Re Kira, and the discussion of how she's changed, I think there's really
two things going on. On the one hand, yes she's gone through some great
character development, I especially like the storylines which pull out the
complexity of the war and it's aftermath, and her relationships with and
feelings about cardassians. Fleshing her out so that she shows more
emotions, becomes more confident etc is great. I'm all for character
development.
BUT, at the same time I can't help but see some changes in the characters
appearance and actions as an attempt to make her more 'acceptably
feminine' and more definitively heterosexual. Kira, like Ro Laren, was
beloved by many lesbians as having a certain familiar feeling. Around
here we began referring to "Bajor planet of the dykes." The episodes with
alternatie universe evil Kira were totally sexually charged, talk about
lesbian narcissism!! Then at the beginning of last season, all of a
sudden, Kira starts wearing heavy makeup, having more feminine hair,
subtle wardrobe changes, and a lot more references to her heterosexuality.
Call me a conspiracy theorist but this
didn't seem accidental to me.
In a similar vein Dax's relationship with Worf did come not long after she
had the best lesbian kiss on television. Doomed quick relationship with a
woman, followed by a long serious one with a very macho main man. And
what's with this relationship anyways? He's a total neanderthal,
extremely sexist and emotionally a corpse. Dax in love is cool. Dax in
love with a man, sure I can take it. But Dax dating WORF seems to run
counter to her previous character.
And now my heart belongs to B'ellana Torres...
Robin Gordon
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"I am the wall with the womanly swagger."
Judy Grahn
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