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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Star Trek is one of the things I still hang onto as optimistic about the future. We can make a better world for everyone and overcome racism, capitalism, transphobia, etc. We can build something better and reach for the stars. And that's always been the message. The characters have advanced technology like ships and teleporters, but what's really advanced is how they are as people. They're curious, educated, accepting people who want to explore the universe for the sake of it.

I also hang onto the X-Men. That was also important to me growing up, seeing how the characters could come together to defend themselves against hatred. I grew up in a really conservative area so I'm always gonna be grateful to Star Trek and X-Men (and later all sorts of books) for keeping me sane as a kid

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Star Trek and X-Men were a huge part of my childhood and teen years as well, so I 100% get where you're coming from.

Only tangentially related, I really do wish Marvel would take a back to basics approach with the X-Men so I could get into them again. I know a lot of people love the Krokoa era, and I'm happy they have it, but for me it is too dense and too far removed from what I grew up with for me to be able to penetrate. I know they've got an upcoming sea change happening, so maybe then.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

In my opinion STD is just badly written with the focus on timeline breaking technology and a Mary Sue.
There is nothing wrong with LGBT characters if they fit to the story (not just people with the superpower of being gay).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Why even have gay humans? I thought the sexy point of sexy star trek sex was interspecies sex? Remember when Trip got pregnant? Riker boned the 3 fingered mitten hand doctor after he was captured? Troy and Crusher both got mind raped! Even data has sex! See, no need for this silly human on human stuff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I read the Mary Sue link you provided but I can't figure out what character you're suggesting is "portrayed as inexplicably competent across all domains, unrealistically free of weaknesses, extremely attractive, innately virtuous, and generally lacking meaningful character flaws." (from your link).

I agree about the timeline stuff and also that the LGBT representation was excellently done and not any character's "superpower" or anything.

(Also the official initialism for Disco is "DSC" (or "DIS" on Memory Alpha) but never "STD")

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

I meant especially Michael Burnhams abilities as a human. Her short and unbelievable backstory on vulcan, her super vulcan logic where she outsmarts experts in their fields, her exceptionally fighting skills and so on.
Maybe not all checkpoints could be marked here, but I think she was written in the wrong genre.
Maybe a superhero movie (with a better backstory) would be more appropriate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I've only just started discovery, and knowing how ST almost always has bad first seasons I'm giving it some slack. I'm not a big fan of the Klingon redesign but my main dislike is the less episodic nature of the show. That was my issue with the last seasons of ENT as well. I'll keep watching it but I do really prefer the more episodic nature with occasional multiparters.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

"Star Trek Syphilis" it is then .

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Honestly, agree.

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