Not only did it feel like a weird side plot for a sitcom about elementary/middle school teachers, but it was also just completely out of character for Janine (Mort I could understand). With so much of our current media borderline glamorizing the lewd underbelly of the gig economy (see Euphoria), I didn’t think Abbott Elementary would fall into the same. The worst part was that I was waiting on some clever commentary or a lesson at the end of the episode, but nothing. Even hearing Gregory later refer to Janine as a “cam girl” made me uncomfortable. It just didn’t feel fitting to the show, it completely took me out of the sentimental aspect of the episode.
Edit: Appreciate hearing different perspectives, but at the same time I’m being accused of “lacking media literacy” and being too sensitive. I’m ultimately just sharing my opinion same as you all 🤷🏽♀️. But a few notes:
-Note the word “borderline” in my critique of OF being glamorized in our current media. This is a great article that discusses this same topic: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260429-the-tv-shows-grappling-with-the-onlyfans-age my comment was just to say, “damn the dramas I’m watching are doing it, now the sitcoms I watch are talking about it too?!”
- Also yes the very obvious point of this episodes subplot was: desperate times call for desperate measures. It just doesn’t feel like it was thoughtfully executed to me.
- ^ with that, most of you seemed to have enjoyed it bc of its absurdity/humor, so it’s just not my cup of tea, but I can respect that its others.