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** Everything about the bullying storyline in general. At first Kurt is picked on the way the rest of the Glee kids are - with slushies and stray insults. But then Karofsky starts to hone in on him in particular - shoving him into lockers and just generally making his life miserable. Kurt tries to endure it since the school administration aren't helping much, then a supportive text from Blaine gives him the adrenaline rush to confront Karofsky directly the next time it happens. Kurt is probably thinking he might be able to get Karofsky to back off when he first demands a concrete answer to what Karofsky's problem is, then breaks it apart as best he can (the whole 'you're [Karofsky] not my type' bit), and it might actually work this time...right up until Karofsky [[ForcefulKiss grabs Kurt and kisses him]]. In that moment, everything gets worse for Kurt - now he knows that not only is Karofsky in the closet, but he now has empathy and knows he can't really say much beyond 'Karofsky threatened/insulted me' without outing him, and given the above moment from 'Furt' he's likely VERY worried about Karofsky escalating to violence, sexual violence or both. In the end, the school board does try to help when Karofsky threatens to kill Kurt, but when the decision is reversed Kurt feels his only option is to leave the school. The whole storyline is very much a Truth In Television look at bullying and homophobia and its effects - Karofsky's campaign of terror leaves Kurt losing weight, anxious and unable to concentrate at school because he feels like an outsider who could be the victim of violence the next time he runs into Karofsky.
*** Take note of the extra in the background when Kurt is shoved into the locker and his phone shoved to the floor by Karosfky. She looks genuinely shocked/worried. It's a small window into why other characters like Santana were so hesitant to come out, because Karofsky's behaviour has a silencing effect on all the other closeted students.
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* When Blaine and Kurt visit Scandals, Kurt is left feeling insecure by Sebastian's obvious attempts to hit on Blaine. So far, so normal relationship drama - up until Kurt is taking a drunk Blaine outside to go home, and Blaine attempts to force himself on Kurt in the backseat of the car. When Kurt turns him down and points out Blaine's total disregard for his feelings, Blaine gets angry and walks off. Thankfully Blaine wises up and apologises the next day, but it's a sudden scary swerve, especially with the viewer intially being left to wonder - as Kurt is - if the drunk Blaine will even manage to find his own way home.
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* Brittany lifting Artie onto the bed, camera fade without consent.
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* In season 4, where Marley Rose is bullied into developing an eating disorder (no thanks to Kitty). "I'm so hungry, but at least I fit into my dress." And yes, it's every bit as disturbing as it sounds.
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* Kurt getting gay bashed in "Bash". Oh my god.

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* Kurt getting gay bashed in "Bash". Oh my god.
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* Vocal Adrenaline egging Rachel is a TearJerker since she finds out Jesse lurked her to the parking lot for this reason and they mock her for being vegan. What is NightmareFuel is that when she recounts it to the Glee Club, she said she could hear baby chicks giving little "cheeps" while it was happening.

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* Vocal Adrenaline egging Rachel is a TearJerker since she finds out Jesse lurked lured her to the parking lot for this reason and they mock her for being vegan. What is NightmareFuel is that when she recounts it to the Glee Club, she said she could hear baby chicks giving little "cheeps" while it was happening.

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* Vocal Adrenaline egging Rachel is a TearJerker since she finds out Jesse lurked her to the parking lot for this reason and they mock her for being vegan. What is NightmareFuel is that when she recounts it to the Glee Club, she said she could hear baby chicks giving little "cheeps" while it was happening.



* Brittany's throwaway lines that sound an awful lot like she was raped, including being visited by aliens.

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* Brittany's throwaway lines that sound an awful lot like she was raped, including being visited by aliens.



* It might be considered irrelevant now due to Cory Monteith's death, but really try to look at Kurt's season 1 actions towards Finn through Finn's eyes. Way back in Preggers, Finn thought that Kurt was asking him out and politely declined. (quote "Thanks, but I already have a date to the prom. I'm flattered you asked, though, I know dances are important to gay teens.") To which Kurt said he wasn't gay. (remember, this is the fourth episode ''ever''.) Subsequently, Kurt sings a love song while looking intently at Finn the whole time, plots to break up his relationship with the girl they both think is pregnant with his child, and works to ruin his opinion of Rachel, who Finn genuinely does have a connection with. It rapidly becomes an open secret in the whole Glee club not only that Kurt's crushing on Finn, but that it's so one-sided {{Clingy Jealous Girl}} Quinn doesn't even bother giving Kurt a single verbal warning. Finn finds out that his Mom is dating Kurt's dad ''when she tells him they're all moving in together'' (he knew she was dating someone, but not Kurt's dad), but not until ''after'' Kurt asks his opinion on interior decorating, for what Finn doesn't yet know will be their shared bedroom. Go back and watch that 'breaking the news' scene again objectively; Kurt really looks like he's just waiting for Finn to carry him over the threshold. Kurt has been known to go to some fairly extreme lengths, especially back in season 1. (Remember Rachel's 'Sandy in the final scene of Grease makeover'?) Finn's 'faggy' reaction to Kurt's full-on interior design mockup is a '''very''' bad word choice, and Kurt's right to be angry at Finn. But no one ever seems to consider that not only does Finn has a genuine right to be upset at the situation in general - everyone (even Rachel, the Official Love Interest who's already run afoul of Kurt's schemes to turn Finn his way,) acts like Finn's honest concern for his personal space (maybe even safety) from the guy who's rampantly crushing on him (and long ago stopped bothering to hide it) is simply Homophobia and loudly condemns him for it.
* In "Child Star", Sue goes into one of her trademark rampages that ends with her ''slapping'' a random student for no reason.

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* It might be considered irrelevant now due to Cory Monteith's death, but really try to look at Kurt's season 1 actions towards Finn through Finn's eyes. Way back in Preggers, Finn thought that Kurt was asking him out and politely declined. (quote "Thanks, but I already have a date to the prom. I'm flattered you asked, though, I know dances are important to gay teens.") To which Kurt said he wasn't gay. (remember, this is the fourth episode ''ever''.) Subsequently, Kurt sings a love song while looking intently at Finn the whole time, plots to break up his relationship with the girl they both think is pregnant with his child, and works to ruin his opinion of Rachel, who Finn genuinely does have a connection with. It rapidly becomes an open secret in the whole Glee club not only that Kurt's crushing on Finn, but that it's so one-sided {{Clingy Jealous Girl}} Quinn doesn't even bother giving Kurt a single verbal warning. Finn finds out that his Mom is dating Kurt's dad ''when she tells him they're all moving in together'' (he knew she was dating someone, but not Kurt's dad), but not until ''after'' Kurt asks his opinion on interior decorating, for what Finn doesn't yet know will be their shared bedroom. Go back and watch that 'breaking the news' scene again objectively; Kurt really looks like he's just waiting for Finn to carry him over the threshold. Kurt has been known to go to some fairly extreme lengths, especially back in season 1. (Remember Rachel's 'Sandy in the final scene of Grease makeover'?) Finn's 'faggy' reaction to Kurt's full-on interior design mockup is a '''very''' bad word choice, and Kurt's right to be angry at Finn. But no one ever seems to consider that not only does Finn has a genuine right to be upset at the situation in general - everyone (even Rachel, the Official Love Interest who's already run afoul of Kurt's schemes to turn Finn his way,) acts like Finn's honest concern for his personal space (maybe even safety) from the guy who's rampantly crushing on him (and long ago stopped bothering to hide it) is simply Homophobia and loudly condemns him for it.
it. It takes Kurt's dad to give his son a lecture about boundaries, kindly telling him that his hitting on Finn was extremely creepy, for Kurt to get the message.
* In "Child Star", Sue goes into one of her the trademark rampages that ends with her ''slapping'' a random student for no reason.


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* Finn's death. NothingIsScarier since we don't know how he died.
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Far too subjective. Plenty of people liked Finn, and he wasn't a "complete asshole"


** Many fans of Glee hated Finn Hudson for many reasons, but this was the #1 reason he was a complete asshole. Even those who romanticize the character due to Cory's death didn't forgive this.

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* Brittany's throwaway lines that sound an awful lot like she was raped, including being visited by aliens. And what it feels like to be roofied.

