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How awesome is Tina Cohen-Chang? It struck me the other day, that within the context of the show, Tina might be the best character. As in, if I went to McKinley High, I’m pretty sure I’d wanna hang out with Tina. She was totally chill with Rachel stomping all over her West Side Story solo, and fully admitted her voice wasn’t right for the song. She’s gotten very few solos in general, and has never made a stink about who sang what. If I recall correctly, she hasn’t been too awful to Rachel Berry (correct me if I’m wrong!) and she hasn’t shown any hostility towards the football players or popular kids either.

She lays low, keeps her head down, and enjoys Glee for what it’s given her. But - she doesn’t let people walk over her. She broke up with Artie because he ultimately wasn’t a good boyfriend to her, and gave him a piece of her mind when he told her he didn’t like how she dressed. In fact, she’s perhaps the true feminist on Glee - her rant about being a righteous blade of equality remains one of my favorite things on the show. She also has cornered the angle on a woman’s healthy appreciation of sex, as seen in “Never Been Kissed.”

But perhaps the thing that strikes me most about Tina Cohen-Chang is that she is the sole character who hasn’t flipped out over popularity. Every other Glee club member - perhaps with the exception of Mike - has had a crisis of popularity: Puck dated Mercedes to get his status back. Quinn made the Glist, and blackmailed Santana to reclaim Head Cheerio. Finn has picked football over Glee countless times. Sam was initially hesitant to even join Glee, and Brittany and Santana only joined at first to spy for Sue. Rachel made the “Run Joey Run” video. Artie joined the football team, and Mercedes and Kurt joined the Cheerios. It seems like each character has had a crisis of identity and makes a desperate attempt to rehabilitate their image.

Tina, however, is the only character that has had a crisis of identity forced upon her: when Figgins told her she was not allowed to dress in her style. And rather than trying to adjust her image and be something she’s not, she instead blackmailed her high school principal into letting her be herself.

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I’m also a bit tired of the bullshit excuse that storylines aren’t distributed equally because the quality of acting amongst the cast is not equal. I’ll be upfront: I usually see this argument in reference to Chris Colfer being heads-and-shoulders above everyone else in acting skill. Now, let me get this straight: I do not, by any means, deny Chris Colfer’s acting abilities. His performances, comedic, dramatic, and musical, are all astounding. He’s a genius, and anyone who doesn’t think so should probably have their eyes checked.

But he’s not a black hole, guys. His talent, nor anyone else’s, does not suck up all the other cast’s talents. They still exist, and can co-exist - having a Kurt-centric story does not mean other characters cannot be developed simultaneously! Each of the cast members is at least capable of carrying their own storylines. In fact, I’ve found Jenna Ushkowitz herself to have a particular knack for comedy. She’s 3 for 3 on comedic rants - one to Artie on her righteous blade of equality, one to Figgins about Asian vampires, and one to Mike about chicken feet. You really can’t go wrong giving a rant to the Ush. (Yes, I’m giving her a nickname. Deal with it!)

Read this entire kick ass article here. (I only posted a couple parts of it)

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