no, really, things look different from other people's perspectives
Star Trek has never really been my fandom of choice, but I've picked up a good deal of information about it from cultural osmosis and dabbling.
I watched the new movie. I've read a few (heated) discussions about whether the Uhura-Spock relationship added to the women-exist-to-be-girlfriends trope and whether it was a sop to fans, given that Spock may be the most lusted-after sf character of all time. What I didn't see expressed, until now, was this point of view. It makes a shit-ton of sense.
One of these days I'll get better at seeing this sort of thing for myself, instead of needing people to spell it out for me.
(In honor of IBARWeek, a few more links:
I watched the new movie. I've read a few (heated) discussions about whether the Uhura-Spock relationship added to the women-exist-to-be-girlfriends trope and whether it was a sop to fans, given that Spock may be the most lusted-after sf character of all time. What I didn't see expressed, until now, was this point of view. It makes a shit-ton of sense.
One of these days I'll get better at seeing this sort of thing for myself, instead of needing people to spell it out for me.
(In honor of IBARWeek, a few more links: