<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
     xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
     xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
     xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
     xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
     xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss"
     xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#"
     xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/">
    <channel>
        <title><![CDATA[‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and other cop shows slammed as ‘propaganda’ amid protests]]></title>
        <atom:link href="https://usagag.com/2020/06/03/brooklyn-nine-nine-and-other-cop-shows-slammed-as-propaganda-amid-protests/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
        <link>https://usagag.com/2020/06/03/brooklyn-nine-nine-and-other-cop-shows-slammed-as-propaganda-amid-protests/</link>
        <lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 15:56:17 +0000</lastBuildDate>
        <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
        <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
        <generator>https://usagag.com</generator>
        <media:content url="/uploads/2020/06/brooklyn-nine-nine-and-other-cop-shows-slammed-as-propaganda-amid-protests.jpg" medium="image">
            <media:title type="html">‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and other cop shows slammed as ‘propaganda’ amid protests</media:title>
        </media:content>
        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As <strong>protests about police brutality</strong> and the <strong>murder of George Floyd</strong> spread across the country, fictional cops on TV have come under fire, too.</p><p>Critics are calling out shows including the popular <strong>NBC cop comedy &#8220;Brooklyn Nine-Nine&#8221;</strong> and others centered on the lives of police as &#8220;propaganda&#8221; making light of issues brought to light by this week&#8217;s protests.</p><p><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">&#8220;If you like </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-vw2c0b r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">brooklyn 99</span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"> now is the time to shut the f - - k up . . . they make shows like that to brainwash you into sympathizing with cops,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/hateshack/status/1265994711384408064" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">one critic tweeted</a>.</span></p><div class="embed-wrapper twitter"><div class="embed-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BROOKLYN 99, CASTLE, LUCIFER, BONES, ETC. IT&#39;S ALL PROPAGANDA. THEY GLORIFY COPS. ACAB EVEN IF YOUR FAVORITE CHARACTER IS A COP. THEY ARE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS. REAL LIFE COPS ARE BASTARDS.</p><p>&mdash; 🏳️‍🌈💛 ɳixiɛ ♡ loves may sib 💛🏳️‍🌈 (@nixiesteph) <a href="https://twitter.com/nixiesteph/status/1267615173117972480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 2, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></div><p>The Post has reached out to &#8220;Brooklyn Nine-Nine&#8221; for comment. Meanwhile, its cast has indicated that they are hearing the criticism and have donated to bail funds in response.</p><p>On Tuesday night, showrunner Dan Goor <a href="https://twitter.com/djgoor/status/1267984636329824261" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">tweeted</a>, &#8220;The cast and showrunner of Brooklyn 99 condemn the murder of George Floyd and support the many people who are protesting police brutality nationally. Together we have made a $100,000 donation to The National Bail Fund Network. We encourage you to look up your local bail fund: the National Bail Fund Network is an organization that can lead you to them. #blacklivesmatter.&#8221;</p><p>Star Stephanie Beatriz, who plays Detective Rosa Diaz on the show, <a href="https://twitter.com/iamstephbeatz/status/1267730471670050823" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">wrote a tweet</a> encouraging other actors who dress in blue for their jobs to consider joining, with a link showing a donation of $11,000.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m an actor who plays a detective on tv,&#8221; she said. &#8220;If you currently play a cop? If you make tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in residuals from playing a cop? I&#8217;ll let you do the math.&#8221;</p><p>Beatriz joins stars of other police shows, such as &#8220;Blue Bloods&#8221; actor Griffin Newman, who spoke up encouraging others to donate money to the protest efforts — tweeting <a href="https://twitter.com/GriffLightning/status/1267666336731324416" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a receipt</a> for his own $11,000 donation. &#8220;Law &amp; Order: SVU&#8221; writer Celine Robinson gave $5,500 while &#8220;Castle Rock&#8221; writer Lila Byock and &#8220;Medical Police&#8221; creator Max Silvestri also contributed.</p><p>Meanwhile, &#8220;Law &amp; Order&#8221; creator Dick Wolf <strong>announced this week</strong> that he has fired a writer on one of his spinoff shows who threatened looters.</p><p>But this might not be enough to appease fans who are now coming for cop shows.</p><p>&#8220;When we talk about how cop shows are propaganda that includes brooklyn 99,&#8221; one fan tweeted to over 128,000 likes.</p><div class="embed-wrapper twitter"><div class="embed-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">when we talk about how cop shows are propaganda that includes brooklyn 99</p><p>&mdash; karen thee stallion (@fopeolaleye) <a href="https://twitter.com/fopeolaleye/status/1266770281546293251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></div><p>Another fan wrote, &#8220;Brooklyn 99 is POLICE PROPAGANDA! they give you a false narrative of what police are. while it’s not a bad thing to like the show, stop bringing it up in tweets about blm . . . they are FICTIONAL characters, and we are discussing a real life issue!&#8221;</p><div class="embed-wrapper twitter"><div class="embed-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">brooklyn 99 is POLICE PROPAGANDA! they give you a false narrative of what police are. while it’s not a bad thing to like the show, stop bringing it up in tweets about blm and acab ! they are FICTIONAL characters, and we are discussing a real life issue!</p><p>&mdash; layla ❀ 𝖻𝗅𝗆 (@hIfbloods) <a href="https://twitter.com/hIfbloods/status/1265998184050044929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 28, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></div><p>Another fan responded to Beatriz&#8217;s &#8220;Black Lives Matter&#8221; tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/starrytopaz/status/1267872985798651905" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">calling for</a> &#8220;Brooklyn Nine-Nine&#8221; to be canceled again — referring to the fact that the show was axed by Fox in 2018 after five seasons, before <strong>NBC resurrected it</strong> within 24 hours of the cancellation.</p><p>Writer Matt Zoller Seitz tweeted a thread re-evaluating iconic films such as &#8220;Lethal Weapon&#8221; and &#8220;Dirty Harry,&#8221; where <a href="https://twitter.com/mattzollerseitz/status/1267175023317573632" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">he concluded</a>, &#8220;This thread could be 1000 entries long and not even begin to scratch the surface of how American movies condition audiences to accept unconstitutional and sometimes flat-out evil behavior by cops (and soldiers) as &#8216;just part of the job.&#8217; &#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Brooklyn Nine-Nine&#8221; has currently been renewed through Season 8.</p>]]></content:encoded>
                <dc:creator><![CDATA[USAGAG]]></dc:creator>
            </channel>
</rss><!--Time: 0.036009788513184-->