‘Glee’ offers wry view of bulimia, Down syndrome
April 29th, 2010
In this week’s episode of Fox’s ‘Glee’, cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) instructs her Cheerios squad on the preferred method for losing weight: Bulimia. Here’s the dialogue from her scene with Cheerio Becky Jackson (played by actress Lauren Potter, who has Down syndrome).
Becky (standing on a scale): I lost two pounds, coach.
Sue: Well, Becky, you are assimilating beautifully. Instead of being different and an outcast, you’re just like every other teenage girl in America: sadly obsessed with vanity. Hey, before you know it, you’ll be leaving little baggies of upchuck in your parents’ linen closet. Congrats. I’m proud of you, kid.
Becky: Thanks, coach.

