I like how in Discovery a character came out as non-binary and everyone is like “ok cool” and that was that and it was never brought up again (because why would it be)?
You can tell by the absolute meltdown conservative spaces had about that five second clip that it was absolutely the right thing to do.
It got there, sure, but that coming out was a bit rough, because they treated it as a “big deal”, they were afraid of coming out and ultimately did, but seemed to harbor anxiety that should have not had a place anymore. They got over it (I assume, I actually kind of lost track of Discovery), but at one point it was too big a deal.
Also, out of universe, they were a bit annoying about bragging about being the first non-binary representation in Star Trek ever, which just seems disrepectful of the times it came up before.
It would be a big deal for someone to only come out as nonbinary when they’re old enough to be an ensign on a starship. How many times in high school did they say “No, I’m not nonbinary, I’m just a girl”? How many times did they insist to their parents on getting a girly thing because they wanted to fit in with a feminine friend group?
Social anxiety is always a valid emotion, even if you know the society is progressive enough that it isn’t really a big deal.
I like how in Discovery a character came out as non-binary and everyone is like “ok cool” and that was that and it was never brought up again (because why would it be)?
You can tell by the absolute meltdown conservative spaces had about that five second clip that it was absolutely the right thing to do.
It got there, sure, but that coming out was a bit rough, because they treated it as a “big deal”, they were afraid of coming out and ultimately did, but seemed to harbor anxiety that should have not had a place anymore. They got over it (I assume, I actually kind of lost track of Discovery), but at one point it was too big a deal.
Also, out of universe, they were a bit annoying about bragging about being the first non-binary representation in Star Trek ever, which just seems disrepectful of the times it came up before.
It would be a big deal for someone to only come out as nonbinary when they’re old enough to be an ensign on a starship. How many times in high school did they say “No, I’m not nonbinary, I’m just a girl”? How many times did they insist to their parents on getting a girly thing because they wanted to fit in with a feminine friend group?
Social anxiety is always a valid emotion, even if you know the society is progressive enough that it isn’t really a big deal.