Okay, I'm going to be equally honest here - I don't think most of the audience noticed a white guy being cast as a non-white character. I don't think non-fans even realized it WAS a non-white character (and, really, they have good reason- last names don't mean all that much about race/ethnicity these days, so imagine where they'll be in three hundred years.) The non-fandoms fans I know (yes, mostly male and white, but generally liberal and aware) were really, really pleased, as generally pretty picky fans. Because fans are the worst at being, well, fans of things. I'm not disagreeing with your points (I in fact agree with them) but suggest none of us try to speak for all fans or for general opinion or for who makes the money at the box office and why.
And if that didn't send you running, uh, here's the truth - I've only seen one episode of TOS. Every clip and gif and pic I've seen is just so cheesy. I plan on watching it one of these days, but with large amounts of alcohol and a rifftrack or two. Being in fandom for so long I have no cause to doubt TOS K/S (see icon, lol), and I'd probably ship it in TOS if I could get over, well, it being TOS. As I said in the entry, I don't really actually like sci-fi that much. It's not a judgment (um, obviously, lol, considering half of my fic is Trek-related); it's just an aesthetic preference.
To springboard from that into your last point, I think K/S is part of the general first world collective consciousness at this point. I honestly do. So putting that emotional moment in the reboot was a calculated risk, and, like I said above, it worked with most people. Although you're the second K/S shipper on my f'list to say it didn't do it for them, which is fascinating.
IN CONCLUSION... I have no conclusion. I do love the points you've brought up, though! Thanks. :D <3
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And if that didn't send you running, uh, here's the truth - I've only seen one episode of TOS. Every clip and gif and pic I've seen is just so cheesy. I plan on watching it one of these days, but with large amounts of alcohol and a rifftrack or two. Being in fandom for so long I have no cause to doubt TOS K/S (see icon, lol), and I'd probably ship it in TOS if I could get over, well, it being TOS. As I said in the entry, I don't really actually like sci-fi that much. It's not a judgment (um, obviously, lol, considering half of my fic is Trek-related); it's just an aesthetic preference.
To springboard from that into your last point, I think K/S is part of the general first world collective consciousness at this point. I honestly do. So putting that emotional moment in the reboot was a calculated risk, and, like I said above, it worked with most people. Although you're the second K/S shipper on my f'list to say it didn't do it for them, which is fascinating.
IN CONCLUSION... I have no conclusion. I do love the points you've brought up, though! Thanks. :D <3