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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 0 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

Ugh

Low hanging fruit at best from lazy writers who heard the word "Klingons" and "progressive" so went with this

Seriously, had I seen a gay Klingon on TNG I would have completely gone with it because TNG had (mostly) great writers that would make some awesome episode about it that would make you think and talk about it for days.

But this being nu trek, I suppose the guy will remind everyone 5 times each episode that he's gay. He's a Klingon but they'll make him effeminate, even though female Klingons not once not ever were like that. They'll make him use all sort of modern sassy expressions or something and all the open moral and ethical questions that TNG would do will be completely 100 % if ores because why make an intelligent show if you can just virtue signal and call it a day?

Modern trek sucks sooooo bad, and yes, I'm so happy I stopped watching as it was making me depressed. Star trek, of all things, was making a progressive person depressed. Fuck nu trek.

[–] unphazed@lemmy.world 1 points 15 minutes ago

I mean, the fact that Klingons being different may have to do with losing their world and 800 years of evolving? But sure, I'm sure he's the only one that didn't act like a berserker lusting for violence (Even though Worf and Alexander were other examples of culturally different Klingons). My only hangup with Klingons is the constant shift in appearances. Species don't change drastically 3 times in one century usually. To trigger so many mutations Qonos must be constantly shifting in climate.

[–] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

Seriously, had I seen a gay Klingon on TNG I would have completely gone with it because TNG had (mostly) great writers that would make some awesome episode about it that would make you think and talk about it for days.

Thank goodness, nothing like that. There's nothing to think or talk about, other than to shout down bigots. His relationship is built up in the background of unrelated episodes, given no more focus or fanfare than any other character's relationship. No one so much as says "huh, a gay Klingon". It's a non-issue. He's just matter-of-factly gay. In other words, they handled it perfectly.

[–] Redacted@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

Make him wear the female klingon attire and then never mention hes gay again, itd make peoples heads explode

[–] btsax@reddthat.com 2 points 3 hours ago

It's also the first time I remember seeing a Klingon medical researcher but I don't see anyone getting bent out of shape about his unusual, you might say progressive, career path for some reason