Liberal schoolteachers are every conservative parent’s worst nightmare. But, at least in the past, they tried to hide their bias. These days, there’s an all-out culture war going on in our schools, and FX’s new comedy "English Teacher," which Time magazine called “easily the year’s best new sitcom,” is a perfect example of how liberal teachers now openly push their agenda without any shame.
To its credit, the show pokes fun at itself. It gives a voice to conservative viewpoints at times, but not enough to overcome the overall message that kids should be allowed to dress in drag for a school event after learning how to perform by a drag queen, that gay teachers should be able to make out and grab their partner’s backside in front of their students without repercussions, that it’s wrong to teach kids proper gun safety, and that all guns are bad.
And that’s just the first four episodes. Episode 1, “Pilot” centers around a controversy that erupts after main character Evan (show creator Brian Jordan Alvarez), kisses a fellow teacher in front of students during class at the high school they teach at. This leads to a meeting with Principal Grant Moretti (Enrico Colantoni) after a parent complains:
Yeah, no one is trying to ban "The Great Gatsby." They’re trying to ban extremely explicit and pornographic books that don’t belong in student libraries. Huge difference. And of course, the son is gay — such an overused trope.
At lunch with his former boyfriend, Evan proclaims it’s his responsibility to “improve the future” of his students by fighting the “evil intentions” of their conservative parents:
Evan claims he’s being targeted because he’s gay. But the show does poke fun at itself by showing what really happened, which was extremely inappropriate:
Markie the gym teacher (Sean Patton) gets the investigation canceled by threatening to tell the mom’s country club friends her son is gay. Evan becomes livid and says, “You can’t fight homophobia with homophobia,” adding, “This is about principles. This is about my right to exist as a man in the modern world without being harassed by women like this. This is about ethics and ideals.”
So, making out with your boyfriend and him grabbing your behind at your place of employment in front of children is about ethics, principles, ideals and your right to exist? Hardly. You don’t get special rights and if it had been a straight couple, they would have been fired.
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In episode 2, “Powderpuff,” the school’s annual Powderpuff event, where football players and cheerleaders switch places, gets partially canceled by the school’s “LGBTQ+IA2S+ Alliance” (haha!) because they perceive the football players as mocking drag.
Evan discusses the situation with his book club group:
Good question, Tiffany! A “real,” “authentic” performance would be nothing like drag which insults the cheerleaders by making a mockery of what true femininity is. I’m sure the girls aren’t walking around with 3-foot-tall hair, clown makeup, breasts three times the normal size, and costumes with heels, feathers and boas.
Evan calls upon an old drag queen friend Shazam (played by "RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars" winner Trixie Mattel/Brian Michael Firkus) to teach the football players how to do authentic drag, a scene which is pretty scary if you’re a parent and realize they really are coming for your children:
Grant receives complaints and Evan says he was just trying to satisfy the LGBTQIA2S+ Alliance. Grant hands him a list of “appropriate and approved attire,” which includes hair ties, face glitter, nail polish, and cheerleading outfits.” This sounds exactly what Powderpuff is really all about, but Evan says it’s, “ridiculous.”
Evan and Shazam meet with the players to inform them of the list, but Evan rips it up and the boys begin dressing in drag anyway:
The students tell Evan they want Shazam in the performance with them because, as one player puts it, “She steps our pussy up.” Yes, really.
Grant cancels the boys’ performance after they defied his orders, and Evan emphatically replies, “Do you understand how big this issue is? This isn’t just about a little skit at a football game. This is about drag!”
Oh! Well, now that you put it that way, Evan! #eyeroll The boys continue with the performance despite the ban, and the school superintendent ends up being impressed. Of course:
Episode 4, “School Safety,” took on gun rights. As Evan enters the school, he hears shots ring out. He panics and locks everyone in the classroom only to learn it was from the school’s gun club. He demands the club be shut down, but Markie, who runs it, tells him it’s a firearms safety program designed to teach kids how to properly handle and use guns.
Evan stages a protest with his students, but Markie counters with kids from the club:
There are obviously many things people protect themselves from other than people with guns, especially women. I have a gun to protect myself and my family from a home invasion, rapists, thieves, etc. The writers should research how guns deter crimes and save lives.
Evan manipulates a student into writing a dark essay that’s taken as an active threat so he can get the club canceled, which works. However, Grant announces the faculty must now undergo gun training because they’ll each be provided with a gun in a lock box in case of a threat. Which is a fantastic idea for keeping students safe.
The episode ends with Evan feeling empowered when he hits the bullseye:
Okay, that was funny! But not enough to overcome the heavy liberal propaganda. With four episodes left, we can only imagine what will come next. As always, we watch so you don’t have to, so we’ll keep you updated!
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