What are you talking about?? I guess that episode slipped my mind... That's a line that didn't need repeating if so and it hardly compares with having Uhura being shown as having a relationship with Spock and being OPENLY wanted by BOTH of the main characters. Main characters. When I got it that they'd done this it really wowed me! That it something you'd rarely if ever see for a WOC in tv/movies, especially for a BW. It just doesn't happen. So in their own way, the writers were breaking a little barrier as GR had before them. I know that this is meaningless to you and many others and might even seem absurd, but I saw it and took note as some other WOC did.Even ol' Honest Abe Lincoln referred to her as a 'charming negress'.
Of course it's relevant. I back Ashrams girl up 100%. Please, I've been living in the good ole US of A 40+ years and watching tv for most of that time. What she says is true. Ignoring or being unaware of evidence doesn't change that fact.
Isn't it possible that since you haven't lived as a WOC there could be issues you don't see or feel impacted by and therefore don't understand in the same way? At the very least you could listen and see that there is another viewpoint instead of dismissing it out of hand.
Glad I could help out. But it's debatable whether or not others will find "wisdom" in those statements.
Yes I saw it, but didn't come to the same conclusion as you. Being a love interest is ONE thing she's doing. And obviously I find more worth in that than you for many of the reasons AG and Seniorsleuth have spelled out. I also think it worked in the story and that the actors had good chemistry. So we'll agree to disagree. Saldana is not one of the screen writers and although I like her in this role I don't always find her interviews particularly serious or insightful. Don't confuse the character with the actress. But in her defense she had to answer the question she was asked, and maybe she wanted to show admiration for both leading men and their characters.
Look, I didn't like each and every choice they made, but neither did I see her as just a sex object they were using. Far from it. Some posters insist on reducing her to that, conveniently ignoring other things in the script. And I feel and hope they intend to create a well-rounded character for her in this series. There is nothing wrong with her having a love interest-especially after 43 years. In fact, I welcome it. Her relationship with Spock was presented in a sweet, meaningful and caring way, and not as just some inconsequential Black chick he happened to be screwing. I thought it was beautiful and I thank JJ, Orci and Kurtzman for doing it.
Yes, I think that's the root of it too. I'm glad you said that. Now we're getting somewhere. It's an interesting word choice. Why is it "unnatural"? If Uhura were played by "the barely glimpsed hottie" or Nurse Chapel, would you find it more "natural" and believable and if so why?
Yes, indeed. I'm just surprised and dismayed to still be seeing this attitude. I especially can't fathom why women would have this attitude given that most of them are themselves a living example of how a woman can be sexual in whatever way she chooses, have wonderful values and be a competent career woman, if that is her choice.
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. I didn't notice it the first couple of times because of my excitement and also I guess because of the crush around us. but since then, every time I've watched the movie, I've seen more than the usual number of WOC in the theatre. they're usually there in bunches... as if it's a girl's night out... I say that because I've watched every Trek movie since TMP in the theatre, and this is indeed a departure, at least where I am concerned. I love it... a couple of times, I've said hi to them or they have to me... and for some reason it makes me inordinately happy. this movie has seen its share of chicas in the theatre, as in, it's also turning out to be a chick-flick on top of everything else that it is. a LOT of women love this movie but when I see the WOC, something indefinable and inexplicable passes between us... maybe because I am also a WOC... that little twinkle in the eye, that smile of recognition, that subtle nod of triumph... saying yep, we see us... we are in it too... we are here! 
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