Wait, you're telling me these SciFi Spartan analogs are GAY?!
When will the Woke end? Next you're going to tell me the Trill are gender fluid!
this post was submitted on 24 Feb 2026
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Dumb Motherfuckers: WHY ARE YOU MAKING A BIG DEAL OUT OF PEOPLE BEING GAY? STOP SHOVING IT DOWN OUR THROATS!
I wish someone would shove some gay down my throat.
It's the free drugs argument all over again, the right wing promising us good times that never actually happen in real life
It's like that thing where if a meeting has women talking for 20% of the time some men freak out about how it's all women all the time.
They're emotionally keyed up so it feels like a bigger deal, and they're emotionally keyed up so they're not going to rationally assess this. That'd assuming they're acting in good faith to begin with, which is not a given.
I can't tell you how tired I am of the privileged whining about how the onset of equality is discriminating against them.
They think they're losing rights and freedoms when in reality they don't have as many more rights as disenfranchised groups than they used to. It's not a pie chart.
I was watching an anime this season that unexpectedly to me turned out to have a large gay subplot.All of the characters turned out to be gay men and they're all infatuated with the main character.
I was surprised that I found that entire subplot and its associated scenes so incredibly tedious. It made me wonder whether gay people feel the same way watching straight romances.
I find almost all depictions of romance in fiction to be tedious, if not cringe. For me it's less about the gender or number of participants and more about writers not knowing how to depict an authentic, realistic romance.
That being said, Academy's depiction of Lura and Jett's relationship is just right to me. I was skeptical about the show because all I hear from both sides of the political aisle is how bad it is, but it's surprisingly good.
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Does someone have an issue with Jay’Den? I think he’s a great klingon. And who says he’s gay? He might be bi/poly like his dads.
Also his sexuality isn’t any more in your face than caleb and tarima and all their smooching.
People will seriously complain about anything won’t they?
I have an issue with him being named Jayden.
See, that is a fair critique. Maybe the house of kraag was watching some human millennial shows?
It must have been another reason, or he would have been named Jeigh-Den 🤷🏼♂️
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I really couldn't care less about the whole gay aspect.
However, in my personal head-canon Jay-Den's sensitivity and fear of public speaking doesn't quite line up with how I imagine the mind and emotions of a full-blood Klingon would work. I feel like every Klingon would have the instincts and emotions of a predator/hunter and I haven't quite seen that in Jay-Den. To me the character would make more sense if he was only part Klingon, like Alexander.
Then again, who's to say to what extent stereotypical Klingon behaviour is defined culturally as opposed to genetically? I do think it's interesting and refreshing to see a Klingon acting contrary to cultural norms and I do like the character. The only other Klingon character I can recall who wasn't a full-blown warrior is that one scientist in TNG.
Everyone thinks all Orions are pirates but as Tendi said, “somebody had to build all the starships.”
I’m more inclined to like a Klingon who’s just got a different personality than someone like Worf who never shut the hell up about Klingon tradition since he was always trying to prove he was a warrior.
I’m more inclined to like a Klingon who’s just got a different personality than someone like Worf who never shut the hell up about Klingon tradition since he was always trying to prove he was a warrior.
We already had this in the "exchange program" ep of TNG, when Riker goes on the Klingon ship they aren't acting like Worf, especially the "Klingons do not laugh" bullshit.
It's because Worf has a chip on his shoulder because of his human upbringing and his father not dying a warrior's death
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I have a feeling that Worf never shut up because he was raised by humans, so he always felt like he had to prove himself as Klingon
but as Tendi said, “somebody had to build all the starships.”
Relevant comic:
Who exactly fixes the disruptor cannons or shields? Only Klingon chief I’ve seen is this one
I feel like every Klingon would have the instincts and emotions of a predator/hunter and I haven’t quite seen that in Jay-Den.
There was that one doctor klingon in Enterprise and also a lawyer klingon in a different episode of Enterprise. Not all klingons are hunters/predators. Some find honor in helping people.
As for Alexander I think he was so timid for a klingon because of his upbringing, not from his 1/4 human part.
Plus Worf's ancestor the public defender in Undiscovered Country.
Didn't you know? Everyone is straight, until they're proven gay. And only women are allowed to be bi. /s
Did we ever see Gowron kiss a girl or talk about his wife? No? Gay. It just wasn't a big deal, so they didn't mention it.
If the existence of a gay klingon is the worst day of your life, I can't even begin to explain how good you must have it.
“We never USED to have to see gay people grumble grumble.”
Yeah because they were oppressed and underground! What the fuck, how simple can this get?
"I noticed that those other people exist and and are living their lives, so you must stop shoving them DoWn OuR ThRoAtS!!"
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Klingons should be like ancient earth warriors.
Totally gay
The Romans only considered it gay if you were a bottom. Romane eunt domus
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The thing that gets me is that so many people are talking about a fucking KISS ON THE CHEEK.
But they aren't talking about the fact that this Klingon guy is so different from other Klingons that he didnt want to participate in a hunt and shoot a bird??!
There are many things to complain about, but this gay relationship isn't one of them 👏
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The only problem I have with Jay'Den is his name sounds like one of those stereotype white names, Jaiden. And its purely because memes have blasted those names out of resonability for me. Okaiden.
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It's a shit show for many other reasons, but not this one.
What, you don't like the main character immediately running into and immediately getting crushed on by a princess the moment her species shows up? Or being the main character to come up with a basic idea to appeal to them that a several hundred year old supposedly wise person couldn't? Or that they run formal debates in the future like a dance-off? Or that they often talk like people from the 20th century instead of using more timless and intelligent phrasing?
Or that the show is written more like science-FICTION than SCIENCE-fiction while wearing Trek paint? ... ok ok that one is generic and kinda' applies to all new trek...
I can't believe the people complaining about this. Have these people never met a gay soldier before?
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Recently I've been considering learning about Warhammer 40k. I think the deep lore is cool and space marines are a neat concept. But apparently there's this big issue about whether or not women can serve as space marines.
So I briefly looked into it and whether or not the issue is sexism based or lore based, and it seems to be somewhere in the middle, but definitely meta perpetuated by casual sexism. It feels very much like this comic.
Also feels like seeing an interesting box, looking in excitedly, realizing what's inside and having my enthusiasm sucked out of the airlock, and just... Letting the box lid close and then walk away.
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