S06E04 · SCENE 5/24 · 04:58

Queer Studies & Advanced Waxing · Dean Pelton's office

Dean discusses gay tokenism

Dean Pelton and friends debate the ethics of being a token gay board member.

04:58→05:07

in the episode · 0m 09s · S06E04

What happens

04:58–05:07

Dean Pelton explains the school board wants him as a token gay member. Jeff, Frankie, and Elroy discuss the pros and cons of symbolic representation.

WhereDean Pelton's office

DriverDean Pelton

Positionescalation

ThreadDean's school board bid

Key lines

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04:59
This should lead to the router.

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negotiation0.4

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argument

Beats

03:11Dean explains token gay offer

04:43Group chants 'Gay Dean'

Scene in the episode

04:58–05:07

A · Dean's school board bid

5 9 10 13 14 19 21

B · Chang's Karate Kid play

1 2 3 4 7 8 11 12 15 16 18 23

C · Elroy and the bird nest

6 17 20 22 24

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You Are Openly Gay And We Love It | Community | Queer Studies and Advanced Waxing Clip · Community

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← Scene 4Dean questions his outfit Scene 6 →Elroy finds bird nest in router

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