Hi
Guys and Gals!
How’s
it going? Did you all have a good week last week? I did. I got a bunch of work
done, so I can relax this week. Woohoo!
Today’s
topic is all about: Criminal Minds!
I
have to admit, I love the show Criminal Minds. Yes, it is pretty dark and gross
at times. However, those dark moments make the sweet moments all the sweeter.
Besides that, I thoroughly enjoy the relationships between the characters and
the logic that they use to catch the killers.
One
thing though that I have to say that I don’t like about the show is how they
view and talk about relationships outside of the typical vanilla relationship
between a man and female.
For
instance, they like using the terms dominant and submissive quite frequently.
To me, they make it sound like it’s a bad thing if people take part in a
dominant/submissive relationship. That frustrates me. I understand that in some
criminal cases there sometimes is a dominant partner and a submissive partner.
Okay, I can live with that. However, there have been several cases when they’re
talking about a married couple and the team discusses how one partner is the
dominant and one is the submissive, and they make it seem like the submissive
can’t think for herself and the dominant bullies her.
When
viewers hear this, I think it starts to make them think that that’s how a true
dominant and submissive relationship is, which isn’t the case. I know a few
couples who participate in relationships like this and they’re relationships
are just as equal and loving as couples who don’t. So, I really wish that the
writers of the show wouldn’t it make being in a D/s relationship sound so
awful.
Another
instance of this is they did an episode about couples who participate in a
swingers club. You could tell that even the writers didn’t understand this type
of relationship because when the couple who were supposed to play swingers on
the show explained their relationship to some of the FBI agents, they called
their playtime as cheating. From my understanding, couples who participate in
the swinger lifestyle don’t consider having sex with others at a swingers party
cheating because both people in the relationship agreed beforehand about what
activities are acceptable and what aren’t. As long as both people in the
relationship think that the activities are okay, then that isn’t cheating.
As
much as this bugs me, it didn’t stop me from finishing all of the series on
Netflix. Yes, I did have to clench my teeth at some points, but I made it
through. I just hope that by some miracle, a new writer joins their staff and
educates everyone and viewers on the truth of relationships outside the typical
vanilla one.
Besides
that, the show is pretty good to watch. I’d recommend it to anyone who is into
darker shows, with some sweet scenes tossed in.
Well,
that’s all I have for now. Happy Monday!
