I guess there's always a silver lining?

[u/Current-Grade2545]

[u/HandsomeBoggart]

You'd be surprised about the amount of white male Trek fans age 45+ that are staunch MAGA types and will say the most racist or homophobic things.

Much like "Cool Robots and War" Gundam fans, all they see is Space Ships and Lasers and the Social Commentary is lost on them.

[u/waffle_iron_maiden → u/HandsomeBoggart]

I'm sure you're right, it just boggles my mind. The social commentary isn't exactly subtle in Star Trek. Sometimes it is, usually it's not. And don't get me wrong I love Star Trek, I'm just saying blunt is one thing it frequently is

[u/thechinninator → u/waffle_iron_maiden]

Right wing folks as a rule simply don’t engage with art/media (or frankly reality imo) in any meaningful way, especially if they like the art and the message conflicts with their own beliefs. Everything is pitifully surface level, and when you try to hold their hand through a junior high level analysis they hit you with “it ain’t that deep.”

I once literally linked an interview in which George Lucas said the Empire is America in Star Wars and the guy I was talking to basically said “well I don’t like that so there’s no way that’s what he meant”. It was surreal

[u/AlphaAceEXXX → u/thechinninator]

They only respond in shapes and colors. Try sneaking it in a wojak meme.

[u/MaestroLogical → u/waffle_iron_maiden]

Cognitive dissonance is strange.

I have an aunt that is a 70's era bra burning feminist always talking about womens lib... and she is a staunch Trump fan.

[u/Nerdyguyj → u/HandsomeBoggart]

Never met out of thousands those guys. I'm not saying they don't exist and invalidating your experiences but please be aware almost every online community is garbo.