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* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Exactly where ''Glee'' falls on the scale remains up for debate. Watching the half-season "finale" (see [[Happy Ending]] above), one is hard-pressed to think the show isn't awfully idealistic. But characters like April Rhodes, and the end of "Mattress" give rise to an [[Alternative Character Interpretation|alternative series interpretation]]. There are [http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/tvshow/glee,85/ those] who believe the apparent idealism of the show masks a deep sadness. {{spoiler|The season finale seems to confirm the idea that the show falls in the middle of the scale: New Directions doesn't place at Regionals and is almost shut down by Figgins, but ends up getting another year because of Sue}}.
* [[Sliding Scale of Silliness Versus Seriousness]]: Glee has jumped around on this scale, though increasingly it appears to be coming to terms with its innately goofy nature.
* [[Slut-Shaming]]:
** Emma yells at Will for being a slut. A lot of people in the show get blasted, as when Quinn deals with her pregnancy or when Sue kicks Santana off the Cheerios for getting a boob job. The second episode of the fourth season involves a musical attack on Jake for his womanizing.
** Quinn and Santana's efforts to talk Rachel out of doing a nude scene really comes off as this, as well.
** In "The End of Twerk", Bree tells Marley she slept with Jake, and Marley tells her that Jake would aim higher. Bree then accuses Marley of this trope, calling it a clear form of "sexual bullying."
** Sam tries to slut shame Artie (he even uses the phrase "slut shame") when Artie confesses he contracted an STD. Though, since it's Sam and he doesn't really know how to slut shame, he didn't really do it right. Blaine talks him down anyway.
* [[SoCalization]]: The age of consent in Ohio is 16, however Jeremiah says he would be arrested for dating Blaine because he's underaged. Plus, you can't get arrested for dating, only sexual contact.
** However, since Blaine is officially a junior in Season 3 (an obvious retcon), that would mean he was sophomore in Season 2 when this occurred and could have very well been 15 and thus not legal.
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