News Rapp: Honored To Play A Gay Man On Trek
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Oooo..
Can Eric be a ginger and wear one of those old timey caps and chuckle as he pours out coffee for the tramps?
Can Eric be a ginger and wear one of those old timey caps and chuckle as he pours out coffee for the tramps?
Kirk will be WON OVER by his warm, masculine heart. I'm also giving him a fetching beard, just a bit scruffy and a bit ginger. And of course his eyes twinkle. He doesn't make speeches, he shows not tells what a good man he is and what good work he is doing. And Kirk is smitten, he sees that like himself Eric is a man of action but his actions are quiet, steady and without titles and rank.
OMG it's so damn sad Eric has to die
OMG it's so damn sad Eric has to die
So don't let Spock do that forget thing on your brain..
You want "exaggerated" and "over the top"? I'm heterosexual and cisgendered. Spend one day reading my posts and you'll be wanting Elton John to tell me to take it down a notch.
^EXACTLY!
I wouldn't hire a cis actor for the role. It would be condescending to the audience and denigrating to the character.
I've been thinking today about Trek characters that were different, such as Spock, Data, Seven, the Doctor, and so on. They were used to explore and challenge humanity. Now we're introducing and discussing gay and trans characters in a science fiction world, in the context of a real-world society that is largely intolerant of a broad sexual spectrum. So given all this, I'd expect the DSC writers to challenge the accepted bandwidth of that spectrum. Push societal limits on gay/trans/questioning. This translates to scenes or episodes that will make some people uncomfortable. At this point, there is nothing preventing them from having an episode with a trans character or recurring trans character. This is important as political climates become increasingly conservative such as in the US where groundwork is being laid to erode rights.
Tell that to Hollywood. They hire cis men to play trans women, actually turning away trans actresses because "they don't look trans enough", then give them awards for their brave performance.
It's needed now more than ever. If the show wants to live up to the legacy of the original, it's going to have to do it. If it makes audiences and even fans uncomfortable, then maybe they need to be made uncomfortable.
I sometimes wonder how fans would react to TOS being created now. Would they find having Uhura and Sulu on the bridge and treated as equals as pushing an agenda?
Well, I'd like to say no, but I've seen, read and heard too much from "fans".
It TOS were created today, I think Uhura and Sulu would be almost nonchalant, probably expected as part of a diverse ensemble cast. No agenda. However if they were at the very top of the pecking order (Captian/XO), how would they be perceived? In the case of DSC we'll get an answer (at least to the Uhura/black female lead component)
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I think you answered your own question and likely knew it before even posting that. Of course they would.
Because Trek fans.
We already had something similar in another thread with people mocking the diversity of the Discovery cast by calling it "SJW Trek", because having only half the cast be white men doesn't represent enough of a safe space for them to watch on TV.
