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brooklyn nine nine literally hitting homophobia in the face

This episode was really great, and important. It showed Jake meeting a childhood hero of his, and discovering that the guy’s attitudes and beliefs weren’t all that worthy of respect or admiration. After spending a lot of time with him and noticing these issues, ultimately Jake reaches this moment where he can’t just shrug this off any more. He stands up to the guy and makes it very clear that they can’t be friends, and Jake won’t stand for that kind of language around him. 

It’s not just Jake punching a jackass in the face, though that is satisfying. It’s Jack loudly and firmly denying that part of society that wanted to put an arm around his shoulder and say “we’re better than everyone else because we’re white and male and straight and cops, and so we can do and say whatever the hell we want.”

The man the jackass is referring to derogatorily is Captain Holt, a black gay police captain, Jake’s superior officer. Jake, for all his joking, respects Captain Holt and is aware of the prejudices he’s faced in his career. Jake given the opportunity to join in mocking Captain Holt, be part of the homophobic and racist in crowd with this jackass, and Jake punches that jackass in the face.