Max Adler, who plays the closeted bully Dave Karofsky on Glee, posed his own “It Gets Better” video, and it’s as touching as his character is scary. “Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to sit down and talk to a lot of you out there, and it’s been a privilege; it’s been awesome,” he says. “But I keep hearing the same scary thing over and over again, and it’s that you feel you deserve to be bullied, and that you have it coming to you, and that there’s nothing you can do to stop it or change it, and nobody has your back. That’s absolutely the wrong way of thinking. That’s not true at all.” Truth!
Adler’s character surprised everyone when he kissed Kurt last week, but he was back in full-on douche-bully mode last night when he threatened our beloved Mr. Hummel. Adler’s hinted that there’s more in store for his character, and I for one hope it’s some serious bully rehab.
What do you want to see for the infamous Glee bully, PopWatchers?
Gee, another Glee related article. What is that 5 already since last nights episode? A lot of coverage for a show that isn’t a top 20 show.
You haven’t been paying attention. It is in the top 20 rated shows. Glee averages 11-14 million viewers. And I would want this message posted on this site even if it had nothing to do with Glee.
Nope, for total viewers in the weekending Nov 14th it is ranked number 21
Does that ranking include college and pro football?
Wow. 21 not 20. You are right, Rolo. All articles about Glee need to be removed until it moves up 1.
I know the pain you must feel without all the Twilight articles, it’s okay. Let out your anger.
Stop reading the articles about Glee
Don’t understand why people are complaining about all the articles and than continue to read them!
I see this comeback all the time and it makes no sense. You don’t have to read the articles to comment on them. It’s called feedback. I am not commenting on the content of the article, I am commenting on the number of articles of one show. See the difference?
Rolo….do you even have a life. I mean…I don’t post much but everytime I come on here. You have a negative post. What did your mommy make fun of you? Do you have no friends? You comment about feedback. Intelligent feedback is when someone reads the articles. Understands the concepts and makes their case. You do not have a clue what intelliegent feedback is. I say, comment on things you know about. Things you have an interest in. Or…is that too difficult for you to comprehend?
more importantly, if he’s bitching about how much publicity is getting and how many articles are written about them, why is he on here, giving the show MORE PUBLICITY? If you don’t like something, the best thing to do is ignore .. boycott even. Then it goes away. But, something as awesome as Glee won’t. So, you can ignore all you want. At least, we’ll be rid of him.
Rolo,your comment is the one that makes the least sense. This article wasn’t even about the show. It is about one of the actors speaking up about a very important issue. For you to just skim over and make your overrated-non-conformist assumption, is completely stupid. If you don’t watch or like the show, then fine. But posting useless “feedback” like this when you’re not even contributing to the topic at hand (Gay Bullying) is not helpful or appreciated at all. It just shows lack of concern and ignorance on your part. And for god’s sake, this is the INTERNET. There is NO LIMIT on the postings or exposure for ANY topic, show, etc. There are a trillion other articles that you can have interest in and yet, you decide to complain about the one little post out of trillions, that you, yourself, clicked the link for. Not everything is about your personal preferences. This site isn’t catering to only you. SO, if you’re so concerned about seeing what you only want to see, just start your own website. And you can be the only hit it makes because I’m sure no one else cares what you think.
This may be my favorite of all the It Gets Better videos. Kudos Mr. Adler, and well done. Thank you.
I’m surprised how articulate he is on this video. I just kinda imagine him to be as this dumb jock
Anyway, I hope by Glee, people will be perceived bullying as a serious issue and not blinded by thinking it’s just a regular thing in high school.
Their parents should put some effort into raising them and not let them think its oK to treat people like dirt… but put your hopes into a tv show.
Hey Elizabeth – in these times, we’ll find hope WHEREVER we can find it – at home, in a TV show, wherever.
That was awesome…kudos to Max Adler for doing that video. It might be the most powerful one I have seen.
Agreed. Tears in eyes.
What a genuine, heartfelt statement. Well done, Max.
That was super sweet. I hadn’t given much though to Mr. Adler before but I’ll definitely be paying more attention in the future!
Wonderful and touching video- kudos to Max. He seems like a genuine guy.
I for one would love to see Max as a regular, maybe Karofsky comes around and even joins New directions and ask for forgiveness to Kurt and start dating him.
I don’t agree that Karofsky and Kurt should date, but I would like to see Karofsky’s journey to self-acceptance play out on the show.
I don’t think its fair to say Adler’s character surprised everyone when he kissed Kurt, it is pretty obvious his character was going to end up being gay when they create such a stereotype.
Obvious? You mean to tell me you actually expected that kiss? I think it is fair to say that it did surprise most people, if not everyone. There wasn’t a single piece of evidence or clue given pertaining to his sexuality. Not all bullies are gay. I mean, look at the African American bully. I doubt they’re going to make him gay. or Puck even! He’s a stereotypcal bully/mysogynist. They’re def. not making him gay!
Damn these “It Gets Better” videos…they always make me wanna cry.
For good reasons!
1. I cried. He was so sincere and sweet. I love it that kids get to hear a major tv bully saying that bullying is wrong and that they have a right to be who they are. They need to hear that message as often as possible.
2. I have a crush now. He was so sincere and sweet that he gave me a crush on him. He’s adorable. I know that wasn’t the point, but sometimes these things just happen.
So does this mean that Max Adler is gay? *swoon* I hope so! What a dreamboat!
I’m with Michelle and Bebe, Max is adorable, and wow, so nice and down to earth here. A bit of a relief from the tension the show is building with the bullying. I’m hoping for a nice resolution to this arc. I’d love to see more of him, and if they did it right, I’d be okay with him and Kurt dating.
I agree 100% percent with his message, took me oh so many years to realize this . . . hope it helps people and kids!