Brooklyn 99 "He Said, She Said" -Blatant SJW Garbage

Detectives Jake and Amy investigate a case where a banker named Seth has his penis broken by a female coworker named Kerry who claims she had done so in self-defense as he was trying to sexually assault her. Seth denies these allegations. The company offers Kerry $2.5 million to not press charges, but Amy - certain that Kerry was assaulted - tells Kerry (whom has little faith in the system) not to take the money. Through Seth’s texts, it becomes evident that he did sexually assault Kerry.

The biggest problem with this episode is that it is not funny at all, even though this show is supposed to be a comedy. Why? They are constantly beating you over the head with ultra-feminist nonsense. This episode spreads blatant social justice warrior propaganda, with Amy constantly making remarks about how she is treated differently in everyday life because she is a woman. It portrays Amy as someone who has gone through terrible atrocities and is brave for surviving and being a strong, independent woman.

Additionally, the rhetoric is all wrong. Amy is certain that Kerry has been assaulted even though there is no evidence to suggest this. Amy believes Kerry based off the conflicting stories told from her and Seth. It truly portrays the problem of the belief “guilty until proven innocent”. Whether or not Kerry was assaulted, there was no evidence, so Amy should not have been so certain that Seth was in the wrong. Kerry says the “system is broken”. How? You have no evidence to support your claim. What are you expecting? They will arrest someone based off your accusations? If this was the case, everyone would be throwing around false rape accusations to mess up other’s lives. Yes, it was later revealed that Seth did try to sexually assault Kerry. However, this was taken as a given even when there was no evidence. To say it is okay to assume that the man is always the rapist is sending the wrong message to the viewers.

The final qualm I have is that the message is rooted in hypocrisy. It talks about how sexual assault is a terrible and a wrong thing (which of course, it is). But the show had shown similar instances of sexual assault - also in a workplace environment - in earlier seasons and made them seem completely acceptable. We saw Gina trying to make a move (multiple times) on Terry by getting him shirtless, and trying to have sex with him despite his clear reluctancy.

Even if you do see this episode as having a noble message (or at least good intentions), this is not what to expect from a comedy show. When I watch Brooklyn 99, I watch for laughs. If I wanted to watch something serious relating to sexual assault, I’d see a documentary.