We are seeing a rare head-butting of agendas in various fan discussions of the Spock/Uhura relationship.
The new film has Uhura involved with Spock, building upon a flirtation that we hadn’t seen since “Charlie X” (when there was clearly something cooking between her and Spock in the rec room sequence). Indeed, some have observed that she has more to do in two hours of the film than she had in the original 79 episodes combined.
Yet the irony is that two groups are grinding their individual axes against each other and the sparks are flying.
In this corner: those who are declaring that having Uhura involved with Spock turns her into a girl toy and reduces her to an object of sexual desire.
In the other corner: those who declare that anyone who feels that way is actually uncomfortable with a black woman involved with a white man and is therefore a racist, whether they admit it or not.
So basically we have a strong black woman in a position of authority with an active sex life…and either she’s a stereotype or anyone who objects to it is a racist.
Captain Irony away!
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Bela froze as the short man approached her. His full, thick eyebrows
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