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[–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

I saw that but I didn't see anything about what makes inclusion "forced" in one series but not in another.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I thought I did a reasonable job of explaining the narrative distinction in my comment. Maybe you could be specific about which part you don't understand, or which part with which you might disagree?

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    yeah sure so im curious to know what "forced inclusion" means and how we're supposed to tell it apart from regular inclusion.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Which part of my explanation did you not understand or disagree with?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Your explanation didn't explain what "forced inclusion" means and what makes it different from regular inclusion. Maybe you could give an example of each from Star Trek?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (1 child)

    I think it did. If you disagree please tell me how. I provided two examples.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Your two examples didn’t explain what “forced inclusion” means and what makes it different from regular inclusion.

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  • [–] 0 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    "Nuh uh" isn't an argument. If you won't read the comment then I won't be able to give you a meaningful reply.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Your examples provided made no mention of "forced inclusion" or what makes it different from regular inclusion.

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  • [–] -1 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I clearly explained the distinction despite not using the term "forced inclusion," which I didn't raise. You did. I can't reply qualitatively unless you explain which part confuses you.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    ...this you?

    What does “forced inclusion” mean? What makes it different from regular inclusion?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Yes, in response to this comment.

    Agreed. People should dislike modern Star Trek for it’s bad writing, not because it’s progressive.

    I didn't raise the topic. I replied to it. I presume you can see that comment? Are you using an application which truncates the discussion? If you disagree with something, feel free to tell me what :)

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  • [–] -3 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    I can't speak for the other poster, but the way I see is is that "forced inclusion" is where the script directs viewer attention to it in a protracted, unnatural manner that is not pertinent to the plot. For instance, the script may be as blunt as a character saying "Wow, I can't believe you made it this far despite being a [marginalized out-group]," or it could be a little more subtle by offering a stereotyped representation of [marginalized out-group] without any kind of deeper exploration. i.e. Tokenism

    Star Trek, for the most part, dove into social subjects deeper, more meaningful way than other media at the time. Like other users have pointed out, TOS confronted racism and gender roles head on by placing a black female character on the bridge. By never drawing attention to those traits, the show issued such a strong rebuke against racism and male chauvinism that no more needed to be said. In my view, that is inclusion that is not forced upon the viewer; it is implied, but unless the viewer is explicitly looking for it, they'd never notice.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    For instance, the script may be as blunt as a character saying “Wow, I can’t believe you made it this far despite being a [marginalized out-group]

    Ok makes sense but did SFA do that? If so, when?

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