The thing is, that number on the end is Will back in charge again. And as per usual, Will hasn't learned shit. Will's a well-meaning character. He's also guilty of every bit of minority!fail Sue called him on. I mean, hell, listen to that bit from him about, "You're ALL minorities because you're in glee." He's trying to be inspirational and it's a fucking ludicrous statement. Especially considering the first three "minorities" he picks are his usual pretty white leads. He's pretty much every person who thinks they can't possibly be committing race!fail -- they're just too darn NICE.
There's also the point to be made that the kids don't need that lesson taught to them as much as the adults do. Will means well and fails miserably on race issues, Sue's actually doing better on some level and still manages to be an offensive asshat about it. But it's the kids who say, "Hey, we are MORE than stereotypes, damn it!"
And while it would have nice considering the lesson supposedly learned through the episode for one of the others to lead at the end, the whole point of the ending performance was to reassure Quinn, and like it for not, for now at least Finn and Rachel are the ones who are most looking to reassure her. (Although the others were doing a good job during their dance routine of making it obvious through their expressions that they were with her, too.)
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Date: 2009-10-15 11:44 am (UTC)There's also the point to be made that the kids don't need that lesson taught to them as much as the adults do. Will means well and fails miserably on race issues, Sue's actually doing better on some level and still manages to be an offensive asshat about it. But it's the kids who say, "Hey, we are MORE than stereotypes, damn it!"
And while it would have nice considering the lesson supposedly learned through the episode for one of the others to lead at the end, the whole point of the ending performance was to reassure Quinn, and like it for not, for now at least Finn and Rachel are the ones who are most looking to reassure her. (Although the others were doing a good job during their dance routine of making it obvious through their expressions that they were with her, too.)