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This show was post 9/11 But before smart phones. Seems almost like a 90s show. Always thought it was low key racist.

It wasn't even low-key, really. But when Mackey and Vendrell are such well established piece of shyt anti-heroes, to where their casual racism is only one aspect of their assholity, you can get away with it. The idea of "rooting" for them was always supposed to be problematic. Just like rooting for Tony Soprano, Walter White, etc. That's what an anti-hero is.
 

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It wasn't even low-key, really. But when Mackey and Vendrell are such well established piece of shyt anti-heroes, to where their casual racism is only one aspect of their assholity, you can get away with it. The idea of "rooting" for them was always supposed to be problematic. Just like rooting for Tony Soprano, Walter White, etc. That's what an anti-hero is.
I get the anti hero shyt but I never rooted for Mackey so that was the difference.
 
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