- portrayals of black men as caring and having depth to their character, and jokes about them never being stereotypical, instead having things like “Love is like oatmeal, it sustains you”.
- and on that topic, one of the main characters is a gay black man who, unlike many portrayals of gay men is wealthy and in a stable relationship.
- gay sex is mentioned just as casually as straight sex would be.
- As close as they are, Jake and Charles never have a “no homo” moment.
- characters like Rosa and Amy aren’t based whatsoever on stereotypes of latin american women, but their identities aren’t erased either, like when you meet Amy’s parents or Rosa speaks fluent Spanish.
- “And then Terry got RIIIPPED” “No, and then Terry got self confidence”
#i was honestly shocked (in a good way) that there was a whole subplot revolving around “captain holt needs to get laid’ ’#i mean honestly… ’‘a satisfying sex life is (for many) a necessary part of a good marriage” #would be considered too risque for many sitcoms even with a straight couple #and they made no attempt to be coy: you got holt stalking around the precinct bellowing “B O N E ? ? ?” and it was beautifu l#“rosa! those are our DADS!” #anyway please watch brooklyn 99 (via inkandcayenne)
Important things in b99:
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