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Why Gregg Kravitz is totally queer
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Why Gregg Kravitz is totally queer
So, as those of you who, like me, tend to keep up only with the soapiest elements of the political scene are surely aware, much ado has lately been a-done about the professed sexual orientation of Gregg Kravitz, a democratic candidate for State Representative in the 182nd District of Pennsylvania (that's in Philly, y'all). A self-identified bisexual, Kravitz recently found himself under fire from his rival for the seat, incumbent Babette Josephs, who claimed that Kravitz's queer identity is a fabrication intended to capture the vote of the significant LGBTQ vote in the district. Predictably, the claim has been pored over across the blogosphere (nailed it!), with typing heads wondering if they're valid (who knows?), if the discussion is even in-bounds in a political arena (of course, everyone has a right to work the identity politics of their own identity), and whether or not his sexuality should be a factor to the voters in the LGBTQ community. Ultimately, his potential performance as a representative doesn't seem to rest much on whether or not he is bisexual. Allies of the LGBTQ community can do as much to support and further the interests of the community as card-carrying (there are cards now, right?) members if they're truly dedicated to the issues. What the stories to date have missed thus far is the truly subversive, even subliminal, pandering that Kravitz has been doing toward the community of which he may or may not be part. Behold:
Seems harmless enough, no? But say it out loud...
By missing this obvious hidden message in Kravitz's campaign materials, the media has not only missed a crucial piece of his play for the vote of the LGBTQ (well, mostly the GBQ parts) community, but they've overlooked a valuable piece of evidence as to the validity of Rep. Joseph's claims. Namely, that New Directions is the name of the glee club in Glee. If that reference is intentional it indicates a familiarity with the Fox program which is in turn a convincing piece of evidence that Mr. Kravitz is at least half gay, maybe more.
Class dismissed.
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