Recently I noticed (because I had honestly forgotten) I was subscribed to a channel called “The Popcast”, which did make some interesting deep dives into Star Trek history in the past, and I saw they made a video complaining about the “radical feminism” of the Barbie movie (which only made me want to watch the movie now lol) and how dangerous it is for children to see. Needless to say, unsubscribed. But that got me thinking…
Why are so many of these YouTube reviewers far right or conservative? Dave Cullen, Midnights Edge, The Critical Drinker, Nerdrotic, etc you get the idea. I just find it to be a weird phenomenon.
This is more of a c/quarks topic.
Some time ago I was so sick of reading complaints about the “nu-trek wokeism” I started a rewatch of the different shows making a list of the obviously woke things touched in every episode to make a long thread, episode by episode… I abandoned the idea because watching it “just to prove a point” wasn’t enjoyable, and it felt dumb having to explain why this or that is progressive.
Some episodes haven’t aged well, and Star Trek has lagged in some issues (lgtb specially) but they were really progressive for the time they were aired. The anti racism for example was constant an pretty on the nose. Every mention of capitalism in TNG being treated as a dumb teenager phase in humankind story…
I don’t get how you can watch that, and consider yourself a fan, and ignore all of that.
Watch Jessie Gender instead
Have they ever watched Star Trek? It was practically Communism. They broadcast the first interracial kiss on TV in 1968. Dr. MLK literally told Nichelle Nichols not to quit because she was a hero. It was woke af.
