In the episode, “The Outing” (February 11, 1993), Seinfeld deals with homosexuality. Both Jerry (Jerry Seinfeld) and George (Jason Alexander) are accused of being gay because a student newspaper writer overhears them playing a joke about being gay while they are eating at Monks. Jerry is absolutely embarrassed when he thinks that the writer is going to post an article about them being gay together. He freaks out and tries to make her realize that he is not gay and that it was just a joke. Finally, she believes him and she even agrees to go on a date with Jerry. George, on the other hand, is trying to break up with a girl. He decides that he will take advantage of this situation by pretending that he is gay. George ruins Jerry’s date because he acts like him and Jerry really are gay. This was a very humorous ending to this episode because Jerry is so mad at him because he absolutely does not want to be gay.
I think that this episode is biased in not favoring homosexuals. Both Jerry and George try to tell everyone they aren’t gay, but they always say “not that there is anything wrong with that.” This phrase is constantly repeated throughout the episode and I think that it actually makes it seem like there is something wrong with it. Also, Jerry constantly freaks out when anyone thinks he is gay because he doesn’t want anyone to think that. This episode is humorous, but it might not be funny to gays because they might believe that Seinfeld is implying that being gay is a bad thing. Nevertheless, Seinfeld takes this controversial topic and puts it into a humorous light.
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Catherine--thanks for the early posting. I appreciate it. But is the first part of your post necessary? Remember the required length (200-250 word) and the audience to whom you're writing: people who know these episodes...
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