Live Long and Prosper; the Trek Thread

[E.H. Ruddock]

It's nauseating this whole flavour of the month 'including a gay character because _____'.

If they do it in Star Wars i'm out.

I heard they were gonna show Lando pre-transition in Rogue One.

[BurtReynolds]

That's Landa you jerk.

[dimejinky99]

Is lando a tranny??

That explains a lot. Mainly why there's no bathroom on the millennium falcon.

[LoathedVermin72]

The rejections to Sulu being gay are universally idiotic.

[bart]

That's Landa you jerk.

*Ann-do

[epilogue]

The rejections to Sulu being gay are universally idiotic.

I love it when we agree. Especially about Star Trek.

[bada]

There's really no reason to think Sulu wasn't always a gay character. There's no recon here or anything.

[BurtReynolds]

There's really no reason to think Sulu wasn't always a gay character. There's no recon here or anything.

I figured he already was.

[Jorge]

Takei's objections are really confusing

[bada]

My guess is that he considers himself an actor not a gay actor and feels bummed out that a character that wasn't written as gay has (maybe, probably) become gay because the actor who played him is a gay icon.

[Jorge]

I don't know anything about Star Trek, so forgive this question: was Sulu written explicitly as straight?

[bart]

They should have made Worf gay.

[Jorge]

Nevermind, I think you answered this

There's really no reason to think Sulu wasn't always a gay character. There's no recon here or anything.

[bada]

I don't know anything about Star Trek, so forgive this question: was Sulu written explicitly as straight?

No he never had a love interest. His does have a daughter though. Which is why it doesn't contradict anything. Takei seems to feel that since Roddenberry didn't write him gay (mostly because it wouldn't have flown with the studio and the audience) its against Gene's vision. It's dumb but its how he feels.

[LoathedVermin72]

I guarantee Roddenberry would be thrilled about this decision.

[BurtReynolds]

Outside of Kirk, Star Trek characters are about as asexual as it gets. They could all be gay for all we know.

[bada]

[bart]

Outside of Kirk, Star Trek characters are about as asexual as it gets. They could all be gay for all we know.

This isn't true at all, Burt.

[LoathedVermin72]

Outside of Kirk, Star Trek characters are about as asexual as it gets. They could all be gay for all we know.

This isn't true at all, Burt.

Yeah, there is actually quite a lot of sexuality in all incarnations of ST.

[BurtReynolds]

NOT TRUE