This is a set of reviews of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit episodes. My general thoughts about that show are here. I’ll often do no more than make brief notes about an episode, although occasionally I’ll go deeper. Also, often there are dissenting main characters on almost any political issue, but you can usually tell what the general position of the show is. All the rest of the reviews are available by clicking on the l&osvu label at the bottom.
(Now that I’m watching the episodes that involve the character John Munch, I’m going to ignore most of his political statements)
“Bully” Season 12. See this for a plot summary.
A minor character is a gay man.
“Reparations” Season 12. See this for a plot summary.
First, two minor characters, a Black woman and a White man are in a relationship.
This is partly about the KKK using sexual assault as a political weapon and partly about the racist stereotype about black men raping white women.
And at one point one of the detectives says that in the present there are plenty of racist cops.
“Bang” Season 12. See this for a plot summary.
In a brief exchange between a detective and a suspect, the show kind of blames people at equity firms who do credit default swaps for the 2008 crash of the economy.
“Manhattan Vigil” Season 14. See this for a plot summary.
One of the detectives says that the NYPD allocates resources for searches of children based on the class identity of the child’s parents.
“Friending Emily” Season 14. See this for a plot summary.
There’s one small bit of opposition to homophobia.
