- Ace Ratcliff at Gizmodo has interesting thoughts on wheelchair accessibility in SF, including Star Trek. This line is one I need to really keep handy: “Contrary to ableist opinion, a utopia is not a world where disability is a problem that’s been solved; rather, it’s an inevitable expression of genetic variance, and disabled humans are not just welcomed but fully included.)“
- Reappropriate considers an alternate universe TNG that would’ve had Asian Americans as Data and Tasha Yar, a possibility indicated by 1987 casting memos.
- Swapna Krishna at SyFy Wire has two great pieces I wanted to share. In the first, she writes about how Kira helped her realize she was allowed to be angry.
- Second, Krishna interviews Michelle Yeoh, who talks about the importance of maintaining her accent and the role of women in Discovery.
- Learn the detailed background of all of Emperor Georgiou’s lavish titles over at Gizmodo.
- Disco star Sonequa Martin-Green is interviewed at Emmys.com about the importance of being the first woman of colour to lead a Trek series.
- Teresa Jusino at The Mary Sue has a hot take on the acclaimed DS9 ep “Far Beyond the Stars,” saying the topic of 1950s sexism could’ve been handled better.
- Si vouz parlez Français, lisez cette article au sujet de Grace Lee Whitney et le sexisme en Hollywood.
- Dig into the history of the first published Kirk/Spock fanfiction in this piece by Kaila Hale-Stern at The Mary Sue.
