CriminalxMinds @ LJ

Well, all these characters, both male and female, are incredibly flawed and have implausible backstories and timelines. But the bigger point is that, when it comes to discussing the male characters, people always make excuses and twist themselves into knots explaining why it's okay for them to be that way. I'm not talking about your post specifically, but if you read some of the comments in here, it's always some variation, "Oh, but that was differnt because Hotch/Reid did this, while Haley/Ashley did this," or "But what Haley did was worse because [convoluted explanation]." I think fandom as a whole really needs to think about why it is always making excuses for the male characters, getting into the minutiae of their backstories to justify their stance, while jumping on the female characters for possessing the exact same traits.