I’d agree that Glee is not intended for children, even though I’m sure many, many teens watch it. But the characters of the show ARE children. And I agree that sends a gross mixed message. These shot were even taken in front of a set of lockers! These photos sexualize the image of teenage girls even if the actual models are adults.

Pqbon, Agreed! And yet I hear so many parents who watch it with their kids. But then that’s on them (the parents), not GQ.

The issue shouldn’t be whether the women are “allowed” to dress scantily. Why do these women, ONLY THE WOMEN, run to the chance and, not dress scantily, not do swimsuit shots, but get photographed spread eagle, sucking on a lollipop in her underwear in a high school setting. And you don’t need an ID to buy GQ. You just need legs. And its right on the cover. Sex sex sex. Yes, lets encourage our high school girls to be sexy. Sixteen is a very mature age and they certainly know how to handle themselves sexually at that time.

And since when to teens/kids only watch shows exclusively made for them? This show isn’t on Cinemax at 11pm. Its primetime. About teenagers in a glee club. Everything about this show is marketed toward teenagers, the most profitable demographic there is.

Don’t throw that “the parents” issue into all of this. How could a parent ever compete with the incessant pounding of the media on t.v., radio, magazines…and lets not forget the internet. Lord knows some try, but, jeeze, what good is it if parents talk to their kids about sex, but every other adult in the world just seems so absolutely obsessed with tawdriness that they can’t walk into a c.v.s. without seeing something sexual. Adults need to reevaluate our standards. Sexual freedom is fine, but have we become so liberal that we forgot when its even appropriate? Jokes are appropriate, but probably not at the funeral of a baby. Sex is appropriate, but not when its shoved in our faces through every media all the time and only getting more and more lewd.

If the photo spread is all about the actors not being typecast as their Glee characters, why are they dressed like “schoolgirls” and standing in front of locker? Seems like the photo shoot is definitely about the characters and not just the actors.

I love ‘Glee’ but this is a seriously creepy – and a little disturbing – photoshoot. These talented performers (Dianna Agron & Lea Michelle) didn’t need to stoop to this. That lollypop shot? Seriously? Maybe she thought it would look ironic. Of course, it’s impossible to know what photos were taken and not used… maybe Cory Monteith’s semi-nudes just didn’t get used… so the actors didn’t realize how sexist and backwards this would look once published. Who knows? It’s disappointing, regardless.

Seriously, you americans need to chill with the morale panic all the time. As soon as sex is a subject everyone screams SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!! Teach your children about sex instead of hiding it from them, it’s a win for everyone.