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> deeply racist portrayal of its Klingons This struck me as strange. The Klingons started off as the violent bad guys in TOS. Then in TNG and DS9 there was an
by cicero 9y ago
> deeply racist portrayal of its Klingons
This struck me as strange. The Klingons started off as the violent bad guys in TOS. Then in TNG and DS9 there was an attempt to make them more admirable. In Discovery, I got the impression that the Klingons will be made more sympathetic in that we will be given more of a picture of their perception of the Federation, and why they perceive the Federation as a threat. Yes, Burnham is prejudiced against the Klingon race (or culture), but I don't think the message of the show will be anti-Klingon.
- TeMPOraL 9y agoLet's hope not. The first two episodes have indeed portrayed Klingons in a pretty sympathetic light. That they're a race of warriors bound by honor and tradition is a well-established thing in Star Trek canon. But if you look beyond that, the show establishes a pretty clear reason for them to feel threatened by the Federation