Anonymous asked:
Spock headcanon: I just started another re-watch of TOS and I've been thinking a lot about Spock idk if this is a headcanon really or just some random thoughts. I think he really does prefer humans to Vulcans. I think despite whatever protest he might give he would prefer them because there is so much pressure to be a perfect Vulcan from Vulcans and it's gotta be a least a little of a relief to not have that on him all the time with humans and in Starfleet.
bluespock-blog answered:
I noticed this as well, and there definitely is something to this theory…but I think Spock is also just so used to being different and never fitting in anywhere that he gets to a point where he just kinda…embraces it. He also likely expects that humans will be just as rigid in defining their species as Vulcans are, so he embraces being different from both groups as a way to protect himself from any and all potential bigotry. As a result, he amps up his human side in primarily Vulcan environments and his Vulcan side in primarily human environments. That way, no one is given the power to define who he is but himself.
I also think there’s something worth noting in that Kirk and Amanda (both humans) are the only ones who see him as just…Spock. They’re the only ones who don’t try to prescribe specific labels or expectations to him depending on whether they expect him to be “more Vulcan” or “more human.” Once Spock realizes this, he slowly becomes more accepting of himself. This process ranges from all the way throughout TOS and up until the point in Undiscovered Country where he freely jokes about his former biases toward humans, and just accepts that he is what he is…and it definitely makes Kirk happy to see this final act of development.
The most striking indicator toward solidifying this theory is the end of Wrath of Khan. When Kirk said that Spock’s mind was “the most human” at his funeral, I don’t think he meant it as Spock actually being the most human entity that Kirk had ever met, but rather that Spock was able to overcome his culture’s expectations while remaining true to himself and what he believed in–and that, to Kirk, says humanity like nothing else.