Sulu is gay with adopted children in the next Star Trek movie
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Makes sense. Star Trek has always been about pushing forward equality. Kirk and Uhura had the first interracial kiss on television and there's always that episode of Next Gen dealing with sexuality and gender politics. Plus it's a nice shoutout to George Takei. Doesn't change anything dramatic about him but continues the vein of the franchise
I would assume not as the time line changed well before she was born.
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Gawd Of Shinobi
and once again hollywoods pandering continues
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Yeah No
Gotta get that Gay revenue
George Takei calling it 'unfortunate'. Says it going against original creator vision, and perhaps a new-original character who happens to be gay should've have been created
Sorry for not posting the article, not on my laptop at the moment. Here's the link tho
George Takei Reacts to Gay Sulu News: "I Think It's Really Unfortunate"
Sorry for not posting the article, not on my laptop at the moment. Here's the link tho
George Takei Reacts to Gay Sulu News: "I Think It's Really Unfortunate"
Reading the whole article, I understand where he's coming from with regards to Roddenberry and he was aware that this was going to happen and felt like the people on the film hustled him, which is fukked up
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So critique saying it was pandering does have a point now
So critique saying it was pandering does have a point now
He doesn't say it's pandering. He said straight up that he's down with them making a gay character. He even wanted gene to make one back in the day but gene knew he couldn't get away with it. If they wouldn't air the episode or Kirk and Uhura kissing down south there's no way they'd air an episode with a gay character.
He just doesn't think it should be sulu because he wants the characters to remain true to Gene's vision
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But not pandering would be making a new gay character and not used an establish ine and turn them gay just bc despite the original actor whom just so happen to be openly gay being against it.
I don't see it as pandering either way especially because it's in the blood of Star Trek to be pregressive and push boundaries on a social front. The franchise is about equality and society moving to a better place as a whole with humanity truly being a beacon to the galaxy rather than a dark shadow. So while I understand George's issue with pegg and crew deciding it would be sulu, I do feel like there would be someone gay on the enterprise. Perhaps it makes a difference to a gay person out there that it's one of the main characters and not some side character that we won't follow for most of the movie and have no involvement with. I'm torn on it but I get where both sides are coming from
