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  • Hyperreality@kbin.social
    57·
    1 year ago

    TNG basically had Riker fuck an alien trans woman in 1992.

    Any trekkie who complains about Trek being too woke, is either a moron, or not an actual fan.

    • teft@startrek.websiteEnglish
      31·
      1 year ago

      DS9 had Jadzia kiss another trill whose host happened to be a woman. TOS had the first televised interracial kiss. ENT had a pregnant Trip Tucker. Trek has always been woke.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
        16·
        1 year ago

        And, of course, Discovery has Stamets and Culber, plus their adopted nonbinary child.

        I’m pretty sure Mariner’s up for anything.

        • teft@startrek.websiteEnglish
          18·
          1 year ago

          Mariner is definitely down for anything. She’s dating the andorian Jennifer in a few episodes and she also went on a date with Steve Levy the conspiracy guy. She also dated an Anabaj to annoy her mom so…yeah.

          She even says this in one episode (the Tom Paris one):

          “Oh I’m always dating bad boys, bad girls, bad gender non-binary babes, ruthless alien masterminds, and bad Bynars.”

      • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        First televised interracial kiss in the US. I believe there was a televised interracial kiss on UK TV a decade earlier.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      1 year ago

      I will be forever disappointed that the higher-ups refused to have that alien played by a male actor. I am glad if it helps trans people feel noticed and respected though.