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* Brittany's throwaway lines that sound an awful lot like she was raped, including being visited by aliens. And what it feels like to be roofied.aliens.
* Santana mentions having been roofied in "Previously Unreleased Christmas".
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** Many a Gleek hated Finnegan for many a reason, but this was the #1 reason he was a complete asshole. Even those who romanticize the character due to Cory's death didn't forgive this.

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** Many a Gleek fans of Glee hated Finnegan Finn Hudson for many a reason, reasons, but this was the #1 reason he was a complete asshole. Even those who romanticize the character due to Cory's death didn't forgive this.
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* ''EVERYTHING'' about Karofsky's storyline in ''On My Way''. Hey, being outed not bad enough for you? How about your homophobic classmates spamming the Internet with hate-speech about you until you ''hang yourself''? And just in case you could sleep, have Karofsky's dad finding his near-dead body and screaming in anguish. And even while in recovery, his mom thinks that he's mentally ill for being gay and his best friend Azimio cuts contact.

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* ''EVERYTHING'' about Karofsky's storyline in ''On My Way''. Hey, being outed not bad enough for you? How about your homophobic classmates spamming the Internet with hate-speech about you until you ''hang yourself''? And even that wasn't good enough for them- they wrote on his Facebook wall- "Better luck next time"!!! And just in case you could sleep, have Karofsky's dad finding his near-dead body and screaming in anguish. And even while in recovery, his mom thinks that he's mentally ill for being gay and his best friend Azimio cuts contact.
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In "Mattress", When Will finds out that Terri is not pregnant is very scary. From his constant glaring, quiet voice, to even throwing the pregnancy pad you wonder if Will is actually going to hurt Terri.

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* In "Mattress", When Will finds out that Terri is not pregnant is very scary. From his constant glaring, quiet voice, to even throwing the pregnancy pad you wonder if Will is actually going to hurt Terri.
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In "Mattress", When Will finds out that Terri is not pregnant is very scary. From his constant glaring, quiet voice, to even throwing the pregnancy pad you wonder if Will is actually going to hurt Terri.
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* It might be considered irrelevant now due to Cory Monteith's death, but really try to look at Kurt's season 1 actions towards Finn through Finn's eyes. Way back in Preggers, Finn thought that Kurt was asking him out and politely declined. (quote "Thanks, but I already have a date to the prom. I'm flattered you asked, though, I know dances are important to gay teens.") To which Kurt said he wasn't gay. (remember, this is the fourth episode ''ever''.) Subsequently, Kurt sings a love song while looking intently at Finn the whole time, plots to break up his relationship with the girl they both think is pregnant with his child, and works to ruin his opinion of Rachel, who Finn genuinely does have a connection with. It rapidly becomes an open secret in the whole Glee club not only that Kurt's crushing on Finn, but that it's so one-sided ({{Clingy Jealous Girl}} Quinn doesn't even bother giving Kurt a single verbal warning). Finn finds out that his Mom is dating Kurt's dad ''when she tells him they're all moving in together'' (he knew she was dating someone, but not Kurt's dad), but not until ''after'' Kurt asks his opinion on interior decorating, for what Finn doesn't yet know will be their shared bedroom. Go back and watch that 'breaking the news' scene again objectively; Kurt really looks like he's just waiting for Finn to carry him over the threshold. Kurt has been known to go to some fairly extreme lengths, especially back in season 1. (Remember Rachel's 'Sandy in the final scene of Grease makeover'?) In a similar situation, I'd honestly be worried about being molested in my sleep, too. Finn's 'faggy' reaction to Kurt's full-on interior design mockup is a '''very''' bad word choice, and Kurt's right to be angry at Finn. But no one ever seems to consider that not only does Finn has a genuine right to be upset at the situation in general - everyone (even Rachel, the Official Love Interest who's already run afoul of Kurt's schemes to turn Finn his way,) acts like Finn's honest concern for his personal space (maybe even safety) from the guy who's rampantly crushing on him (and long ago stopped bothering to hide it) is simply Homophobia and loudly condemns him for it.

