▲ 161 ▼ You know what they say about assumptions... (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by RandalThor@startrek.website to c/risa@startrek.website 111 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) He wasn't a Hollywood camp gay stereotype character. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why would anyone think he would be? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Because usually when Hollywood includes a gay character they're doing it to villainize them, make fun of them, or show them off to cynically virtue-signal diversity. Having a character that's just a normal character who happens to be gay, without making a big deal about it or using it as a plot point, is rare. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago Having a character that’s just a normal character who happens to be gay, without making a big deal about it or using it as a plot point, is rare. I don't know if that's as true even in 2016 when the movie came out, as it once was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) Why would anyone think he would be? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Because usually when Hollywood includes a gay character they're doing it to villainize them, make fun of them, or show them off to cynically virtue-signal diversity. Having a character that's just a normal character who happens to be gay, without making a big deal about it or using it as a plot point, is rare. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago Having a character that’s just a normal character who happens to be gay, without making a big deal about it or using it as a plot point, is rare. I don't know if that's as true even in 2016 when the movie came out, as it once was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Because usually when Hollywood includes a gay character they're doing it to villainize them, make fun of them, or show them off to cynically virtue-signal diversity. Having a character that's just a normal character who happens to be gay, without making a big deal about it or using it as a plot point, is rare. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago Having a character that’s just a normal character who happens to be gay, without making a big deal about it or using it as a plot point, is rare. I don't know if that's as true even in 2016 when the movie came out, as it once was. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] USSBurritoTruck@startrek.website 1 point 2 years ago Having a character that’s just a normal character who happens to be gay, without making a big deal about it or using it as a plot point, is rare. I don't know if that's as true even in 2016 when the movie came out, as it once was. permalink fedilink source parent