Sincer there's no Star Trek content left to arrive on the 2025 TV schedule, fans have had more time than usual to consider what's on the way and debate the future direction of the franchise. On the heels of my thoughts on the discourse surrounding the Starfleet Academy trailer comes a new take, and one that led to a pretty big f-bomb from Lower Decks' showrunner.
An article is making waves in the fandom, coming from Giant Freakin Robot. The article, titled "Most Trekkies Are Republicans, Star Trek Can Embrace It Or Die," contains a lot of hardlined claims about the people that comprise Star Trek's fandom, suggesting that the franchise pursue more conservative storytelling that caters to a primarily male audience. The piece also suggests Trek creatives do not need to cater to women viewers, with the following line serving as a generalization about that particular demographic:
