And I was also thinking about how so many ‘feminists’ who argue about how the first reboot Star Trek film was the most sexist film ever~ will go on all day about Uhura is ‘just Spock’s vagina’ and how she should ‘go back to being perpetually single like during the 1960s’ (nevermind that was due to racism, not gender progressiveness), but will barely say a word about Amanda Grayson being fridged for Spock’s angst and Winona Kirk just existing for a few minutes to give birth to Jim and then dropping out of the narrative while all the focus is on his dead dad (not to say that birthing isn’t awesome, but when it’s her ONLY role before being ignored completely, that’s a problem).
Then that reminded me that there’s actually ANOTHER case of Women in Refrigerators other than Amanda — Nero’s nameless wife literally appears in a hologram for a few seconds, just so we can be told she died (and was pregnant as well, I think)? Like, was that even necessary for his tragic backstory? Or to have a parallel to Amanda’s fridging that also wasn’t necessary?
But hey, let’s talk about how Uhura needs to go back to the 1960s instead, where the only time she gets kissed is when it’s forced on her, because that’s apparently so much more progressive than her kissing the man she loves and who loves her back out of her own choosing /sarcasm
Tracy's Little Corner
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Among my many fannish pet peeves are when people get snippy about Uhura in the last Star Trek movie, saying she was “only a girlfriend.” OH HELL NO. Uhura is the one who decoded the message that unlocked the entire plot. She is the person whose respect Kirk has to work hardest to win. And while she cares for Spock, she clearly expects to integrate that relationship with the rest of her highly skilled professional life. (It’s Spock who violates Starfleet procedure for personal reasons - originally keeping her off the Enterprise for its trial run for fear of “playing favorites,” though her performance merits the posting. But you never hear anybody bitching about him.) And translating a message isn’t “exciting” enough for you? One, Uhura’s a communications officer, and that’s her job; two, as someone struggling to figure out preposition in Spanish, I feel sure that translating dozens of alien languages is CRAZY HARD. Uhura nails it when nobody else did, and that’s a big reason why they saved the earth.
So this photoset is a little tribute to Uhura the BAMF, and to my joy at getting to see her again when “Into Darkness” comes out in May. (It is May, right?)
lucystillintheskywithdiamonds:
save it for when you read Uhura’s bashing ;)
“LEAVE UHURA ALOOONNE!!!”
Every fucking time anyone ever complains about anything other than the lens flares in the JJ Abrams Star Trek film, it’s always something to do with Uhura.
“Uhura would never do thiiiis… Uhura could never do THAT! Spock would never have a relationship with Uhura!”
It’s a movie about people who fly around space, based on the most ridiculous tv show I’ve ever seen in my life. Like… watch TOS again. It’s on Netflix. IT IS SO RIDICULOUS.
If you can suspend your disbelief to watch Spock tapdance or watch Kirk clumsily stage-fight a man in a big plastic lizard costume, then I really don’t want to hear about what you think Uhura would or wouldn’t or couldn’t do in TOS, where literally fucking anything can happen.
I’m just going to leave this here…
Naruto 627 spoilers (TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXISM, AND VICTIM BLAMING.)
IF YOU SHAME KARIN FOR STILL LOVING SASUKE THEN DON’T FUCKING FOLLOW ME ANYMORE. Be mad at Sasuke for making a half-assed apology and be mad at Kishimoto for his bad writing on Karin’s character. BUT FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, do not get mad at Karin herself just because she’s forgiven Sasuke and wants to follow him. That is some serious victim blaming shit you’re doing right there so fucking stop it and educate yourself.
people who hate female characters bc they get in the way of their m/m otp
On AU!Uhura’s Masculinity (AKA BULLSHIT)
“But I think one of the examples of Uhura being the most confrontational and possessing the most “traditionally masculine” traits is when Kirk takes the bridge.
She has a line that I believe is “I sure hope you know what you’re doing,” and she delivers it in a nearly cruel tone.
When someone has the lives of a ship and possibly a planet in their hands, that’s pretty damn cold, no matter what gender you are. Yeah, Kirk just tactically provoked her boyfriend into choking him, but still.”
I can’t get over how ridiculously offensive this is to me, especially within the stereotype of black women being “aggressive and confrontational”. How dare Uhura take a tone with the white man that disrespected her boyfriend AND his recently deceased mother IN FRONT OF EVERYONE in a clear case of insubordination for the SECOND time. She didn’t yell or scream or lay hands on him or point in his face. She took a TONE. Let’s just overlook those bits of information. Of course, it’s nothing compared to what Bones said (“You’ve got to be kidding me”), which is fine, I guess, since it’s another man being all masculine and unsupportive of his friend.
This is ridiculousness right there. She took a TONE with him and is therefore masculine because she didn’t just cow down and accept what just occurred? She’s taking on a masculine role because (as a senior office on the bridge) she shouldn’t have anything to say at all because she has a vagina? She should be worried about Kirk’s feelings in this? This is some bullshit.
I feel some kind of way people have no problem shipping a mentally compromised!Uhura with an unwilling!Scotty but “want her to die” when she makes a free and clear choice to be with Spock and he reciprocates it willingly - and these are the very same people calling themselves “feminists”. Then again, that’s probably the most accurate label for them yet.
On the issue of Tenten in Naruto 616…
A lot of people seem to be making a big issue of Tenten not grieving and it’s like, guys, whoa, take a moment to consider what’s going on. They’re in the middle of a war. Like Shikamaru said a few chapters back when he and Ino realized their fathers were going to die, there’s not time for tears.
Lee is an emotional boy. He’s always been that way, so him crying over the corpse of his dead friend is understandable.
Gai has to be strong. He’s their sensei and he cared for Neji, too, but he can’t let a death on the battlefield distract him until the fighting is over.
As for Tenten, I feel like I actually resonate with her the most in this chapter.
Because I sure as heck don’t cry in front of others when I’m sad. And if someone died in front of me, particularly someone I cared about, I would be in shock for a while before I even felt any grief.
She’s reaching out to Lee, saying Lee’s name and not Neji’s because Lee is the one who needs her right now. Neji? He doesn’t need Tenten’s comfort or her tears where he is anymore. That isn’t to say she can’t grieve later, but there’s nothing wrong with being focused and refusing to give in to your own personal feelings for the sake of what’s going on around you.
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Hello, my name is Tracy. I am a white, bisexual, cis woman with Asperger’s syndrome. I live in Colorado with my family. I generally like to fangirl about things I like and rant about things I dislike.
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