• Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    I would argue that Bone’s anti-Vulcan specism isn’t exactly like anti-black racism. Vulcans purposely held humans back and avoided sharing technology for about a hundred years after first contact. They were not a lower class of people, but viewed as elitists who know better.

    To me it’s closer to how (some) Southern folks view “liberals.”

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      3 hours ago

      Yeah, Star Trek’s monocultures make disliking a culture the same thing as disliking a species, but in Star Trek V Bones seemed delighted at the idea of a passionate Vulcan, showing it’s not the species he has an issue with.

      I would argue that any Vulcan who acts like they’re inherently superior to other more emotional beings is being illogical.