In these turbulent and downright terrifying times, everybody should have a role model to look up to. Someone who is kind. Gentle. Compassionate. A true leader.
Frankly, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Detective Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz) is none of these things, but she’s the best we’ve got.
Fearless, tough-as-nails and often just plain scary, Rosa is the guide we all need to get through the day. If we were just a little bit more like her, then maybe the world would be safer, more honest and, dare I say it, better.
Sure, we would all have to learn how to pull off a black leather jacket, but I for one think that’s better than the world I see myself living in. Let’s explore how Rosa can be a bad-ass role model in every facet of your crummy life.
Are you ready?
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Work
Sure, Rosa Diaz is a New York City cop dealing with drug cartels, mobsters and hard-line criminals on a day-to-day basis. If you’re sitting in a plush office or serving coffees to business people in said plush office, the opportunities to let out your inner rebel are very slim. But there’s always a way to bring a certain level of bad-assery into your workplace. Whether that be by talking openly and honestly to your colleagues or keeping up a reputation of being the coolest person in your office, we should think more like Rosa in order to get the job done.
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Health
You got to take care of yourself! Rosa can’t be a good detective or a trained martial arts expert without some R&R. Eat right, sleep well and don’t think you can’t be a bad-ass when you’re dreaming.
Rosa takes a peaceful nap. Source: SBS
Feminism
The big one! People can and probably will be threatened by your newfound self-confidence and fierce attitude. So it’s your responsibility to tell it like it is. This goes for men, too. Everyone can deliver zingers like this:
You’re allowed to be anyone you want to be, even if that person is a fictional sitcom character. Don’t let gender norms stand in the way of your personal identity and bad-assery.
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Romance
Relationships are a minefield, right? They can get anyone down even when you’re the most bad-ass woman on television. But any issue can be solved with the right attitude and an honest approach. Rosa’s dating advice may be a little blunt, sure, but I think we can all learn a thing or two from this:
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Friendships
It’s good to have a supportive network of friends, just like the rest of the clan in the 99th precinct. Everyone outside of that network can go to hell, though.
Rosa has a positive outlook. Source: Giphy
Family
It’s always important to make time for your family. Regardless of your personal feelings towards them, a plan is a plan and shouldn’t be broken, as clarified expertly by Rosa.
Most importantly though, Rosa Diaz can teach you this:
Showing vulnerability is the most bad-ass thing you can do, OK?
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It’s hard to let people in on the real you. Especially when it comes to opening up about your sexuality. But take it from Rosa – no matter how tough the exterior or violent the tendencies, we can always show a little bit more of ourselves and put more trust in the people around us.
So there you have it. Proof (and a handy self-help guide) on why Rosa Diaz is the most bad-ass woman on television. You can probably feel yourself becoming a better person just by having read it.
Watch Brooklyn Nine-Nine on Wednesdays at 8pm on SBS VICELAND. You can watch episodes fast-tracked after US broadcast from 3pm every Monday afternoon.
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