Well nobody is suggesting that. They are suggesting that it is a positive thing to have a wider range of actors getting parts on TV, and that historically Star Trek has not lived up to its alleged message of diversity by supplying that range, and therefore it would be a nice thing to have had an Asian woman as the captain for a longer run.
You are missing what everyone else is saying! This isn't an attack on you so please don't misunderstand this, if you say you treat everyone the same and don't see a difference that's technically a good thing and I am sure you mean it but it is also a sign of privilege because by the public at large minorities are treated differently, there IS a difference and minorities experience it every day.
In short, yes. Your posts in this thread epitomise white privelege - because you haven't found yourself on the wrong side of oppressive systems, you can imagine that race, sexuality and so on are issues easily addressed with a well intentioned desire to "not see colour" and "treat everyone the same". Unfortunately, that's not a helpful attitude, as it denies the reality and power of racism, homophobia, etc and the experience those who have been on the other side of it. You claim that the representation issue is behind us, which is patently untrue (how many women are there in Infinity War again?) and that is a nice example of the problem with your approach. By convincing yourself that it's as simple as "not seeing" diversity, you don't notice the problem when it flares up. You enjoy watching a male actor and a female actor the same, you wouldn't be upset if they cast a woman instead, so what's the issue? The issue is the fact that this does nothing at all to address the imbalance. If you want things to change, you have to acknowledge the issue and work hard and deliberately to solve it. Anything else is just acceptance, and bolstering, of the status quo.
It's funny, I thought Serkis was so cartoonishly over the top that he didn't belong in the same universe as the other characters - and we're talking about a comic book universe where not much can be over the top.
I thought Freeman was fine, though the responsibility he was given at the climax was a bit of a reach.
, and they gave a welcome note of insanity/humanity in a relatively serious film. 
Actually it still is. It's still a very big issue and will continue to be so for a long time at this rate. Those of us aren't being represented tend to notice this more than those who are represented. I know you like to claim that black people have had fair representation since the 60s and it's still a fairly small range of roles. There is a reason that Black Panther was seen as groundbreaking and it wasn't the box office gross. It's because while you'll always see movies packed with white people and a few roles given to other groups, it's never really the reverse and usually the lead is a white person there to learn about racism or save them. Like how The Help is about a white woman writing a book to fight racism because she likes the black women in her area or how The Great Wall is about Matt Damon saving China. It's been a very common trope for over a century now, it's called White Savior. Even most movies and shows about minority groups is about them being oppressed by white people, but forcing in a good white person to avoid alienating the white audience instead of possibly teaching them an actual lesson. We get maybe one or two movies a year where it's just a story where the leads are some minority group. Call Me By Your Name is just a love story about two men and it's like any other love story. That's what people want. We don't want to be reminded how awful the world have been to us and still is in many cases. Just to be treated like white guys, who have so many opportunities to see themselves in different material. From superheroes to romances to drama to comedy. Will they be better? Who knows? We never tried it and most of the movies and shows about white guys is awful and gets buried under the good stuff.
Continuing to insist that it's already equal and under-represented people try to explain that it isn't, maybe you should take their word for it. They tend to have a decent amount of awareness of how they're represented in media. Even more so with society itself. The fact is that no group gets the same level of treatment and fairness that white men get, no one. If that bothers you and you're a white man, then instead of telling everyone they're wrong, listen to them and do what you can to stop it.
I agree with you.
We were misled. The show promoted this notion that there would be two major starships to follow, unlike the traditional *one*. I had it in my head that these two ships would carry us through the series, with its Captains.
It was an interesting idea and I would have preferred that.
