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** Kurt. The fact that [[Word of God|Ryan Murphy]] [[Author Avatar|created the character specifically to play up Chris Colfer's strengths after seeing something of himself in the young actor]] means that [[Jerkass]] things Kurt says often go unchecked, and there are many cases where logic takes a backseat so that he is never wrong. He feels like crap when people go around telling him his sexual orientation is something he chooses because he knows it's a part of him he cannot change, [[Manipulative Bastard|but that sure didn't stop him from using his knowledge of what Finn likes in girls to give Rachel a makeover that goes against those things]]... [[Hypocrite|in an attempt to sell him on the idea of relations with the masculine sex]]. The fact that he goes as far as to tell Rachel that [[Lack of Empathy|she should be ''thanking'' him for it just shows that Kurt doesndidn't feel the slightest discomfort about setting Rachel up like that]], and herbeing reminding himreminded that she will always have a better chance "because [she's] a girl" does little to convince him that he has even failed, since Kurt automatically attributes it to [[Never My Fault|them ''both'' being distractions for Finn]]. Finn eventually does lose his temper and calls Kurt out on his refusal to acknowledgejust accept [[Incompatible Orientation|that he's not like him]], but he is then made to react so disproportionately to the slight, after insulting several items in Kurt's bedroom as being "faggy", that Kurt comes out smelling like daisies anyway. It took until ''the next season'' for him to acknowledge personal responsibility for thehis creepysexual way he pursued Finnharassment, [[Author's Saving Throw|probably after viewers criticized his supposed innocence in the matter]], sincebecause Burthearing admittingit from Burt that maybe Finn has a point and that Kurthe may be taking advantage of Sam just as he had a crush on Finn the year before eventually makes himKurt feel shame for his actions - he gives enough consideration to Burt's words that he tells Sam he can duet with someone else and that [[It's Not You, It's Me|the reasons for releasing Sam from their partnership lie with himself rather than with him]].

*** The fact that it was decided to get [[Chris Colfer|his actor]] into the writer's room for "Old Dog, New Tricks" also means that the audience is clearly meant to sympathize with Kurt more in it, as he finds himself feeling a little directionless, that he isn't going as fast as the rest of his friends and so is a support bracket for them. However, the fact that he blows his top [[Informed Wrongness|after his friends say no to him performing at Rachel's charity event despite the fact that getting someone even less known than Rachel to contribute an act is not good for a publicity campaign]], or when he states that he's sick of Rachel only being his friend when it's convenient for her after he asks her to come see the production of ''[[Peter Pan]]'' and she reminds him that her charity thing is happening then, just makes him look like he's [[It's All About Me|telling his friends off for a combination of doing stuff with him and also getting on with their lives that he's interpreting maliciously and being jealous of]]. It doesn't help that Santana at least does something about ''her'' loss of direction and handles it in a mature manner after quitting the ''[[Funny Girl]]'' understudy job by agreeing to do a duet with Mercedes for her album in "The Back-up Plan". As soon as her producer states that having her single be a duet with Santana isn't a good idea though, Santana agrees, telling Mercedes that her debut album should be all about her.