tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041664656201549551.post6336405492657019795..comments2014-01-28T17:19:07.842-08:00Comments on Luminary Journeys: The Dissatisfying Roles of Women in Star Trek: Into Darkness shilpa k.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10182757848892315598noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041664656201549551.post-62431307100323931372013-05-26T21:28:46.345-07:002013-05-26T21:28:46.345-07:00Yes, it seems that they don't think having equ...Yes, it seems that they don't think having equal, powerful roles for the women will engage (men? the audience at large?). There's always been a stereotype that science fiction fans are mostly male, and Star Trek has generally been 2/3 men, even when they thought they were breaking ground with a female captain. It's nice to see them do a little more with Uhura than in the original series, but I think she could have had a deeper role still and done even more!<br /><br />Thanks for mentioning those background women's outfits! The skirts do seem like they're one-sided eye candy material...shilpa k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10182757848892315598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6041664656201549551.post-44762984713172494632013-05-25T14:11:56.612-07:002013-05-25T14:11:56.612-07:00I saw your post linked at Racialicious. I just got...I saw your post linked at Racialicious. I just got home from seeing the movie about a half hour ago, and more or less agree with your points. While it did seem like Uhura got more to do this time around other than opening hailing frequencies, I agree with you that she was simply "the girlfriend" in this film. A lot of her actions were in response to worrying about Spock. I would've loved to have seen her be more developed as a member of the Enterprise crew, not as Spock's girlfriend. Granted, Spock's Vulcan, but even if he weren't I doubt they would've had him worrying about Uhura every few seconds.<br /><br /><i>"This brings up another issue: the skirts."</i><br /><br />Surprisingly I saw some women in the background wearing the long-sleeved shirt and pants combo similar to the men, but I did not see any men wearing skirts.<br /><br />I think the issue with these action flicks like these is that there's a stereotype that men sell these movies, that people only want to see men in leading roles and taking action. I want to see more women kicking butt and taking names in these action movies. Contrary to popular belief, women can do more than be girlfriends, wives, mothers, and eye candy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com