Hey crew! The new Star Trek show Starfleet Academy is starting this week, and it’s already sparking some heated/controversial discussions online. While opinions may differ, let’s keep our community a safe space where everyone can enjoy the series without fear of harassment or attacks.
- Be civil and respectful toward other members. Disagreeing with an opinion is fine, attacking the person who posted it is not.
- Critique the show, not the fans. Constructive feedback, jokes, or memes about Starfleet Academy are welcome as long as they don’t target or harass fellow community members.
- Report abusive behavior. If someone crosses the line into personal attacks, let the moderators know so we can keep the discussion healthy.
It is okay to not like the show. It is okay to be critical, but please be civil. Let’s set the example for a welcoming, inclusive fandom.
Reminder as well:
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This applies to any episodes that have dropped within 3 months prior of your posting. After that it’s free game.
Engage, discuss, and most importantly, have fun.
I’ll agree that Star Trek at its best has always had a progressive stance that challenges societal expectations, but the problem with nuTrek (imo) is that the writing isn’t challenging expectations reflecting society at large, or examining it’s own biases, it’s just performative and pandering. It doesn’t seem to be written to encourage questioning as much as it appeals to nostalgia or engage in pleading the “right social perspective” that Hollywood happens to espouse that week. For God’s sake Elon was one of the “innovators” used as an example in DISCO when SpaceX happened to be popular.
I think I agree with this. But in that sense, I’d factor it out as just more bad writing, since that’s the common thread. The implication is that if the writing were better, people wouldn’t complain about either the show or the wokeism, which seems plausible.