Mark Indelicato Wishes Kurt Hummel Was Less a Victim

Posted by Dennis Ayers, Managing Editor on December 23, 2010

Hard to believe, but actor Mark Indelicato, who played the much-beloved gay teen character Justin Suarez on Ugly Betty (2006-2010) is still only sixteen years old. But despite his youth, the actor is very well spoken when it comes to the need for positive representations of gay teens on television.

Indelicato recently spoke with Latina.com about the similarities and differences between his role on Ugly Betty and that of Glee's Kurt Hummel. Though he praises actor Chris Colfer's performance, he has concerns over how Kurt (and other gay TV teen characters) can be "portrayed as the weakling or the person that can't stand up for themselves."

While I can see Indelicato's larger point, I'm not sure I agree exactly with it as applied to Kurt Hummel. Sure, Kurt might be physically weaker than the other male Glee teens. But most of them are football players after all. To me, he seems like one of the most powerful characters on the show.

Anyway, check out Mark Indelicato's comments in the video below. What do you think of what he has to say?




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