the plot of the next reboot should be uhura is a lesbian reblog if you agree
Gucci Fall/Winter 2017
“Gucci and Beyond” by Alessandro Michele film and photos by Glen Luchford
“I wish Star Trek could be more realistic in its vision of a utopian society!”
“I wish there could be a Star Trek show that focuses on interspecies alien interactions rather than alien vs. human interactions!”
“I wish Star Trek would do a better job of displaying all the nuances and moral grays that go into maintaining diplomatic relations.”
“I wish Star Trek had a captain that wasn’t just another white dude.”
“I wish Star Trek had at least one canon LGBT character.”
“I wish Star Trek had a well-written female character with flaws and an engaging backstory and good character development for once.”
“I wish science fiction in general would stop assuming everyone will be an atheist in the future.”
“I wish Star Trek could be bolder about calling out real life social issues without their guise of poorly-handled metaphors to protect them.”
“I wish Star Trek would stop assuming that things like intergalactic wars could be resolved or forgotten in just a couple episodes.”
“I want Worf to get more screentime.”
“I want—”
Deep Space Nine.
You want Deep Space Nine.
DS9 does not have any canon LGBT+ characters. Actor intent got overridden and eclipsed by homophobic producers and writers. As much as we would love to credit actors for playing characters as a certain sexuality ex-post-facto, we need to recognize that their intent does not make their characters queer in the eyes of the show. In the eyes of fans? In headcanon and personal theory? Yes. Those characters can absolutely be queer. But in the eyes of the show and its creators? No. There is no representation there.
EXCEPT!
The woman Jadzia is kissing is an ex from a relationship that a previous MALE host had. Sure, the kiss is LGBT, but the foundation relationship is pure cishet.
From the script:
“DAX: The irony is, you and I have more in common than Torias and Nilani ever did.”
its shit that they had to use a loophole to have lgbt r/ship but it doesnt mean its any less lgbt
“the foundation relationship is pure cishet” are you fucking kidding me, I’m sorry I didn’t want to get involved with this discourse but do you realize how fucking insulting that is?? Like, how often are wlw (both lesbian and bi/pan) told that their romantic relationships with women don’t “really count” because of past relationships with men? like I’m sorry but no one would be fucking arguing this point if it were two men who kissed, there is no way to spin that as “not really gay uwu” and I am saying this as a queer nonbinary man.
empresshoshisato is right, like it is absolutely, purposefully shown that the two have feelings for each other unrelated to those of their previous hosts, but you know what if you want to make this an argument about “real implications” outside of the world of the show and “legitimate queerness” or whatever the fuck, just look at all the threatening phone calls the producers got after airing that episode! I don’t have a link but there was a post going around a few months back that quoted one guy as saying “you’re ruining my kids making them watch two women kiss like that” but I guess that was just “misdirected” homophobia right?? jesus fucking christ like what the fuck do you people think being gay even is? that it’s solely determined by your Pure Inner Feelings and has nothing to do with your actions and how you’re received by the world? like yes it is a matter of self-identification but identification means identifying with something, and in this case that’s an attraction to people of the same gender! kissing is an expression of attraction! it is a romantic thing that a straight woman would not do with another woman! for fuck’s sake get your head out of your ass!
listen I promise I am not a hostile person, I’m just really, really fed up with this Bad Discourse and it gets me worked up. if you would like clarification on any of these points feel free to message me, but I am not going to argue about this.
daforgetrash
greaser AU: B-4 and threw in Spot too
Star Trek Beyond Original Motion Soundtrack (pt.1)
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
*scream*
“Well, it means love.”
behold for I am laid low by the way garak touches julian’s elbow here
I’m all inspired by Robinson acting with his hands, woooo
OMG I LOVE THIS
sometimes i think my fandoms are complicated and then i go over to the star trek fandom and
