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That's what bothers me for a long time now and I'm glad I'm not alone: I like the stories but a black woman on the bridge? Really? But it's ok, she was born in Africa so she's not necessarily a former slave. What bothers me more is a later development: A Russian on a supposedly American ship! Even if it's not explicitly American, there are Americans on the bridge and they sure as hell won't serve with a Russian! What do they think? The cold war is over? But I have great hope in the planned new series. I hope the Next Generation won't be that woke.
Just imagine what they could come up with in the future. A female captain? A black station commander? No way, Star Trek has gone down the gutter. I'm not watching TNG. They can stick their wokeness where the sun don't shine.
Go back even further! The cage almost canceled the entire show because a woman was merely implied to be captaining the ship for a quick while 😰😰
And NBC threw a tantrum because of Uhura's and Kirk's kiss, which was made more ridiculous because the backlash they expected never came. I wonder how often they self-censored without any reason.
The wasn't just implied to be anything, she was second in command. Don't get me wrong, I'm totally for inclusion and diversity and stuff but a woman second in command is where I draw the line.
I’m all for the idea of wokeness, but there are those that take it to an extreme. Those that would silence a black man making a honest case for color-blindness, calling him racist. Those that won’t put in any thought before declaring anyone who disagrees with them a racist/transphobe/xenophobe etc etc etc.
There is room for honest discussion and critical thinking, but there is this mob mentality ultraleft (and yea this exists in the right too) that seems incapable of critical thought and only capable of hating anything that opposes the groupthink.
Maybe just keep to the porn, eh?
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Can you give us a good example that is exclusive to the ultra left, which doesn’t involve bigotry or “just asking questions” talking points?
Otherwise, the whole groupthink problem is a much wider issue, and why the two party system in the US is a problem.
Oh, no it is an everybody issue. It’s just what puts me off from people I otherwise frequently agree with.
You know, it’s possible to be a leftist and still not agree 100% with the everything.
The response to my comment is precisely what I hate about the left. And yet, I’m still so much more aligned with the left that I could ever be with the right.
You're not wrong, but this thread is the first time I've seen someone make that argument and not immediately dive into a bunch of alt-right talking points.