are Kurt Hummel, played by Chris Colfer, who is represented as a feminine-gay high schooler, and Dave Karofsky, played by Max Adler, who is represented as an internalized homophobic, who eventually accepts his sexuality.

I chose these two characters to analyze because I enjoyed watching their growth throughout the series and was always fascinated by their dynamic with each other. Introductions to Kurt and Dave At the very beginning of the series, Hummel is depicted as a closeted-gay high schooler, who has never told anyone about his sexuality. He first reveals that he is gay to his friend Mercedes, and only because she tells him that she likes him.

Additionally, Hummel sings at the countertenor vocal range, the highest range for adult men, which contributes to his feminine qualities Matthew, During the first season of Glee , Hummel is severely bullied, but always manages to stay true to himself. For example, in the first episode, some of the football players are about to throw him in the dumpster, and right before they pick him up, he asks them if he can first take off his brand new Marc Jacobs jacket.

This concern with his outward appearance is a recurring theme in the show, as he is always dressed fashionably, knows all the latest trends and has a nighttime skincare routine. While the football team does contribute to hazing Hummel, Karofsky is definitely the ring leader. A contributing factor to this is because he is an internalized homophobe. This description definitely rings true of Karofsky.

For the first few seasons, Karofsky continuously harasses Hummel. This changes when Hummel finally confronts Karofsky, and Karofsky proceeds to kiss him, thus revealing his true feelings.

He says that he used Hummel as his human punching bag because he was not comfortable with being openly gay, and Hummel was. This representation is obviously not flattering, but does occur within the LGBTQ community as aforementioned with the internalized homophobia. When he is in the hospital, Hummel and Karofsky share a moment in which they connect and agree to be friends. This obviously hurts Hummel, as Anderson knew how badly Karofsky treated him.

Karofsky obviously grew a lot from where he first started. He was first represented as a big bully, who hated Hummel for being who he truly was. He eventually accepted his sexuality and embraced being gay; however, he still was represented as very masculine. In season six, Hummel was still represented as feminine, but he was clearly more comfortable in his skin in comparison from how he was during season one. He went from not wanting people to know he was gay to being completely comfortable in a gay bar.

He owned who he was and did so unapologetically.