#if your cannon excludes people who look different from what is viewed as paradise then maybe you should change your fucking cannon

[marvinthemillennialmouse]

Fuckin' Star Trek Rant

Transcript: This was in response to talking about a Lower Decks episode where a crew member on the Cerritos wore a hijab and about how religious representation is important and would be a founding principal of the Federation.

Apparently... muslims shouldn't be allowed in the future.

[Screenshot of another tweet from an anonymized user reading: "No, consistent world building matters more."]

Yes... I am aware of the ✨CANNON✨of Star Trek... but I do not fucking care.

It's important to show representation of people who are alive RIGHT NOW in a future that is painted as good and desirable.

By saying muslims shouldn't be in Trek because CANNON... that's fucked up.

By saying "Muslims shouldn't be in Trek because cannon!!" or because "Roddenberry hated religion!"...

...you're saying muslims and others who show their faith outwardly in such ways are not welcome in your fantasy playground, or in your potential view of the future.

This is the same bullshit as "YOU CAN'T HAVE BLACK ELVES OR DWARVES IN LORD OF THE RINGS!!!"

You're saying your fantasy is a world without non-white people.

Shut the fuck up. Sit the fuck down. Let people be in things. Stop. Fucking. Gatekeeping.

Full disclosure: I am not a religious person and I have a virulent repulsion of religiosity--because I have seen and experienced too much hypocrisy and harm from those who espouse strong faith.

PEOPLE WHO HAVE FAITH SHOULD STILL BE WELCOME IN THE FUTURE.

#Star Trek #Religion #Bigotry #Islamaphobia #Rant #gatekeeping #All means all #representation matters #if your cannon excludes people who look different from what is viewed as paradise then maybe you should change your fucking cannon