Star Trek - An Indian Critique
To an Indian viewer, Starfleet can look suspiciously similar to the East India Company.
I have loved Star Trek my entire life. So this is not me taking a piss at it. I am simply sharing some things about the nature of my favourite franchise that come close to bothering me occasionally. The legacy of colonialism leaves deep scars and often, these scars extend into parts of us that sem to have little to do with “politics”.
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