THIS IS NOT A JOKE: Star Trek Love
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Hugh Upsher is a recent Michaelis graduate who lives in the suburbs with his parents. He loves booze, art, chicks, skating and rock n roll.
If you love the original Star Trek series, if you love Kirk and Spock in particular, if you love fantasizing about a homoerotic relationship between these characters and if you enjoy making non-erotic “All Ages” art and poetry around this particular theme… there is a place for you. The Internet has a place for everyone. It is the definition of inclusiveness. The case study I will use to prove my theory is Thyla.com, The All-Ages Kirk/Spock love Archive. The contributors can now embrace their Kirk/Spock Love fantasies without feeling like creepy perverts. The philosophy of Farfalla (current chief editor) is simple “There's nothing pornographic about being gay, and nothing obscene about love between men. There are no links to sites with explicit content here; no pictures of naked men; no sex scenes. Rather, it is a celebration of the love between Kirk and Spock that is accessible for a wider audience.”
Farfalla raises some important issues relating to gay culture. The word gay is too often unfairly associated with eroticism. In saying that, this community must be a minority of minorities. All Ages? Are there people out there under the age of 18 who are fans of the original TV show that ran from 1966-1969? Who happens to have fantasies about a homoerotic relationship between Kirk and Spock? Who would want to browse (or even contribute) this very particular content without the shame of having to hide it from their parents? As I wrote earlier, The Internet has a place for everyone. What an incredibly beautiful concept.
I would like to make it clear that my intentions are not to victimize or ridicule this community but use it as an example of how the Internet celebrates diversity.
posted by Hugh Upsher at 6:52 PM
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