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kshade

@ kshade @lemmy.world

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  • Anon tries watching nu-Trek

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  • As in, one way is within the story, keeping the Federation utopian (as you'd expect when you watch a Star Trek show), the other not so much. But I'm mostly talking about Picard here, don't remember too much about Discovery to be honest.

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  • I'd say making an obvious analogy is being less in-your-face than transplanting one of today's problems onto the Federation's future society. The layer of fiction is what makes it effective IMO.

    Nobody will feel called out by the ridiculously hate-filled half-black half-white aliens, but if one group was black and the other was white it would be a different story. Making them green and purple would also be less effective because people could just map those to human skin tones. That, I think, is what people would find in-your-face. Doing it the way they did on TOS (aliens of the week that literally look the same except mirrored, no clear good/bad side - it's racism, but not as we know it) puts the ridiculousness of the concept itself front and center, not how the story could be a direct translation of our current issues. And it allows the protagonists to react accordingly as well.

    The black-and-white aliens aren't a subtle analogy but I think it's smarter than people give it credit for.

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  • That episode very directly mocks the whole concept of racism in a way everybody will understand and without pointing fingers. It's ridiculous, why do they care so much which sides the colors are on, come on! Oh, wait...

    That's what Star Trek does best: Examine problems we have through the lens of weird aliens. The audience can then make the connection to the real world.

    Writing in the new shows doesn't really do that as much, partially because they don't really do alien of the week type episodes anymore (disclaimer: I haven't seen SNW). So my impression is that they instead more or less directly and somewhat clumsily talk about current-day issues without the extra layer, which also diminishes the positive future aspect Star Trek is supposed to show. Especially Picard felt really off for me because of that.

  • Anon tries watching nu-Trek

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  • I was totally on board with that premise, thinking they might basically do their version of Andromeda mixed with late-season Enterprise. But then the actual plot happened.

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  • Yeah, really. There wasn't much enlightened future stuff going on and they pointlessly killed (and then returned, but still) one of the gay guys for shock value(?). It's just so poorly written that neither that nor any of the empowerment messages landed for me.

  • ich🃏iel

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  • Kostet mana, tut aber sonst nichts?

  • ich🪦😥iel

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  • Er könnte jeder von uns sein! Vielleicht du, vielleicht ich, vielleicht sogar...

  • ich_iel

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  • Echter Konservativismus ist für mich durch bedachtes handeln geprägt, ein Gegengewicht zum Hype um neue Ideen aber keine pauschale Ablehnung. Eher ein aktuelles Debian Stable als immer noch Windows XP. Liberales handeln stelle ich mir auch anders vor als es an der FDP-Spitze gelebt wird. Beide legen ihre Ausrichtung irgendwie ständig zu Ungunsten persönlicher Rechte und Freiheiten aus.

  • ich🚥iel

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  • Schon besser!

  • ich🇩🇪iel

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  • Jetzt lass uns doch die Freude vor den kommenden Merzjahren 🤢

  • ich🚥iel

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  • Das DDR-Ampelmännchen ist mir suspekt.

    EDIT: Okay, ich habe die Metapher einfach mal komplett übersehen. Soll keine Aussage zu den Parteien sein. Aber dieser Hut...

  • Who are the good guys in the Israel/Palestine conflict?

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  • Nah, I just don't want to engage with someone who started the conversation in bad faith and then never stopped. You know what you're doing, I know what you're doing, so let's just stop. I'll even let you have the last word.

  • Who are the good guys in the Israel/Palestine conflict?

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  • Same to you I guess. Oh well.

  • Who are the good guys in the Israel/Palestine conflict?

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  • I'm not entitled to an opinion, remember? So, please, enlighten me.

  • Who are the good guys in the Israel/Palestine conflict?

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  • Yeah, and the problem is that the history of the conflict didn't even start with the current state of Israel being established. There really is no simple good/bad narrative to be had. It's just a shitty situation for anyone who happens to live there.

  • Who are the good guys in the Israel/Palestine conflict?

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  • You are really good at putting words in my mouth, that's been clear from your first reply.

    So what's your great plan that isn't childish idealism?

  • ...and that's how furry stuff was invented.

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  • Who are the good guys in the Israel/Palestine conflict?

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  • Maybe try looking at it from the point of view of the individual people living there (and having been born there for generations) instead of whatever strategic/historical layer you're on. The state of Israel exists and won't be going away, that's a fact. You can hate the injustice if you want but it would still be better if they'd finally make peace and just live in the present instead of murdering each other over the past. But neither leadership is willing to do that.

    Okay, now you can continue scolding me. Don't forget to link this to Russia's attack on Ukraine!

  • ...and that's how furry stuff was invented.

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  • Furry is about anthropomorphic animals, that bear isn't one, so no, OP is just memeing.