#i think i might save up fly to la and strangle both ryan murphy and matthew flopson

[tuiyla]

This is going to be really long but I need to get this out. One of the most ridiculous things about IKAG to me is that the show directly contradicts all of Finn's attempted justifications for the outing even though we're supposed to be on his side. His main arguments are that the whole school already knew, Santana was his first which meant something so he didn't want her to be suicidal, and that she bullied him into it.

As far as the whole school knowing, Sue specifically says that the pizza guy's niece overheard Finn in the hall which led to her telling her uncle about Santana. If she already knew, she probably would've told him earlier, so the explanation for the ad's existence directly contradicts Finn's argument that everyone at school knew Santana was a lesbian. Pizza guy's niece didn't know and it's fair to assume that other people didn't either. She and Britt had been making out for guys' attention for years, so I doubt anyone other than the New Directions took any of the gossip about Santana being a lesbian too seriously. And ND only took it seriously because of Brittana's interactions in Glee and watching them perform Landslide.

Obviously the caring about Santana because he lost his virginity to her thing is contradicted by the first thing Finn said after they had sex which was "I don't feel anything because it didn't mean anything". Then, the outing her to keep her from being suicidal bullshit is contradicted by the fact that Karofsky literally attempts suicide as a direct result of being outed only a few episodes later!

Speaking of Karosky, they had Kurt tell him in season 2 that he doesn't believe in bullying but he doesn't believe in outing either. So, Glee acknowledges that bullying is not a justification for outing even when the bully sexually assaults someone and threatens their life. But Santana says a few more insults to Finn than normal and all of a sudden it's okay? And Finn was trying to insult her back the whole episode, like the "assless JLo" comment that didn't work. So, it wasn't even Finn being upset about being insulted, it was Finn being upset that he was shit at insulting Santana back. Their interactions in the episode don't support this idea that some fans have that Finn was some innocent victim that Santana continuously tormented.

Obviously there would be no good reason to out someone even if their arguments made sense. It just blows my mind that the show clearly understands the ramifications of outing someone but still expects us to be on Finn's side. It's honestly one of the worst examples of their hypocrisy and misogyny, and I will never not be pissed about it.

I have so many things to say on this topic but you covered much of it and said what needs to be said so I'll just add one main point, or rather a conclusion I guess. I'm glad to be able to provide a platform for this and that you chose to share it.

There are many, many things I find absolutely appalling and deeply insidious about IKAG but one of the main things that just piss me off so so much is this retcon. What you're also describing here is IKAG's retconning of the actual Mash Off scene where Finn outs Santana. And I have a hard time stomaching the scene itself but I realize that IKAG retroactively makes it so much worse with this absolute bending over backward trying to find a reason for the audience not to write off Finn as the homophobic, vile asshole that he is. Because they have to retcon it for their precious hero, don't they? Since the Mash Off scene shows a calculated, cruel speech in which everything Finn says is deliberate and aimed to hurt. But then IKAG turns around and does all that you described, desperately trying to whitewash Finn while also doubling down on him being a fucking despicable person - not intentionally, but come on. Blackmail? Saying Santana matters because he fucked her once? What the actual fuck is this.

It's an incredibly half-assed and offensive attempt to whitewash the act of outing someone. That's why IKAG doesn't make sense even if we accept its own twisted sense of logic. It can't; what it says Finn did and how it tries to justify it is simply not true. Finn deliberately outed Santana. He wanted to hurt her and so it did, but Glee didn't even have the fucking guts to follow through with that so instead we get Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. It's the worst case of having your cake and eating it. Santana is: outed in a vile manner, framed as though she had it coming, and then we can't even follow that logic and have to be told it's somehow for her own good.

Somehow, above all, that's what makes me despise IKAG the most and causes me the most emotional upset. That they had Finn act out of anger and do something so horrible and then they couldn't even stick with it. No, they had to center him in IKAG and try to find any stupid excuse as to why he just wanted to help, actually. DIsgusting. The single most stomach-churning thing that happened on this already questionable TV show. The number of people I had to convince to go back and actually watch the freaking scene of Finn outing Santana because, as a result of IKAG's retcon, they misremembered it as an act of passion in retaliation to her bullying. But it wasn't an outburst and it wasn't for any of the stupid reasons IKAG tries to come up with. It was cold, it was calculated, and it had exactly one goal:

Hit her where it hurts most and then kick her while she was down. And you're right, the show turns hypocritical by not condemning this action but didn't you know? No one cares about lesbians. Glee certainly doesn't when it can prop up its mediocre excuse for a male lead instead. Queer stories? They matter not when we can handwave them away.

And frankly, anyone who even attempts to defend Finn without even bothering to watch Mash Off, where the actual outing takes place, can go get fucked. Because IKAG not only tries to lie, fucking lie to us and say Lady Music Week is somehow a good idea, but it also tries to retcon the cruelest act of the history of Glee. An example of blatant misogyny and homophobia and I will also never not be pissed about it. And I'll never not tell people who fail to demonstrate an ounce of critical thinking by buying Glee's retcon to fuck right off.