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Vanessa Ferlito's leaving.

Wah.

For some reason I don't want them to kill Aiden off, but have her leave the NYPD and become a PI. No, I have no real idea where this comes from, although it would at least leave the possibility we'd see her again.

Minor nitpick: Why do all the women have to be worked up over rape cases? I mean sure, bad. Is it because the victim's still alive, or is it because the writers think Stella and Aiden will identify more with a female than a male? Because it's annoying me, perhaps irrationally.

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Minor nitpick: Why do all the women have to be worked up over rape cases? I mean sure, bad. Is it because the victim's still alive, or is it because the writers think Stella and Aiden will identify more with a female than a male? Because it's annoying me, perhaps irrationally.
You're definitely not being rational, and it *is* annoying. And you're right that it's because women are supposed to... you know... get worked up. Because I think that there's this sort of culturally ingrained subconscious thing saying, "Only women get raped" and since women are supposedly more empathic and nurturing, they get to be all worked up. There's also the implicit idea of men being vengeance oriented-- men will go out and hack the cojones off a rapist (excuse my language), women will sit with the victim and hand her (because it's always a her, and the perp is always a him) kleenex.

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You know, I could be partially guilty of this, but I cut that subplot out of New York Minute, dammit. Or most of it. (That was the bones of original plot, then kind of coalesced into Aiden's subplot, then just melted away.)

But it's dumb. It's really, really dumb, and it annoys me, because it's stereotyping. And I mean yeah, stereotyping's based in fact and all that, but neither of the women on CSI: NY are the type to sit and weep. And maybe SOME women are empathic and nurturing, but...uh, kids scare me. A lot. I run screaming away from babies, and I don't do empathic.

You know, in my universe, Flack would probably be the one to freak out if confronted with a rape case, not Stella or Aiden.

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And I mean yeah, stereotyping's based in fact and all that, but neither of the women on CSI: NY are the type to sit and weep.
No, they are definitely the vengeful type. I mean if they had to. I mean Stella does reasonably well with the rape victim in "Creatures of the Night", and her character is bitter and frustrated when the girl doesn't seem to want to actually bring the guy to justice.

And maybe SOME women are empathic and nurturing, but...uh, kids scare me. A lot. I run screaming away from babies, and I don't do empathic.
You know, it's kind of worse in a way being a guy, especially a young guy. Because no one expects you to be at all interested in kids in any way, and especially not a "nurturing" and "oh, what a bright little sprog" way. It's like, the minute you even *look* at a preadolescent child, if you're not a relative, you're assumed to be a pedophile. Or it feels that way, sometimes, as if everyone who looks at you thinks you: you're the rotten apple in this barrel, kid. You're not allowed to look at or talk to kids because you are a Boy, and boys don't do that.

...I think I have some teeny little issues.

It's really, really dumb. *sigh*.

You know, in my universe, Flack would probably be the one to freak out if confronted with a rape case, not Stella or Aiden.
This is an interesting question to ponder, you know, in either your timeline or the show's canon, for each character. How *do* they react? I was watching the Dove Commission, and a line I hadn't notice before that, in light of Danny's revelation at the end, struck me as almost prophetic. When Hawkes is giving them the autopsy results on the cab driver, he says, "Bottom line, the victim was outmuscled." And Danny gets this brief little *look* on his face. And like... you know, that's the thing-- and they haven't done a "ooh, look, skeery pedophile!OMG!" case yet (officially), but reactions speak very deeply to personality. Look at Danny as compared to Stella when they interview the guy in "ReCycling". Danny is frenetic and talkative and defensively aggressive, while Stella is a quiet threat. And like... well, Flack. I can actually see Flack in CBS-canon getting riled over a rape case, too, child or adult, because-- actually, I'm not sure why. But it seems like he'd just be like... netted. Like a fish in a net from anger and hurt. Kind of. *thinks*.

I need to like, not talk so much about this, you know.

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You know, it's kind of worse in a way being a guy, especially a young guy. Because no one expects you to be at all interested in kids in any way, and especially not a "nurturing" and "oh, what a bright little sprog" way. It's like, the minute you even *look* at a preadolescent child, if you're not a relative, you're assumed to be a pedophile. Or it feels that way, sometimes, as if everyone who looks at you thinks you: you're the rotten apple in this barrel, kid. You're not allowed to look at or talk to kids because you are a Boy, and boys don't do that.

This world is screwed up. If you're a girl...well, I have been saying for years that I don't want kids, and I don't. I don't like kids. I don't think babies are cute; I think they're a little scary. And yet, everyone tells me, "Oh, you'll feel differently when you have your own." Uh...I don't exactly plan on getting pregnant; what part of "I don't want kids" do people not understand? I mean, we live in modern America, and yet it's still assumed that women like kids and want kids and all that jazz. *frustration* All humans are not created equal.

And like... well, Flack. I can actually see Flack in CBS-canon getting riled over a rape case, too, child or adult, because-- actually, I'm not sure why. But it seems like he'd just be like... netted. Like a fish in a net from anger and hurt. Kind of. *thinks*.

*nods* He would. Because...I've never been really good on the "because," but because it would be in character. Because it's Flack. And I'm not making sense at all.

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I don't like kids. I don't think babies are cute; I think they're a little scary.
Babies? Erk. Babies frighten me. Babies it's like-- it's small. And wrinkly. And damp. The older kids it's kind of like: fuck, you're a smart little bugger.

And yet, everyone tells me, "Oh, you'll feel differently when you have your own." Uh...I don't exactly plan on getting pregnant; what part of "I don't want kids" do people not understand?
And it's assumed that men will only want kids because their wives do, and won't be "nurturing" or have any active role beyond like, a transport and breadwinner and sports coach. Or be an abuser. (I joke with people that in Lifetime movies, if a male is over the age of about 12, or post-pubescent, he is a Bad Character, and does a Bad Thing. I'd like to hope I'm not so right across the board).

I never, ever want to have or take care of children myself because I'm terrified that I'll either hurt them, somehow, or repeat my parents. Which just isn't healthy for children.

It's... either way, you know, there's always this obnoxious dichotomy. A double standard. *sigh*. *kicks society in the solar plexus*

He would. Because...I've never been really good on the "because," but because it would be in character. Because it's Flack. And I'm not making sense at all.
I think, more than the idea of justice, he's... *frowns* It's the powerlessness thing. He doesn't like being helpless, not knowing what to do, or not being *able* to do. It makes him angry. (Mac seems to feel this same way, but he withdraws). He's... as a cop, he's entrusted with protecting those who can't. And I think, too, it's partly identity, too, but I can't figure how, either.