• JasSmith@sh.itjust.works
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    22 hours ago

    Yes, you bashed out the tired old trope that if gay people are to exist in fiction then there must be a narrative reason.

    No, that’s not what I wrote. If you’re going to try to strawman my position the least you could do is put some effort it.

    • SaraTonin@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      This is what I was responding to:

      I’m arguing it should be done sparingly and only when it serves a more interesting narrative. To make a topical American culture war issue the defining characteristic of a Klingon is easily one of the laziest writing mechanics I’ve seen in Star Trek, ever.

      If my interpretation is incorrect, please clarify what you meant