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* It might be considered irrelevant now due to Cory Monteith's death, but really try to look at Kurt's season 1 actions towards Finn through Finn's eyes. Way back in Preggers, Finn thought that Kurt was asking him out and politely declined. (quote "Thanks, but I already have a date to the prom. I'm flattered you asked, though, I know dances are important to gay teens.") To which Kurt said he wasn't gay. (remember, this is the fourth episode ''ever''.) Subsequently, Kurt sings a love song while looking intently at Finn the whole time, plots to break up his relationship with the girl they both think is pregnant with his child, and works to ruin his opinion of Rachel, who Finn genuinely does have a connection with. It rapidly becomes an open secret in the whole Glee club not only that Kurt's crushing on Finn, but that it's so one-sided ({{Clingy {{Clingy Jealous Girl}} Quinn doesn't even bother giving Kurt a single verbal warning).warning. Finn finds out that his Mom is dating Kurt's dad ''when she tells him they're all moving in together'' (he knew she was dating someone, but not Kurt's dad), but not until ''after'' Kurt asks his opinion on interior decorating, for what Finn doesn't yet know will be their shared bedroom. Go back and watch that 'breaking the news' scene again objectively; Kurt really looks like he's just waiting for Finn to carry him over the threshold. Kurt has been known to go to some fairly extreme lengths, especially back in season 1. (Remember Rachel's 'Sandy in the final scene of Grease makeover'?) In a similar situation, I'd honestly be worried about being molested in my sleep, too. makeover'?) Finn's 'faggy' reaction to Kurt's full-on interior design mockup is a '''very''' bad word choice, and Kurt's right to be angry at Finn. But no one ever seems to consider that not only does Finn has a genuine right to be upset at the situation in general - everyone (even Rachel, the Official Love Interest who's already run afoul of Kurt's schemes to turn Finn his way,) acts like Finn's honest concern for his personal space (maybe even safety) from the guy who's rampantly crushing on him (and long ago stopped bothering to hide it) is simply Homophobia and loudly condemns him for it.
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* The episode "Furt", where we already know that Karofsky is gay and has feelings for Kurt, but the way he stands really close and does a glary/smile thing, along with winking. It looks a little perverse [[MemeticMolester and the audience are left a little violated]], along with Kurt.

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* The episode "Furt", where we already know that Karofsky is gay and has feelings for Kurt, but the way he stands really close and does a glary/smile thing, along with winking. It looks a little perverse [[MemeticMolester and the audience are Kurt is left feeling a little violated]], along with Kurt.violated.]]



-->'''Marley''': I'm so hungry. But at least I fit into my dress.

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* The in-universe explanation for the entirety of the seasons 4-5 new kids (aside from Kitty) being PutOnABus? That Sue basically tortured them all until they were forced to transfer schools, only sparing Kitty because she was needed for the Cheerios. Keep in mind that several of those kids were known to be poor, which would undoubtedly make it difficult to just make a transfer, and Marley's mother even ''worked'' at the school.
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*** That last sentence only replace Santana with Rachel and consider that Santana did that exact same thing to Rachel. Even then outing her was over and above unreasonable of Finn.
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* Throughout the show, there are a disturbing number of implications that Santana is bulimic. Made worse by the show passing them off as jokes and the episode dealing with Sue making the Cheerios basically live off of super unhealthy shakes that seem to actively encourage eating disorders.
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*Brittany lifting Artie onto the bed, camera fade without consent.
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** [[NoodleIncident The]] [[NoEnding car]] [[SmashToBlack crash]] [[LastNoteNightmare scene]] at the very end of the same episode. Of course, she turned out to be fine in the next episode. [[Main/TearJerker But still,alot]] [[Main/GainaxEnding of fans thought]] [[Main/WhamShot Quinn was dead]]

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** [[NoodleIncident The]] [[NoEnding car]] [[SmashToBlack crash]] [[LastNoteNightmare scene]] at the very end of the same episode. Of course, she turned out to be fine in the next episode. [[Main/TearJerker But still,alot]] [[Main/GainaxEnding of fans thought]] [[Main/WhamEpisode Quinn was dead]]

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** [[NoodleIncident The]] [[NoEnding car]] [[SmashToBlack crash]] [[JumpScare scene]] at the very end of the same episode. Of course, she turned out to be fine in the next episode. [[Main/TearJerker But still,alot]] [[Main/GainaxEnding of fans thought]] [[Main/WhamEnding Quinn was dead]]

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