I know b99 isn’t Perfect or Flawless by any means but there are still a few things that I will never stop yelling abt tbh?
– consistent normalization of male characters with traditionally ~~feminine character traits
– zero (0) undertones of sexual or romantic interest in majority of the male-female relationships in the squad
– non-stereotyped Jewish main character whose ethnicity is acknowledged consistently but literally never the butt of a joke
– 50-50 male female ratio in the detective squad itself (not including Captain Holt) with three very different yet equally important, multifaceted and complex women with different hopes and aspirations who support each other, two of which are Latina, but who have very contrasting features and personalities
– a major part of Jake’s character arch being that the more confident he becomes in his own self-worth the more he embraces being soft and emotional and unhesitatingly compassionate and kind and loving and rejects his earlier (probably societally enforced) internalized admiration of macho tough guy ideals
– the further fact that there’s the heavy implication that Jake’s feminism is rooted in the multiple strong female influences in his childhood and young adulthood and the consequent fact that hes always willing to concede the point to them when issues of female discrimination are in question
– the whole scene in maximum security where Jake and Amy resolved their conflict
– Amy Santiago learning to become more confident in herself and challenge a father figure, a man she deeply respects and admires, without being rude or disrespectful but still holding her ground eloquently and articulately
– equating ogling women to stabbing someone
– Holt and Kevin’s marriage very obviously being an ideal to aspire towards in the squad’s eyes
– that time Terry literally threw a character that’s the epitome of misogyny and racism into the trash