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> (inexplicably) conservative wing of Trek fandom was outraged that a show about happy space communists solving problems while remaining friends suddenly “got w
by jeegsy 4y ago
> (inexplicably) conservative wing of Trek fandom was outraged that a show about happy space communists solving problems while remaining friends suddenly “got woke.” Good, old-fashioned Star Trek at least had the good grace to cloak its progressivism in allegory that could slide past the otherwise closed minds of some of its viewers.
For all the great points raised in the article, I was struck my the deliberate meanness of these lines. Can someone tell me who this was meant to appeal to? Why are people writing like this? Have we lost all hope of any sort of peace in this so called 'culture' war? Its ironic because the writer starts by how grim and militaristic Picard is and then launches that missile above at unsuspecting readers!
- suddenclarity 4y agoIt's textbook bullying which I reckon exists because it creates a comradeship and us Vs them. A sense of our group being the good guys. Everyone who disagrees are the evil bad guys. Look at /r/all on Reddit where every top rated comment on a slightly political post is like that. It's a shame to see.
- corbulo 4y agoIt began even before the full blown culture wars. There was a real focus on 'predicting' what political leanings someone has based on minor expressions. It was the seed of looking at EVERYTHING in a hyper partisan political lens. There's even divergent vocabularies now. The weirdest part of it all is the open war on customers like the posted article. What are they doing other than alienating clicks/readers? What is there to gain? They're willing to sink the business they work for over it (and its tolerated if not encouraged!!). Thats the most bizarre behavior of it all IMO.
- Haga 4y ago[dead]