Odd #StarTalkTV w/ @neiltyson in talking Shatner/Nichols interracial kiss resorted to homophobic joke w/ @chucknicecomic and Charles Liu.
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Which is why I thought it odd that, in making the point of how interracial kisses are NBD today the show would...
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resort to using another kind of "ism" or phobia to give the joke its kicker. Sometimes something that seems...
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progressive can still utilize a stereotype. Just b/c you guys didn't see it that way doesn't mean it's not there.
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Also, the romance that a shared love of StarTrek can spawn. I wasn't even thinking it was two men.
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So then what's the joke? Because people were laughing and the show wanted them to. If it wasn't the idea that...
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these two straight guys were going to kiss and then stopped themselves out of revulsion, what was it?
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To me, they stopped in mid-fantasy because they’re each happily married. A well-established fact on the show.
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That might have been the intention, but to be honest it came across as very "no homo, bro" to me and I bet others
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sometimes we see what we're looking for, despite what's in front of us.
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Yes Im always on lookout for these types of things no matter how small in entertainment I consume. Part of my job
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do you ever think it's possible with it being part of your job, you have a monetary influence to overreact? Seems so to me.
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so it is "part of your job" to look for things to be offended by? Who are you helping?
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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It seems like you're just looking for things to be outraged about and there are far better places...
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"Outrage" tends to involve tense emotional exchange. Scientists discuss. No outrage req'd.
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I must point out that I wasn't referring to Dr.Tyson. It was to a tweet that's gone now.
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Ah. I always wondered what happened when they vanish after comments.
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Yes, it's a head scratcher lol.
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