I love that clip of the music flirtation going on between Spock and Uhura. Apparently the "first interracial" kiss was supposed to be between Nimoy and Nichols, but Shatner got between 'em stating that if anyone was going to kiss Nichelle it would be him. There were some fucked up gender politics going on behind the scenes.
I'm a slasher, I was totally surprised by how much I loved the het between Spock/Uhura for much of what you mention, the subversion of a couple with a difference in power, class and race (and species :P).
I try not to judge on people's desires, especially in what they like to read and in fanfic and specifically Slash. But this is just leaving a bad taste in my mouth. I can totally see Spock and Kirk being comfortable around each other and being intimate... though I doubt it would be romantic, simply because that is not how they roll, in my mind.
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Apparently the "first interracial" kiss was supposed to be between Nimoy and Nichols, but Shatner got between 'em stating that if anyone was going to kiss Nichelle it would be him.
There were some fucked up gender politics going on behind the scenes.
I'm a slasher, I was totally surprised by how much I loved the het between Spock/Uhura for much of what you mention, the subversion of a couple with a difference in power, class and race (and species :P).
I try not to judge on people's desires, especially in what they like to read and in fanfic and specifically Slash. But this is just leaving a bad taste in my mouth.
I can totally see Spock and Kirk being comfortable around each other and being intimate... though I doubt it would be romantic, simply because that is not how they roll, in my mind.