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[–] [email protected] 50 points 9 months ago (12 children)

Fun fact: George Takei himself complained that Sulu is portrait gay in the new movies. He said that even tho he himself is gay, he always played Sulu as a straight guy. But why would the headcanon of an actor be more important than any other

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, if it informs the performance meaningfully, it's part of the end product. Doesn't mean it's necessarily canon or whatever, but it certainly has the potential to impact later performances if direction moves away from the actor's previous internal preparation.

I could see it being off-putting to work under a director or with writing that bleeds your public personality into your role, especially if it's one you've gotten to a certain place with.

Like even as a roleplayer, any character i might embody in the moment has a life of its own that's distinct from mine, and would make decisions that I wouldn't. If someone tried to push me into acting a way that's more typical of myself out of character or that's more in line with a different character I play, or if they reacted to the character based on that outside stuff, I'd certainly resist it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (3 children)

True, I totally see your point. I think there are different ways to see this:

First, it's someone else who played it so he wasn't forced to do anything. It's just a role he played and now someone else does with different interpretations. You wouldn't blame a Hamlett actor for performing differently than their predecessor. Sure, it's different since Sulu was brought into existence by Takei and didn't really exist in a book or something but still a fictional character played by different people.

Since it's just one little scene I didn't even remember after the first time watching, it isn't part of his story or character building or something. He is just greeted by his husband (or partner) and daughter. In my eyes more of a homage or easter egg to Takei than forcing his personality into the character.

Lastly, HolLyWood goNe w0ke aNywAyS. I don't mean this negatively obviously. Media puts diversity into more and more places and it doesn't even have to do with Takei himself.

Even tho I started the last paragraph with lastly, let me add that I think it might even have more to do with losing control of your creation. Sure, Sulu started as the character played by Sulu but he developed further. It's like trying to force the genie back into the bottle. Sulu isn't Takei and Takei isn't entitled to control Sulu.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (4 children)

To be fair, John Cho played Sulu straight until it was revealed that he was gay. And even then, there wasn't much gayness to his acting. Unless you count bringing a sword to a skydiving phaser fight, but I'd consider that more bad ass than gay.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (3 children)

And even then, there wasn’t much gayness to his acting.

Care to elaborate?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (7 children)

What is there to elaborate? Other than a brief embrace shown on screen, he didn't appear to play the role in any stereotypical gay manner. That's all...

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

He wasn't a Hollywood camp gay stereotype character.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's not just how Takei played it, the first thing an inhibition-free Zulu does in The Naked Time is to go after Uhura - and Mirror Zulu obviously has the hots for her too.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Takei's Sulu always gave me bisexual energy.

Source: my wishful thinking (aka my ass)

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (7 children)

With the debatable exception of Jadzia, all those characters were exclusively shown in heterosexual relationships.

Rejoined was a great episode.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago (6 children)

all those characters were exclusively shown in heterosexual relationships.

That's not exactly evidence against them all being bi

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago

This is where the wishful thinking, mentioned earlier, comes to play I guess.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

Julian and Garak were clearly in a relationship. Just ask Garak.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Don’t get baited

I got suckered into arguing about this very topic some days ago, and only had my sexuality questioned when they ran out of arguments. Suffice it to say that there is plenty of wishful thinking involved

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not too sure what's debatable about Jadzia. Julian on the other hand... pretty debatable.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (8 children)

While she kissed a girl, it was never portrayed as a lesbian relationship, rather the post reincarnation resumption of earlier straight marriage.

Did Bashir ever pine after a guy? O’Brien doesn’t count.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If you've not noticed garak and Bashir.... well, it's worth a rewatch just for that.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Garak is a pleasure to watch, and Andrew Robinson said he’s intentionally coded as bi, but he’s not in this photo.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

Julian has a relationship with garak, and while he's obviously a bit confused about what it is it's pretty evident garak is not.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago

While she kissed a girl, it was never portrayed as a lesbian relationship

That's what I told grandma when she walked in on me and Jenny Davis

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Dang I know he was just a simple tailor but such shade as to ignore him entirely?

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sure, but that doesn't mean they were exclusively heterosexual.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The definition of canon is that which is shown on screen.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Any character that does not explicitly say they were hetero/homosexual is canonically bi until proven otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (2 children)

If they're not shown in explicitly sexual relationships, they're canonically ace.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

if they are not shown going the the toilet, they're canonically in voluntary urinary retention

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Kira was a rebel at heart.

Bashir was in the "I've been genetically modified, which is illegal, so should I have kids?" camp, if I remember correctly.

Sisko loved his wife.

Odo was a gelatinous blob.

Jadzia was influenced by past multiple personalities, so she likely loved pans and pots.

O'Brien was a weeb. He only loved his waifu, the transporter room.

Jake was a reporter. He loved crawling into holes he shouldn't have been crawling into.

Quark was a businessman. He loved risky ventures.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He only loved his waifu, the transporter room.

Slight disagree, he only loved his waifu, constantly breaking systems.

Miles "I can fix her" O'Brein

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Although it isn't really shown, Odo is nonbinary by definition isn't he?

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Not necessarily. It'd be for how he views himself. While the shapeshifters kinda' explore the concept in some episodes, it may be fair to assume they identify as they present, because they can literally present how they want.

Granted, I could see Odo having some odd identity issues with presenting to please others or over duty to his job more than personal identity given his upbringing...

Did they explore his gender identity in that episode(s) or did they leave it all allegory? Ugh it was so long ago... Maybe time for a rewatch.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (5 children)

He present male and has had relationships with women. But he can present any way he likes. And the founders maybe don't even have gender.. so not even binary.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

The founders dont even necessarily have a particular body. They may just reserve X amount of biomass on leaving the link.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Quark is a straight white male, or my name isn't Jeremiah Paxton

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He's a straight green goblin.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

This is acceptable

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

There are some who call me.... Tim.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

You can tell a lot about somebody by if they choose Monty Python or South Park

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago

Agreed on all points except Garak, the simple tailor.

Anybody who misses how shamelessly he flirts with Julian needs their head-canon checked on.

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