The Spock x Uhura relationship is so damn important, but fandom likes to dismiss it because it’s het, or had no basis in canon, or no fandom history.
Even though it’s het, the fact that it’s interracial and interspecies makes it an integral piece of diversity.
It had basis in canon, as seen in episodes of TOS.
It has fandom history, with fanfics of its own.
That pairing was around before the reboot, my guy. It just wasn’t as prevalent in fandom spaces as another pairing.
And it’s disheartening and infuriating when fandom dismisses it.
Mainly I don’t like it because it overrules the beautiful friendship they had in canon. In canon, she tried to flirt with him once, he had no interest….and they went on to support each other in tiny ways throughout the show. Playing music together and fixing her comm array and teasing.
I feel like making her just his love interest reduces her character, and making their relationship consist of nothing but kissing reduces it.
It’s not the end of the world or anything, and it definitely doesn’t suck the way spapel in SNW does, but I do find it sad when every queer relationship is turned into friendship, and every m/f friendship is turned into romance. Those are different kinds of relationship, and both are valuable.
“I feel like making her just his love interest reduces her character, and making their relationship consist of nothing but kissing reduces it.”
That right there is diving into misogynoir. Black feminism is different from white feminism. AOS Uhura is so much more, but it’s the fandom that reduces her by disregarding everything she does.
Also, there are at least two deleted scenes from TOS that show her flirting: one in which Uhura sings about “doing it” with Spock, another in which she’s affected by his harp playing (which he states was originally used by Vulcans for mating).
Then there’s the infamous rec room scene in which she sings about him, and how charming he is…to which he cracks a devious smirk.
There’s even a TOS novel in which he reminisces about her flirtations.
I find it sad that fandom sees canon interracial pairings and downplayed them as just friendships.
I get that you have a different opinion, but it’s a tired trope that fandom has played against Uhura for years. If you don’t like it, fine; but don’t downplay it.
Sometimes I wish…*sigh*
I wish non-Black people would just…not talk about Kelvin!Uhura and Spock/Uhura until they get a clue.
##Uhura is not a white female character.stop talking about her like she is.
THIS. Fans love pushing their white feminism onto Uhura, and it’s so tiresome.
there is violence against ethnic groups happening all across the world, and while it is so important to focus on the palestinian genocide because awareness and liberation for one group opens avenues for other groups, it is also inexcusable, in an era of endless information accessible at our fingertips, in machines that we hold 8+ hours a day to be silent or uneducated on oppression simply because it is not covered in mainstream media, bottom line. that said, every day is an opportunity to learn and to do better, so i have compiled this information for those wishing to widen their lens outside of what is being widely covered, and for those wishing to help.
sudan:
- what is happening in sudan?
- the hunger crisis in sudan
- how can i stay updated on the situation in sudan? sudan war monitor, radio dabanga, ayin weekly news bulletin, msf sudan
- how to help individual sudanis
- donate towards a community kitchen
- help sudani women receive menstrual products
yemen:
- what is happening in yemen?
- the malaria crisis in yemen | the cholera outbreak in yemen
- the flooding crisis in yemen
- how can i stay updated on the situation in yemen? yemen online, live event coverage, yemen news agency
- how to help individual yemenis
- donate towards food, healthcare and education in yemen
dr congo:
- what is happening in dr congo?
- the congolese rape crisis
- coltan mining in the drc / ethically sourcing electronics
- the 2025 ebola outbreak in dr congo
- how can i stay updated on the situation in drc? all africa, al jazeera, team congo
- donate towards humanitarian aid in the drc
- donate to support women in the drc
- donate to build a school in doma, drc
tigray:
- what is happening in tigray?
- the displacement crisis in tigray
- the ongoing tigray famine
- how can i stay updated on the situation in tigray? omna tigray, tghat media, weghata facts
- donate towards displaced people in tigray
haiti:
- what is happening in haiti?
- the displacement crisis in haiti
- how can i stay updated on the situation in haiti? the haiti times, haiti libre, le facteur haiti, ayibopost
- donate towards individual haitians
- donate towards education for haitian children
gaza:
- what is happening in gaza?
- 1948 nakba-now
- the famine crisis in gaza
- how can i stay updated on the situation in gaza? eye on palestine, quds news network, al jazeera
- donate to help individual gazans
- donate towards soup kitchens in gaza city
- donate towards menstrual kits for gazan women
general resources:
this is a non exhaustive resource. violence, oppression and genocide towards minority groups is widespread and ongoing, and not limited to these groups or resources. remaining uneducated is a choice, and an inexcusable one to make. the same systems used to oppress and kill ethnic groups across the world can be used on you, too.
if i have misspoken or added something that should not be here or is problematic, please let me know in the notes. please also feel free to make your own additions to this post.
nobody is free until we all are.
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when you feel like you have no time and are incredibly overwhelmed it’s important to scroll for hours
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My personal theory about Nosferatu (2024) is that the publicity characterized it as a dark romance about sexual repression (as opposed to an upsetting, not fully allegorical story about sexual abuse) because that is the more palatable option for a lot of people. It was a choice made out of timidity and marketability concerns.
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