It's so odd how these criticisms are only directed at women...
Kirk
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woah wow its like they dont even realize theyre doing it wow
Discovery probably "got it the worst" because it came out during peak gamergate-era politics. Online fandoms were weaponized and radicalized into right-wing culture warriors. Discovery is easily the least preachy of any Star Trek series but because it had a black woman in a leading role it became an obvious target for ragebaiters to make stuff up about.
Jimmmy Kirk lounged around when there was a crisis so I don't know what these people are upset about
On the contrary it is a big deal, it makes Ake extremely endearing and likeable.
oh hey its the guy from the article
Thorough analysis, sad it had to be done.
If you're someone who already believes that New York City is a violent hell hole and ICE is cleaning it up, then videos like this that get mindlessly scrolled past can reinforce that belief and are unlikely to be critically analyzed.
As soon as I heard about this I knew 404 Media would be on top of it. Very happy with my subscription there.