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'Star Trek: Beyond' and Gay Sulu
Jul. 9th, 2016 10:59 amHas anyone been reading up on the saga of Gay Sulu in the new Star Trek movie? There are some compelling arguments on both sides:
Sulu Is Gay in Star Trek Beyond and It's Not a Big Deal
But George Takei isn't sure sure this was a good idea:
George Takei Tried to Convince the Team Behind Star Trek Beyond to Not Make Sulu Gay
Simon Pegg Responds to George Takei: Adding a New Gay Character to Star Trek Would Have Been Worse
Overall, I agree with Pegg and his take on it. First, this is an AU so anyone who is upset that upset that Sulu is gay can just brush it off as AU and move on. Secondly, creating a character to be The Gay Character, would have just been a token thing and the new character could easily be written out in any stories to follow - you are not going to write out Sulu.
But, this is the problem with reboots. I'm hoping that Bryan Fuller's new Star Trek series will have the diversity that everyone wants. And why can't we just have some GOOD new sci-fi/action/fantasy movies with diversity? How hard is this to do?
It is one more tick in the box of how Star Wars TFA did it right - by incorporating the original characters, you bring in the older fans, but the movies are about a new set of characters and we will probably meet even more people as the stories unfold and who is to say what their backgrounds will be.
Sulu Is Gay in Star Trek Beyond and It's Not a Big Deal
But George Takei isn't sure sure this was a good idea:
George Takei Tried to Convince the Team Behind Star Trek Beyond to Not Make Sulu Gay
Simon Pegg Responds to George Takei: Adding a New Gay Character to Star Trek Would Have Been Worse
Overall, I agree with Pegg and his take on it. First, this is an AU so anyone who is upset that upset that Sulu is gay can just brush it off as AU and move on. Secondly, creating a character to be The Gay Character, would have just been a token thing and the new character could easily be written out in any stories to follow - you are not going to write out Sulu.
But, this is the problem with reboots. I'm hoping that Bryan Fuller's new Star Trek series will have the diversity that everyone wants. And why can't we just have some GOOD new sci-fi/action/fantasy movies with diversity? How hard is this to do?
It is one more tick in the box of how Star Wars TFA did it right - by incorporating the original characters, you bring in the older fans, but the movies are about a new set of characters and we will probably meet even more people as the stories unfold and who is to say what their backgrounds will be.