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[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 16 points 1 year ago (34 children)

It’s 24XX, who the hell is still getting bent out of shape about homosexuality 400 years from now?

I'm pretty lukewarm on Discovery, I've seen all of it but most episodes only once, so maybe I just don't remember it. Who got bent out of shape over Stamets and/or Culber being gay?

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (23 children)

There was a multi episode story arc about a teenager (forgot her name, had a teenage boyfriend and got adopted by Stamets/Cullen) coming out as non binary and choosing they as their pronoun.

It was very heavy handed on drama, whereas if there was any internal consistency, there wouldn't be any "coming out" at all because "staying in the closet" wouldn't be a thing. The whole thing felt like having a Jane Austen dialogue in present Norway.

I would love to be able to say this was a one off occurrence, but pretty much all dialogue is heavy handed, with excessive drama not supported by the fiction. While TNG is rather under acted, DSC is heavily over acted. Out goes technobabble, in comes soap opera.

[–] Corgana@startrek.website 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Are you sure it was in Disco? I've seen Disco twice and don't remember a character who was closeted. What episodes?

[–] GuyFleegman@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cullen

Seems like he's talking about... Twilight?

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

Ha! I am very bad with names.

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