this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2024
89 points (98.9% liked)
askchapo
22771 readers
282 users here now
Ask Hexbear is the place to ask and answer ~~thought-provoking~~ questions.
Rules:
-
Posts must ask a question.
-
If the question asked is serious, answer seriously.
-
Questions where you want to learn more about socialism are allowed, but questions in bad faith are not.
-
Try [email protected] if you're having questions about regarding moderation, site policy, the site itself, development, volunteering or the mod team.
founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Other lifeforms in the universe being basically humans with a bright shade of paint thrown on them.
Monogender lifeforms clearly made for fan-service and little more.
White guys that sound like Nolan North somehow still being the focus of the entire fucking galaxy.
Basically, if Mass Effect did it, I'm fucking sick of it.
This is one of the reasons I love Farscape. Sure, there were lots of funny-paint funny-nose-ridges humanoids. And lots of Leatherclad Fascist Space Australians. But the production team genuinely tried to make alien-looking aliens right from the start despite their budget and technology limitations. And as their budget improved they seemed to put all the extra money right into the puppets and prosthetics.
Of course Farscape did do the "a white human man is most important entity in the universe" thing. But I also forgive Farscape for that because John Crichton sure as hell didn't want any of that attention, he wasn't aiming to be a hero, he just wanted to fly under the radar and go home.