no but can we talk about ds9 & its depiction of black fatherhood on tv in the 90s? in its first 5 minutes it establishes ben and jake's relationship as the most important in the show and never minimizes it. it is beautiful and powerful and we don't talk about it enough!!!
STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE // S1E15 Progress
When I was very small, I remember there was this tree right outside my window. It was the ugliest, the most gnarled and battered old tree I'd ever seen. Even the birds stayed away from it. But you loved it. Hated it. Because it had grown so huge, its branches blocked out the sun for callopades. And its roots buried themselves so deep in the soil, nothing else could grow in there. Oh it was a big, old, selfish, annoying... Nasty. Nasty. Nasty old tree. Sounds to me like it had a lot of character. A lot. So what happened, you cut it down? I don't know yet.
"TW: racism. While I think DS9 should have a sequel instead of Star Trek TNG, I'm glad we didn't have one anyway. Most characters of DS9 would have been killed. I think Avery Brooks is a great actors and he was very underused by the producers After the end of DS9. Recently, in an interview Cirroc Lofton said Avery Brooks was blacklisted by a producer. I'm very sad to learn that only now and I feel like there is an awkward silence. So far, only Cirroc Lofton and no one else seem to support Avery Brooks unless maybe he doesn't want to unpack this stuff."
A happy birthday to Avery Brooks (Benjamin Sisco), for me the best tv dad ever. For someone, who has a raging, drunk father at home, he was the role model. His work relationship with Cirroc Loftus (Jake Sisco) on ds9 as in private still warms my heart.
As Benjamin Sisco, a Starfleet officer, a Ambassador, a War Hero, the Emmisary, he was always a father who cares for his son, who cooked for Jake, hugged him, kissed his head and told him that he loved him. He gave Jake space to find his own way, never told him what to work or pressured him in to Starfleet. He let his son know whatever Jake chose, he will be proud of him. Every Brooks acting brought me so often to tears, in wish my father would even be a little bit like Ben.
Please watch ds9, if you want to know how a real father should act like, without alcohol abuse, shouting, screaming, rage, but with love, warmth, kissis and freedom.
I know, one can say good writing. But i also know Avery brought himself and his heart into the role and it shows. 🤗